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Equity & College Access

Research
0 Studies show that preparing students for

college in middle school increases awareness

of equity and access (Ng, Wolf-Wendel, &
Lombardi, 2014).
0 Involving parents in the college-planning
process increases adolescents access to
applying for college and specific collegegoing culture information (Hallett & Griffen,
2015).
0 The goal of this presentation is to get
students started looking at colleges and postgraduate options, as well as informing

ASCA & NC Student

Standards
ASCA Standards
0 Domain: Career Development
0 M 4. Understanding that postsecondary education and

life-long learning are necessary for long-term career

successes
0 B-LS 7. Identify long- and short-term academic, career
and social/emotional goals
NC Standards
0 P.CR.2 Understand the relationship among career goals
and interests, personal interests, aptitudes, and abilities
0 P.CR.2.2 Use research and information resources to
obtain career information

Monday
0 Teachers wear a t-shirt from the college you

attended
0 Students wear a t-shirt that represents a
college you would like to attend or a college
you are interested in
0 Spark a conversation with a fellow student or
teacher about the college shirt they are
wearing and find out 3 things about the
college!

Tuesday
0 Quick Thought Activity
0 Stop by the Counseling Office and jot down on
the bulletin board a possible major and minor you
would be interested in
0 Teachers- write your major/minor
0 What is a major?
0 A students principal subject or course of study
0 A student specializing in a specified subject

0 What is a minor?
0 A college students subsidiary subject or area of
concentration

Wednesday
0 Club Expo: College is More than Just

Books..Ways to Get Involved!

0 UNCC
0 Student Organizations
0 Varsity Sports/Sports Clubs
0 Greek Life
0 On-Campus Employment

Thursday
0 Mock Application Day
0 Students will go to the computer lab during

electives and explore the college app website

to explore interests and practice the
application process
0 http://www.commonapp.org/middle-school

Friday
0 Seminar
0 Speakers from
0 4 year University
0 Trade School
0 Community-College
0 Parents are welcome for an

INFO session after the

seminar!

References
Hallett, R. E., & Griffen, J. (2015). Empowering parents
in the college-planning process: An action-inquiry
case study. Journal Of Education For Students Placed
At Risk, 20(1-2), 101-119.
doi:10.1080/10824669.2014.984035
Middle School. (2015). Retrieved November 10, 2016,
from
http://www.commonapp.org/middle- school
Ng, J., Wolf-Wendel, L., & Lombardi, K. (2014).
Pathways from middle school to college: Examining
the impact of an urban, precollege preparation
program. Education And Urban Society, 46(6), 672698. doi:10.1177/0013124512470161