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The College & Career Center is meant to help all Proviso West students prepare for their lives after graduation. It is your place to learn about:
- Colleges and the application process
- Potential careers
- Military recruitment
- FAFSA, financial aid, and scholarships
- Resume writing and interview skills
At Proviso West we use Naviance with every grade level to help them discover which post-secondary plans they would like to pursue after graduation. This includes utilizing career explorer tools, surveys and assessments, tracking their college applications, and finding scholarships. Students now access Naviance using the “single-sign-on” button at the top of the Naviance login screen. You no longer need passwords. *Staff login only requires a PW email address. Click on PowerPoint for detailed instructions.
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Need Help Creating A Naviance Account?
CLICK HERE to download the file
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Questions to Ask on a College Visit
Academics:
1. How much time do students typically spend on homework?
2. How much reading and writing are expected?
3. What is the average class size of introductory classes?
4. How widely used are teaching assistants on your campus?
5. What is the average class size of upper-division courses?
Academic Perks:
6. What opportunities are there for undergraduate research?
7. How many students participate in undergraduate research?
8. Is there a culminating senior year experience?
9. Do you have an honors college?
10. Do you have a learning community or freshman experience?
Financial Aid:
11. What is your average financial aid package?
12. What is the typical breakdown of loans versus grants/scholarships?
13. What percentage of financial needs does the school typically meet?
14. What is the average merit award?
15. What percentage of students receive college grants?
16. What is the average college debt students leave with?
17. What work-study opportunities are there?
Graduation Track Record:
18. What is your four-year graduation rate?
19. What is your five-year graduation rate?
20. What does it take to graduate in four years?
21. What percentage of freshmen return for sophomore year?
Academic Support:
22. What type of tutoring program do you have?
23. How do you provide academic advice to students?
24. Do you have a writing center and how do I access it? Is there a math tutoring center
on campus as well?
25. What kind of learning disability resources do you have?
Outside Opportunities:
26. How many students at your school get internships?
27. What percentage of students study abroad?
28. What type of career services do you have?
Student Life:
29. What kind of dorm choices are there?
30. What percentage of students live on campus?
31. How long are dorm accommodations guaranteed?
32. How many students live on campus?
33. Do most students go home on the weekend?
34. What percentage of the student body belongs to a sorority or fraternity? Which of the Divine Nine is present on your campus? Do you have Hispanic/Latinx sororities and fraternities?
35. What activities are offered to students?
36. What clubs or student organizations do you have on campus?**CLICK HERE to download the document
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College Application Reference Guide
Proviso Students will make use of Naviance every year, utilizing various assessments and resources to help them on their path to successful post-secondary placement.
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Are You Meeting State Benchmarks?
Check out the State of Illinois' Guidelines which offer a glimpse of the academic benchmarks that students should meet before heading to college.
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College Scorecard
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Education released a long-awaited redesign and expansion of the College Scorecard to include program-level data and more comprehensive graduation rate data. For the first time, data is now available to parents, learners, and researchers that include median debt and median earnings by field of study.
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D209 PaCE Framework