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8/9/2019 College Process
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Junior
Students/parentsSmall Group
PresentationPresented byRMHS The Counseling Department
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Agenda
• Overview Handout Pacage
• Post Secondary Planning
• !aviance " #amily Connection• $ccessing !aviance
• Resources
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PostSecondaryPlanning
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Post Secondary Options
• College
• % year college
• & year college
• Career ' Technical School
• (mployment
• Military
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About the College Process
• )eep the process in perspective
• *or together as a +amily
• Students must tae ownership• Discuss ,nances openly
• Start early and meet all deadlines
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Evaluating an Application
• Transcript
• -P$. Courses / -rades
• Testing0 S$T 1. S$T 11 or $CT Scores
• (ssay2s3
• Resume
• (4tracurricular $ctivities
• 5etters o+ Recommendation
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Components of the Application
• 1t is recommended you applyelectronically6
• 1nstant submission / con,rmation
• $pplication Components0
• Student / Demographic Data
• $cademic 1n+ormation
• (ssay2s3
• (4tracurricular $ctivities
• Chec +or Completed Signatures
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College Admissions - esting
• Register to tae the S$T 1 and'or $CT online7
• Send score directly +rom the testing services
• S$T 1 +ee includes sending scores to % colleges
+ree• S$T 118s are re9uired +or some colleges.
usually more competitive schools 2chec witheach school3
• Richard Montgomery High School
CEE! Code" #$%&$%
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'hat 'ill the Counseling O(ceSend)
• Student Transcript
• !$C$C Secondary School Report #orm
• Counseling O:ce 5etter o+Recommendation
• School Pro,le
• 1;'M
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eacher *ecommendations
• One or Two Teacher Recommendations 2onaverage3
• ;e sure to as your teachers in advance
• Spea with your teachers aboutrecommendations be+ore leaving in =une
• Provide e envelope. addressed to
each college and stamped6
• Provide a list o+ colleges / date you wouldlie them to be submitted
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College Application Process
• The college application process can be+ound0
• 1n the hand outs you have received
• (lectronically on the RMHS *ebsiteCounseling O:ce home page
• ?se the lin on RMHS Home Pagehttp0''www7montgomeryschoolsmd7
org'schools'rmhs• Student / parents ;rag sheet
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+aviance",amily
Connection
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+aviance" ,amily Connection
• !aviance8s #amily Connection is acomprehensive tool created toassist students and parents with
some o+ the +ollowing0
• College Planning
• College $pplication Process
• Personality' 5earning Style• Career Planning
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College Planning
• How can #amily Connection help me ,nda college@
• College Search #eature
• College Aisits to RMHS• (lectronic Tracing and Transcript
Re9uests
• Scattergrams
• Resources
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y ,amily Connection .og-in
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o0 1o 2 Access +aviance)
• *eb site address0 www7connection7naviance7com'rmhs
• Or use the lin on RMHS Home Pagehttp0''www7montgomeryschoolsmd7org'schools'rmhs
Clic on Counseling. then Career Center
Clic on the #amily Connections lin in bo4 onright
• Returning users you can sign in using your eBmail /password7
• #irst time users will need to register using a codeassigned to students and parents by theircounselor
• Parents can sign up their own logBin a+ter studentregistered
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*esources
• *here to ,nd resources0
• Handouts
• #amily Connection " Resources 5in
• Mae an appointment with ourCollege Career coordinator. Ms7 Hull
• Most #re9uently ?sed Resources0• www7College;oard7com
• !C$$ B www7ncaa7org
• Common $pplication Bwww7commonapp7org
• #$#S$ B www7+a+sa7ed7gov
http://www.collegeboard.com/http://www.collegeboard.com/
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,inancial Aid
• #$#S$• Submit $S$P a+ter =anuary st
• www7+a+sa7ed7gov
• CSS Pro,le• #ile in early +all o+ senior year6
• #inancial $id *orshop " #all
• Scholarships• 5ocal
• Regional ' !ational
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
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Scholarships
• Many scholarships can be +oundthrough the internet and'or thecompanies you wor +or6
• (4ample0 www7,naid7org• (4ample0 www7+astweb7com
• 5ocal scholarships are posted inearly #ebruary through #amily
Connection7
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+ational Collegiate AthleticAssociation 3+CAA4
• Student athletes intending to play!C$$ Division 1 or 11 sports mustregister with the !C$$
• www7ncaa7org
http://www.ncaa.org/http://www.ncaa.org/
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'hat to Give 5our Counselortoday6
• !$C$C Secondary School Report#orm
• Transcript Release #orm
• (valuation
• $dditional 9uestions can beanswered by your student8s
counselor when re9uest ameeting
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hank You for attending
*S School Counseling O(ce
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• CPS Student .earningService our 'eb Site"
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