Junior SeminarJunior Seminar

The College Application The College Application Process Part IIProcess Part II

What to do, What to doWhat to do, What to do Review Graduation Requirements and courses for Review Graduation Requirements and courses for

next yearnext year Standardized Testing: SAT, Subject Tests (if Standardized Testing: SAT, Subject Tests (if

required) and ACT Test Dates (June/Early Fall)required) and ACT Test Dates (June/Early Fall) Visit Schools and narrow down prospective listVisit Schools and narrow down prospective list Complete Resume Complete Resume Complete Counselor QuestionnaireComplete Counselor Questionnaire Complete Teacher QuestionnaireComplete Teacher Questionnaire Ask teachers (face to face) for letter of Ask teachers (face to face) for letter of

recommendation and give them a copy of your recommendation and give them a copy of your resumeresume

Log onto Commonapp.org (after August 1Log onto Commonapp.org (after August 1stst)) Begin EssayBegin Essay

Fall of SENIOR YEAR!!!Fall of SENIOR YEAR!!! Applying ED or EA? Check in with your counselor

Send SAT and/or ACT scores to each school

Attend COLLEGE VISITS at SHS

Sign the FERPA waiver and Match Common App to Naviance

Request transcripts for each school to which you are applying • You need to do this ON Naviance• Printouts and emails with directions to follow• You need to give your counselor at least 3 weeks

BeforeBefore you can request transcripts and you can request transcripts and recommendations you MUST…recommendations you MUST…

First, complete the FERPA waiver on First, complete the FERPA waiver on commonapp.orgcommonapp.org

Next, match your Common App and Next, match your Common App and Naviance / Family Connection Naviance / Family Connection accounts on Navianceaccounts on Naviance

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How to Request Transcripts How to Request Transcripts & Teacher Recommendations on & Teacher Recommendations on

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You MUST add Common App schools to You MUST add Common App schools to your Common App list before your Common App list before requesting transcripts on Naviance!requesting transcripts on Naviance!

You can now click “transcripts” on the left hand side of the page. You can now click “transcripts” on the left hand side of the page. Then click on “colleges I’m applying to”.Then click on “colleges I’m applying to”.

You will need to determine what type of application you are submitting (application types are briefly explained below): REGULAR DECISION: apply by the regular deadline date and will receive notification of admissions based on how that college processes applicationsROLLING: colleges process the application as soon as it is completePRIORITY: often colleges will have a priority date for scholarships and other benefits.EARLY DECISION: apply by an early deadline date, and if accepted (usually by Jan 1) students are legally bound to attendEARLY ACTION: apply by an early deadline date, the college will notify you of acceptance early (on or before Jan 1) you are not obligated to attend

Next pick the college(s) you are applying to (you can do this several Next pick the college(s) you are applying to (you can do this several ways) ways)

- click on the blue “lookup” text next to the box and choose a college - click on the blue “lookup” text next to the box and choose a college from the “college picker” list from the “college picker” list

oror - search by the name of the college, or the state or the country - search by the name of the college, or the state or the country

The Guidance Department does NOT send test scores, colleges request that they be sent directly from College Board. Please allow enough time for your deadlines.

You can continue to request additional transcripts by following the same You can continue to request additional transcripts by following the same procedure in each of the fields available. When you are ready to order procedure in each of the fields available. When you are ready to order transcripts, simply click the “Request transcript” box. transcripts, simply click the “Request transcript” box. Please note that Please note that

transcripts MUST be requested transcripts MUST be requested AT LEAST 3 weeks priorAT LEAST 3 weeks prior to the application to the application deadlinedeadline

When you go back to the “Colleges I’m applying to” menu you will be able to check on the status of your applications (see above), the date it was mailed is the (postmark) transmission date. You should give some time for the college to process the transcript within their system (generally 2-4 weeks)

Requesting Teachers For Letters of Requesting Teachers For Letters of RecommendationRecommendation

Requesting Teachers For Letters of Requesting Teachers For Letters of RecommendationRecommendation

What is in a college application?What is in a college application?

STUDENT Sends In: STUDENT Sends In:

• Common Application or individual school Common Application or individual school applicationapplication

The bulk of the applicationThe bulk of the application Lists all of biographical info, your school history, your Lists all of biographical info, your school history, your

classes, your activities, short and long essaysclasses, your activities, short and long essays SupplementsSupplements

• Standardized Tests: SAT I, SAT II, ACTStandardized Tests: SAT I, SAT II, ACT Students go to collegeboard.org or actstudent.org and send Students go to collegeboard.org or actstudent.org and send

their scores to EACH school. This is not automatic and can their scores to EACH school. This is not automatic and can take up to 6 weeks.take up to 6 weeks.

Schools have different requirements- student responsibilitySchools have different requirements- student responsibility Schools will take your best scores in each categorySchools will take your best scores in each category Not necessary to take test more than 3 timesNot necessary to take test more than 3 times

What is in a college application?What is in a college application?

COUNSELOR Sends In: COUNSELOR Sends In:

• School ProfileSchool Profile A snapshot of our school and communityA snapshot of our school and community

• Your transcriptYour transcript All final average grades from every class 9All final average grades from every class 9thth grade-current grade-current

senior year gradessenior year grades Your GPA and class rank on your transcriptYour GPA and class rank on your transcript

• Secondary School ReportSecondary School Report Lists all of your senior year classes, your GPA, rank, asks Lists all of your senior year classes, your GPA, rank, asks

counselor about your academic history, your integritycounselor about your academic history, your integrity

• School Counselor RecommendationSchool Counselor Recommendation We talk about your academics, your extra curricular We talk about your academics, your extra curricular

activities, and your characteractivities, and your character

What is in a college application?What is in a college application?

TEACHER Sends In: TEACHER Sends In:

• Teacher ReportTeacher Report Tells the school how long the teacher has known you, Tells the school how long the teacher has known you,

in what capacity. Asks teacher to evaluate you on in what capacity. Asks teacher to evaluate you on everything from academic potential to your everything from academic potential to your motivation to your charactermotivation to your character

• Teacher RecommendationTeacher Recommendation Teachers often address your strengths in class as Teachers often address your strengths in class as

well as positive qualities they have noticed outside of well as positive qualities they have noticed outside of classclass

Teacher RecommendationsTeacher Recommendations• Only put down the colleges to which you want that specific Only put down the colleges to which you want that specific

teacher to send your recommendation when you are teacher to send your recommendation when you are requesting them. (i.e.. you only want Mrs. Green to send requesting them. (i.e.. you only want Mrs. Green to send her recommendation to BU. You should tell Mrs. Green to her recommendation to BU. You should tell Mrs. Green to only submit to BU. (not to all the colleges to which you’re only submit to BU. (not to all the colleges to which you’re applying).applying).

• It is important that you do your research and find out how It is important that you do your research and find out how many letters of recommendation each college many letters of recommendation each college requires/wants. With the new electronic submission, you can requires/wants. With the new electronic submission, you can only send what the colleges requires. Therefore, if they only send what the colleges requires. Therefore, if they want 2 recommendations, only two recommendations will be want 2 recommendations, only two recommendations will be able to be sent electronically. You cannot submit more than able to be sent electronically. You cannot submit more than that!that!

DO NOTDO NOT ask more teachers to write/submit ask more teachers to write/submit recommendations than are wanted or accepted by the recommendations than are wanted or accepted by the

colleges colleges because the teachers will not be able to submit them!because the teachers will not be able to submit them!

Teacher QuestionnaireTeacher Questionnaire

Senior Year Stress?! Don’t let this Senior Year Stress?! Don’t let this happen…happen…

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