SENIORS:SENIORS:LET’S GET GOINGLET’S GET GOINGTESTINGCOLLEGE PROCESSTRANSCRIPTSFINANCIAL AIDTIMELINENAVIANCE

TESTINGTESTINGSATSATTEST DATE ON-TIME

LATENovember 2 Oct. 3

Oct. 21December 7 Nov. 8 Nov.

25January 25 Dec. 27 Jan.

14

Register at www.collegeboard.comFee waivers available from Ms.

Carruthers

ACTACTTEST DATE ON-TIME LATEDecember 14 Nov. 8

Nov.22February 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 24

Register at www.actstudent.orgFee waivers available from Mr.

Truesdale

TOEFLTOEFLFOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH

SPEAKERS◦(HILT(EX) middle or high school)◦Have been in the U.S. for less than 5

years

REGISTRATION NOWSEE Ms. Covarrubias NOW

COLLEGE PROCESSCOLLEGE PROCESSNARROW SELECTION

4-6 schools- Safety - Good fit- ReachAPPLICATION PROCESS eg JMU

apply on-linecreate accountdownload and print supplementary forms

THE COMMON APPLICATION

TTHHEE CCOOMMMMOONN AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONNONE STOP SHOPPING

◦www.commonapp.org◦456 colleges participate◦On-line ◦Remember

Teacher recommendation Secondary school report

◦Check for supplementary forms ie College of William and Mary

TRANSCRIPTS TRANSCRIPTS Paper or ElectronicPaper or ElectronicRequired by all schoolsThree free transcripts requested before

December 7th $4 for each transcript requested after

December 7th Fill out transcript request formSubmit to Mrs. Posas, Registrar who

◦ Assembles official transcript◦ School profile◦ School mails the packet (for colleges that do not

accept electronic transcript)◦ Check off if using Common Application

NAVIANCENAVIANCENaviance's Family Connection is

a college and career exploration tool for students and parents.

You have access to this web-based resource 24/7!

http://connection.naviance.com

Financial Financial Aid/ScholarshipsAid/ScholarshipsMerit-Based Financial Aid

◦Private Funds (Scholarships)◦University Funds

Need-Based Financial Aid◦Private Funds (Scholarships) ◦University Funds & Federal Funds

TIME LINETIME LINEWHAT TO DO WHENWHAT TO DO WHENOCTOBER – END OF DECEMBER◦DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS OR

CREATE ON-LINE ACCOUNTS◦BEGIN FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS◦GIVE TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

FORMS IF REQUIRED◦BRING SECONDARY SCHOOL FORMS

TO REGISTRAR

OCTOBER TO JUNEOCTOBER TO JUNEMONTHLY SCHOLARSHIP

NEWSLETTER (GENERALLY PRIVATE) Gates Millennium◦Wakefield Foundation◦Robert Byrd◦APPLY TO ALL THAT YOU QUALIFY FOR

SIGN UP FOR WAKEFIELD LISTSERVE

Check Naviance

JANUARY 1JANUARY 1FILL OUT FAFSA AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE◦www.fafsa.ed.gov◦Apply for a student PIN and parent

PIN◦www.pin.ed.gov

FILL OUT TAX FORMS ASAP◦FAFSA CONTROLS FEDERAL SCHOOL

AID and◦UNIVERSITY BASED AND SOME

PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Questions?Questions?