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COUNSELING SERVICES
JUNIOR NIGHT
CLASS OF 2017Presenters:
Mark Rooks
MD Calabro
Fatima Pineda
Jeff Stahl
Yuchen Zhang
Martie McCord
Updated March. 2016
OVERVIEW FOR TONIGHT
• Junior Year
• College Prep & Senior Year
• Questions
• F
• Grades in high school courses
• Upward trend in grades
• Standardized test scores
• Demonstrated Interest
• AP/IB Test Scores
• Teacher Recommendation
• Jobs/Summer Programs
• Honors/Awards
• Interview**
• Strength & rigor of
curriculum
• Strong Senior Year
Schedule
• Quality involvement in
activities
• Counselor
Recommendation
• A well-written essay
• Volunteer/Community
service
WHAT COLLEGES LOOK FOR
JUNIOR YEAR PLANNING AHEAD
Request letters of recommendations from teachers (no more than 2 teachers)
Summer School Registration –apsva.us/summerschool
NCAA Clearinghouse Eligibility
SATS / ACTS
NEW SATS
No penalty for guessing
An additional section with no calculator
use
Optional 50 mins. Essay
Total time: 3 Hours (+50 mins. Essay)
JUNIOR YEAR PLANNING Counselors will be working with students to
discuss post secondary plans
Complete Student & Parent Brag Sheets Document is in Naviance-email to counselor
Do a College Search (ex. CollegeBoard,
Naviance, etc.)
Continue to maintain good grades and
challenge yourself academically
JUNIOR YEAR PLANNING
Tour campus and speak with reps and students
Speak with financial aid offices about scholarship opportunities
Keep track of schools of interest and admissions requirements
Continue to add colleges to your “Colleges I Am Thinking About List” on Naviance
SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR
Pursue interests & build your resume using
Naviance Resume Builder
Begin college essays
Common Application is available online August 1st
Be aware of college, financial aid, & testing
deadlines
SENIOR YEARTime management is key!
Keep up with Academics
Update resume (especially with summer activities)
Follow up on letters of recommendation
Narrow list of colleges and begin applications
Remember it’s still an important
academic year and avoid the
“Senior state of mind!”
Applications Due with Varying Deadlines!
•Give 2 weeks to process
transcript requests
Student provides to counselor:
Transcript Request Form - $4
Students are responsible for sending scores
directly to schools (AP, ACT, SAT’s)
SENIOR YEAR
Counselors will meet with seniors and visit classrooms to go over college
planning and answer questions
FAMILY CONNECTION • Web-based resource: supports career & college planning
• Specific to YHS students
• Linked with the Counseling Office
• Allows Electronic submission of transcripts,
recommendations & Secondary Reports
(not applications)
• Linked to Common Application
• parent account: email your counselor for access code
12
http://www.commonapp.org/
ANY QUESTIONS?
MD Calabro - [email protected]
Jeff Stahl – [email protected]
Fatima Pineda – [email protected]
Yuchen Zhang – [email protected]
Martie McCord – [email protected]