HOW TO SURVIVE THE NEXT 9 MONTHS WITH YOUR CHILDSHHS Guidance Department

Back to School Night

September 10, 2015

After High School•Four year college•Two year college or trade school•Employment/Military Service•Bridge year/deferment for one year•Rotary Exchange•City Year•AFS• Internships

Types of Admission • Rolling• Deadline• Early Decision• Early Action• Deferred• Priority

Communication

• Expectations, limits, parameters, and financial realities – are we all on the same page?

• Your child’s thoughts, fears, hopes, and goals

• Set specific goals and a time frame for accomplishing them

Now What? How to Help?Testing Plan

• ACT/SAT/SAT II

• Register for tests online.

• Official scores sent to schools by the student. You request from testing organizations!

• Don’t forget the NCAA if you plan to play athletics in college.

The Application Process• Everything you need to know:

What is this Naviance stuff?• Permission to transmit records (transcripts)• Student signs the FERPA waiver in Common App• Student matches Naviance w/Common App or selects “not needed” option.

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• Student creates list of “Colleges I’m applying to” in Naviance and begins to request transcripts electronically.

• Student also submits paper transcript request form to Guidance Department.

More to do…• The actual application!• Brag sheets• Activities sheet

• Important note: 3 week lead time for transcripts!

Letters of Recommendation• Generally, schools require 2 teacher recommendations.

• Teacher recommendations will be sent electronically, through Naviance.

• Teachers can, of course, still send old fashioned paper letters to the few remaining schools that do not accept electronic submissions.

Recommendations: How To!• To request a teacher recommendation, students stay on

the “Colleges I’m Applying To” page in Naviance

Noteworthy…Three week turnaround time for transcripts First four transcripts are free, $3 per transcript

after thatGive teachers advance notice that requests are

coming!Check Naviance and email OFTENUpdate admissions status – in Naviance, in Guidance, tell teachers!

All grades count! Even spring grades!!College Visits – sign up outside/in Guidance

Financial Aid• FAFSA -free federal form available online

www.studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa

• apply after January 1, 2016• you may register for a pin # before Jan. 1

www.pin.ed.gov• Net Price Calculator

• CSS Profile • only to schools that require it in addition to the FAFSA

• Guidance page• Scholarship Opportunities• Financial Aid

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