Norwood High School Junior College Planning Night

Agenda…

Meet the Guidance Staff (& the Website) The main pieces to the application process

– Naviance

– Applications – Standardized tests

Additional info (financial aid, athletics, etc.)

Hear from our panel of Admission’s reps Questions??

NHS Guidance Website

College/Career Planning at NHS…

Course selection – Juniors will be meeting with their counselors after

vacation to select courses and review the college planning timeline

Counselors will visit junior English classes and take students through

the Naviance college system (update resume, complete a

college

search, view scattergrams, etc.)

Junior Seminar will begin at the beginning of Term 4 – students will

meet with a counselor once a cycle to help navigate the

college/career planning process

Individual Meetings – Continue to meet with their guidance counselors

Parent/Guardian Individual Meetings with student’s counselor

Senior Seminar – Next fall, 2015 during Term 1

Procrastination Nation – starts next October

The Main Pieces of the College Application Process

NAVIANCE

COLLEGE BOARD (SAT)

----------- THE ACT

COMMON APPLICATION -----------

SPECIFIC COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

Naviance www.connection.naviance.com/norwood

Web-based resource that supports college & career planning

Specific to Norwood High School

Student and Counselor Access

Application & Essay

Supplements

Teacher Recommendations

Secondary Report Form

(counselor completes this form)

Standardized Testing

SAT

ACT

SAT Subject Tests

Test Optional Schools

www.fairtest.com

SAT vs. ACT

SAT

Math, Critical Reading

NO Science

Mandatory Writing

Section

¼ point deducted for

incorrect answer

Scoring: 0-2400

www.collegeboard.org

ACT

Math, Critical Reading

Science

Optional Writing

Section

No penalty for

incorrect answers

Scoring: 0-36

www.actstudent.org

Upcoming SAT Test Dates TEST

DATE

TEST REGISTRATION

DEADLINE

LATE

REGISTRATION

DEADLINE

MARCH 14 SAT & SAT

Subject

Tests

February 13 March 3

MAY 2

*NHS Test

Center

SAT & SAT

Subject

Tests

April 6 April 21

JUNE 6 SAT & SAT

Subject

Tests

May 8 May 27

Early Decision

Early Action

Rolling Admission

Regular Decision

Deadlines are often different than admission deadlines (check

for each individual college).

All schools require you to complete a FAFSA (Free Application

for Federal Student Aid) form in order to to be eligible for aid.

Some schools require additional information from the

CSS/Financial Aid Profile or their own specific form.

“Now that I have a college education, maybe I’ll be able to earn enough money to pay for my college education.”

If a student is interested in playing sports at the college level, he/she must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. To register, go to www.eligibilitycenter.org and return the school form to his/her counselor.

Athletics

What should students be doing now?

Sign up for the May 2nd SAT – deadline is April 6th

Conduct a college search on Naviance or College Board

(www.collegeboard.org) – try to have about 10-15 schools on your

list

VISIT COLLEGES – a great time to do this is February and/or April

vacation because schools are still in session

Keep grades up! This is an important year and admissions

counselors want to see a positive trend in grades

Course selection - Make sure students have conversations with

their teachers about appropriate course levels for next year

Update student resume in Naviance

Ask one/two teachers to write letter of recommendation –

teacher/student contract is due by June 1st

College Admissions Panel Question & Answer

Erica Pritchard – Framingham State Admission Counselor

John Pepin – Stonehill College

Assistant Dean of Admission

Joel Brava – Mass Bay Community College Associate Director of Admission