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Senior Student / Parent College Admissions Workshop
Presented by the Saint Francis Guidance and Counseling Department
August 30, 2015
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Please be aware that this presentation, as well as all college resource links, are listed on the Guidance and Counseling website in the Senior Class Portal and/or Parent Resources. College Representative Visits also linked.
Agenda The Mission
College Admissions Trends Money Matters
College Action Items
Communications and Resources
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The Mission
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Student Mission: To select a list of well-researched college choices
where you see yourself enjoying the college experience and maximizing academic/career opportunities.
Building a Positive Relationship Through the College Process
Parents Accept your senior may be
uncertain about the future. Accept that students may
not be completely clear and may not want to talk about it because they do not have all the answers.
Accept that your student may not be you.
Students Accept your parent(s) are
uncertain about the future. Accept that your parents
want the best for you and will be asking many questions.
Accept that your parents want you to fulfill the dreams they have held for you since you were born.
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Suggestions Parents Talk about financial matches
now. Do not make every
conversation about college. Set aside a designated time
each week where you and your student will get together to discuss action items.
Be a mentor manager on request.
Students Take charge if you want control.
Do your research and know your action items.
Be realistic and check Scattergrams and data.
Attend college rep meetings at school.
Be clear on deadlines. Ask parents for help. You may
eventually need their credit card.
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Seniors: YOU ARE MISSION LEADER!!
YOU ARE GOING TO COLLEGE!!
Connect With Your Support Team and Resources
Know Your Action Items and Complete on
Time!
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College Admission Trends Class of 2015
Class of 2015 Of the 397 seniors: 99 percent will be attending college…..
Of the 397 seniors: 97 percent admitted to a four year
college.
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Where is the Class of 2015 Attending College?
Attending College in CA
Attending College Out of State
46 Percent 54 Percent
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Colleges Across the US Accepted Saint Francis Students
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The Class of 2015 Will Be Attending Colleges and Universities Across the US
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For SFHS Data on College Admissions for Class of 2015
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Using the Family Connection Data Base: Seniors Can Plot Comparison of Grades and Test Scores with Applicants From the Class of 2015. Realistic admission chances can be determined by using this type of data as well as admission data posted on the college’s own website.
Red Circle=Student GPA and Scores
Admission Patterns in California
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California State University System
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SFHS Local Area Campuses are:
San Francisco State San Jose State (Santa Clara county high school applicants receive preference)
State Universities CSU Campus State Wide
Admission Rate
SFHS Class of 2014 Admission Rate
SFHS Class of 2015 Admission Rate
Cal Poly SLO 31 Percent 35 Percent 40 Percent
San Diego State
34 percent 42 Percent 38 Percent
San Jose State
60 percent 74 Percent 77 Percent
San Francisco State
66 percent 67 Percent 92 Percent
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SFHS Acceptance Rates
CSU 2012 CSU 2013 CSU 2014 CSU 2015
Percent Admitted
69.4 % 56.3 % 60.8 % 57.5%
Local Area Campus
University of California
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University of California Campus In State Applicant Admit Rate (percent of all applicants for Fall)
SFHS Class of 2015 Admit Rate
# of SFHS Class of 2015 Attending
2013 2014 2015 SFHS Admit Rate Number of SFHS Attending
Berkeley 21.5 19.7 19.1 19% 12
LA 17.7 16.7 16.2 21% 7
San Diego 32.8 30.3 30.2 32% 7
Davis 39.4 38.1 32.8 28% 7
Irvine 39.0 35.2 33.4 31% 4
Santa Barbara 39.5 37.2 33.5 33% 9
Santa Cruz 49.5 53.6 46.3 57% 1
Riverside 60.2 58.0 56.7 64% 0
Merced 68.7 69.2 66.1 63% 2 20
Choices in California
Community College Transfer Options
UC- 9
Campuses
CSU-23 Campuses
Jesuit Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount
University of San Francisco
Other Catholic:
University of San Diego
Saint Mary’s Moraga
Dominican
Holy Names
Highly Selective
Below 20 % Admission
Rate
Stanford
Cal Tech
Claremont Colleges
USC
Other Private
Occidental
Pepperdine
Chapman
Redlands
Cal Lutheran
Whittier
Point Loma Nazarene
Westmont
Biola
Azusa Pacific
La Verne
Concordia
Menlo
AND MORE
Specialty Schools
San Francisco Art Institute
Art Center College of Design-
Pasadena
California Institute of the Arts-Valencia
Otis College of Art and Design
Laguna College of Art and
Design
San Francisco Conservatory of
Music
All Women’s Colleges
Scripps
Mills
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75 California Private Nonprofit Colleges & Universities
Most Highly Selective in CA- Less than 20 percent admit rate for all applicants Stanford Cal Tech Harvey
Mudd Pomona USC Claremont
McKenna Pitzer
5.1 Percent
10.6 Percent
18.2 Percent
13.9 Percent
19.8 Percent
11.7 Percent
14.5 Percent
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Private in CALIFORNIA Below 50 Percent Admit Rate for All Applicants Pepperdine Occidental Chapman University of
San Diego Santa Clara
37.3 Percent
42.4 Percent
44.7 Percent
48.9 Percent
51.2 Percent
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Private in CALIFORNIA Above 50 percent admit rate for all applicants
Loyola Marymount
University of San Francisco
Whittier Point Loma Nazarene
Redlands St. Mary’s Moraga
University of the Pacific
54.1 Percent
61.3 Percent
66.3 Percent
66.5 Percent
67.2 Percent
69.5 Percent
72.6 Percent
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SFHS Class of 2015 Attending Highly Selective Colleges Across the United States
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SFHS Class of 2015 71.3 Percent Combined Admission Rate at Holy Cross Colleges
United States of America
Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, Indiana Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
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Jesuit Colleges SFHS Class of 2015 experienced a 63.2 Percent Combined Admission Rate
at these Jesuit Colleges
SFHS Student Applied
SFHS Acceptance Rate at National Public Universities Admissions University of
Michigan University of Texas –Austin
University of Illinois at Urbana
University of Indiana Bloomington
Purdue
All Applicants
33.3 Percent
40.2 Percent
62.4 Percent
72.2 Percent
60.4 Percent
SFHS Class of 2015
23 Percent
46 Percent
67 Percent
83 Percent
70 Percent
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Admissions University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Georgia Tech University of Washington
All Applicants 44.4 Percent
67.9 Percent
33 Percent
55.2 Percent
SFHS Class of 2015
30 Percent
41 Percent
29 Percent
51 Percent
Acceptances at Out of State Public Universities in the West
Admission Rates Above
50 Percent for SFHS Class of 2015
68 percent 66 percent
51 percent 65 percent
Out of State Public Universities to Consider:
Alabama Delaware Kansas Hawaii Idaho Iowa
Nevada Montana Missouri Vermont
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BREAK-10 MINUTES
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Money Matters
Parent’s Role Funding a college education is a relationship between the
family and the college. Counselors do not ever access a family’s financial
information. Do check college websites for Cost of Attendance. Aid
calculators are required to appear on the website of each college or university.
Do look on the college or university website for merit scholarships that may be awarded to students.
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Every College Must Post Net Price Calculator on Website
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This information is needed for Merit Aid
How Colleges and Universities Evaluate for Financial Awards
FAFSA • Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Required by all colleges if applying for need based aid.
• Jan. 1-FAFSA can be filed.
• FAFSA for 2016-17 typically goes online in Mid December
PROFILE • CSS / Financial Aid PROFILE
• Not all colleges require the
PROFILE.
• Fall 2016 PROFILE application goes online Oct. 1.
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When In Doubt-File the Forms Experts agree one of the most common reasons students don’t fill
out the FAFSA thinking their parents make too much money, so they won’t qualify. This is a costly misconception. “Everyone should fill out the FAFSA,
because everyone is eligible for some form of financial aid, no matter their circumstances,” says Abigail Seldin, co-founder of College Abacus, a free college cost comparison tool.
Most financial aid in the U.S. is awarded by universities rather than the government, and you usually can’t qualify for need-based or merit-based aid without a FAFSA on file.
No Form-No Money
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Merit Aid Merit based aid comes
from some type of identifiable quality designated by the college.
Colleges where a student is at the top of the applicant pool may offer merit awards as an incentive.
Some colleges award merit aid to benchmark GPA’s or SAT scores.
Check: http://www.meritaid.com/ http://www.fastweb.com/
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Admission May Come With Merit Aid When You Apply to Those Colleges Where You are At the Top of the Applicant Pool
Specialty Scholarships Example: For being a Holy Cross high
school grad: Sorin Award at Saint Edwards University-At least $5,000 Annually
(last year $10,000) Qualifications: must graduate
from a Holy Cross high school.
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Could Out of State Colleges be an Option? Private college tuition is the same regardless of
the state you are from. Consider the graduation rate in years. Consider
the years to graduation for impacted colleges. Example: CSU may take more than 4 years.
If you are an out of state resident, it is typically impossible to qualify for in state tuition at a public university. Do check college’s website.
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WUE The WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE
(WUE) is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
Students who are residents of WICHE states are
eligible to request a reduced tuition rate of 150% of resident tuition at participating college programs outside of their home state.
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http://www.wiche.edu/wue Check website for restrictions by
grades, majors and campuses.
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Scholarship Search Scholarships are posted in each senior’s Family
Connection account.
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Social Security Numbers From UC Application: “We use the Social Security Number you provide to
accurately and reliably merge your application to the official ACT and/or SAT scores we receive from the testing agencies and, if you apply for financial aid, your Free Application for Federal Student Aid.”
From CSU Application: “You are required to include your Social Security Number
on admission application forms to all CSU campuses pursuant to Section 41201, Title 5, Code of California Regulations and Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code.”
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Parents are invited to attend the
How to Pay for College Night on
January 11 in the PAC at 7:00 pm.
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College Action Items
Review of Action Items Testing Plan and Sending Scores
Community College Courses and Sending Transcripts
Developing the Final College List and Filing Applications
Requesting Recommendations 52
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Testing Plan and Sending Scores
Role of Test Scores
Most four year colleges will require test scores before an application can be reviewed for admission. There are colleges that use a “test score
optional” policy.
Check the website of the college for more information as many of these policies vary.
Most colleges require either the SAT or the
ACT with Writing. Subject Tests are required or recommended
by more highly selective colleges.
All juniors were advised to take the SAT and/or ACT with Writing last spring.
Some students also took SAT Subject Tests.
Seniors will complete a Testing Plan for fall testing as a part of the classroom workshop in class on Sept. 1st and 2nd but plan should already be in place TODAY!!
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SEND SCORES ASAP
The test scores can arrive before the application and are held in a database until the student submits the application.
Send test scores when you register and you can send your scores to 4 colleges for free.
If you wait until after the
scores are available to see, and it may be too late to get scores to colleges by deadlines.
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Seniors Should Consider Retesting to Raise Scores SAT
Registration Deadline for October SAT:
September 3
Saint Francis is a site for October testing but fills up quickly.
ACT
Registration Deadline for September ACT:
Too late to register. Walk on only.
Registration Deadline for October ACT:
September 18th
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Register NOW!!
If a college or university requires test scores: The student is the ONLY one who can send SAT or
ACT scores to colleges.
The student must go to the College Board website and/or the ACT website and order scores sent to each and every college where an application will be filed.
Scores should be ordered sent before the test date to save money. Scores can be sent before a student files a college’s application. Colleges will store the scores until the application arrives.
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Should Students Wait to See the SAT/ACT Scores Before They Send Them?
If applying to an EA or ED school, or with a Priority application-
Make sure the order to SEND SCORES is made
when you register for the SAT/ACT or before the test date.
Waiting to see your score could mean missing an
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College Deadline for Submitting Test Scores
Required Tests How to Get the Scores to the College
UC-all campuses
December is the last test date that will be accepted.
SAT or ACT with Writing. SAT Subject Tests are no longer required, however they will be reviewed. Some majors may require certain Subject tests.
You must order the scores sent to each and every campus.
CSU- check individual campus websites.
October is the last test date that will be accepted by most CSU campuses. Some may accept November.
Cal Poly SLO Scores from ACT or SAT tests taken after November are not guaranteed to be used in the selection process. Cal Poly also publishes that the ACT is the preferred test.
You must order the scores sent to each and every campus.
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College Deadline for Submitting Test Scores
Required Tests How to Get the Scores to the College
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Private or Public EA or ED programs
October is the last test date that can be used in most cases for EA or ED.
Check for Subject Test requirements.
You must order the scores sent to each and every campus.
Public or Private Colleges-Regular Admissions
Check the individual college website for instructions.
Check for Subject Test requirements.
You must order the scores sent to each and every campus.
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Community College Courses and Sending Transcripts
Community College Courses or Courses Completed off Campus Order an OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT sent DIRECTLY from the
community college or other university or high school directly to the Saint Francis Director of Academics:
Maggi Knochenhauer at [email protected]
Transcript must be received no later than Sept. 11th to appear on high school transcript sent to colleges.
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Community College and College Courses Completed. Must Be In SFHS Academic Office By September 11th. If you would like the course listed on your high school
transcript then you must order an official transcript sent directly from the community college or college/university to the Academic Office at Saint Francis.
For any college that requires transcripts submitted with an application, you will also need to order a college transcript sent directly to that college, as well. 63
Sending Transcripts University of California
and California State Universities and some out of state public universities …
May only accept a self-reported transcript, and all college coursework will be reported on the application.
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For Private Colleges and Some Out of State Public Colleges: If a college requires an official transcript sent as part of
the admission requirements, then YOU must order a transcript sent DIRECTLY from the college or university where you completed a college course to the college you are applying to for the Fall of 2016.
Your counselor cannot order a Community College transcript sent for you. If the course is recorded on your Saint Francis Transcript, you still must also send it officially from the college you attended to the college you are applying to. 65
High School Transcripts
High School Transcripts Can Be Ordered from the Main Office and Sent Directly to A College for a $2.00 fee at any time by
the student. For those colleges where students can send
electronic documents, The Counselor will send the transcript along with a Secondary School Report and Written Evaluation (if required). Students MUST List the College in Family Connection and SUBMIT a BLUE folder to the Counselor listing that college.
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Developing the Final College List and Filing Applications
The College List Drives the College Admissions Process
Where Am I Applying to
College ?
What Applications
Do I File ?
Where Should I
Send Test Scores
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Where Should My Counselor
Send Secondary
School Reports ?
Where Should My Teacher
Send My Letters of
Recs?
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This is your future and your list.
Each Senior will Meet with College Counselor to
Move “Colleges I’m Thinking About” to “Colleges I’m Applying To” in Family Connection account.
Review college rep meetings the senior will attend to make
contact with admission personnel. Review the balance of Reach, Target, and Safety in the list. Review the Testing Plan Review a unique TO DO LIST custom to each student.
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College Representatives
College admission representatives from colleges across the United
States are scheduled to present to our students.
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Students are currently signing up
for college representative visits
through their Family Connection
account.
Off Campus College Presentations • On campus presentations are
for students only and a chance to connect with representatives.
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Students Sign Up Here
Last Chance to Visit Campuses
Local campuses you can tour:
5 day weekend coming: October 10th-14th for any last minute tours
of colleges. Check campus websites
to arrange campus tours.
Always check in with Admissions Office at any college you visit.
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Activity-15 Minutes
FIRST: Go to http://www.youvisit.com/colleges
SECOND: Open Family Connection portal
and sign up for college rep meetings.
Show your parent a college you are interested in attending.
Go to that college
website and show your parent what you like about the school.
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Admission Plans? Should I Apply Early? Application Deadlines?
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Ask Yourself: OR?
• Preparation-are junior grades strong?
Would your first semester senior grades make you a stronger candidate?
• Is testing complete by October testing dates/or by the last date accepted by this college? • Check the college’s website for this
information.
Would scores from Nov. or Dec. improve your chances?
• Admission Rates? • (These rates are often posted on the
college’s website.)
Do admission rates for this college reveal any advantage for you to apply early?
• How is Merit and Need Based Aid determined with early application plans? • Check the individual college website.
Would you have a better chance receiving aid if you apply under regular admissions?
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Before Applying Early, Consider Advantages and Disadvantages
From Stanford Admissions: Choosing Restrictive Early Action (REA) versus Regular Decision
Who Should Apply REA? Who Should Apply RD?
College Search Complete College search ongoing through Fall
Stanford is #1 Choice Student still researching Stanford
Outstanding transcript through 11thGrade 7th Semester considered in application
Prepared to present application 11/1 and compete in strong REA pool
Two additional months to prepare application thoroughly
Restricted from applying to other school’s early admission programs
Flexibility to apply to another school early
Standardize tests complete Taking standardize tests in Fall by Oct. 78
When to Apply Early: A college encourages students to
apply early for Rolling Admission decisions.
Apply early to colleges where your
GPA and test scores are above the average admitted student.
If an early application is required to qualify for scholarships.
Do not risk applying early if you will be a stronger applicant after the 7th Semester.
Risks of Applying Early You could be denied before
all of the positive information you could
share is available.
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Applying Early in California
No UC school will accept an early application:
File between Nov 1-30.
Regular Cal Poly and all other CSU campuses:
File between Oct. 1st and Nov. 30th.
Of the 23 California State University campuses, only Cal Poly San Luis Obispo offers an early decision option.
Cal Poly SLO CSU Application due Oct. 31
“For fall 2015, the school received about 4,000 early applications and accepted about 28% of them,” spokesman Matt Lazier said.
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For All Information on Applications and Testing
Start with the college…
EACH COLLEGE WILL POST AN APPLICATION CHECKLIST ON THEIR WEBSITE.
MAKE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION CHECKLIST-KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED AND KNOW THE DEADLINES.
KNOW WHAT TESTS ARE REQUIRED.
KNOW WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE REQUIRED.
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Requesting Recommendations
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What You Need to Know About Letters of Recommendations
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This topic will be thoroughly covered in the student presentation.
Procedures for Letters of Recommendation Always refer to the college website for detailed information
on the number of teacher letters required. Also check if letters are required from teachers in certain
subject areas.
If the college accepts the Common Application, then this information will also be posted there.
Other than UC Berkeley, the University of California and
California State Universities will not accept letters. This policy is also true for some out of state public universities.
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Senior selects colleges where an application will be filed and makes sure this college is listed in Family Connection, “Colleges I’m Applying To”
If the college requires a Transcript and/or Secondary School Report and Counselor Written Evaluation the senior makes sure the college is listed on a BLUE Rec Folder and submitted to College Counselor.
If the college requires 1 or 2 teacher recommendation letters, the senior submits a RED folder listing that college to the teacher(s).
Senior Orders Scores from ACT/SAT Sent to college where application will be filed. Do not wait to apply. SEND SCORES ASAP.
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Documents That Support a College Application
Letter Deadlines
LAST DATE TO SUBMIT FOLDER TO COUNSELOR AND/OR TEACHER
EA or ED or Priority Folder NO LATER THAN
October 9th
Any other deadline: Three weeks prior to
POSTMARK DEADLINE
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Last Day to submit REC FOLDER for letter request: December 1st
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Parents will be asked to sign this form before a senior can turn in the BLUE Counselor Recommendation Folder
Parents Last spring parents were
invited to submit a Parent Questionnaire that will be used by the counselor in designing a meaningful letter of recommendation for your student.
If you were not able to complete this at that time, you may still complete and submit this Questionnaire to the counselor, but do so ASAP. Questionnaire is still on the
Guidance and Counseling website under “News”.
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Communications and Resources
The College Planning Handbook Please check this valuable
resource.
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Posted on the Guidance and Counseling website and on student iPad in Lancer Books App.
Seniors Receive Frequent Emails Re: Changing College Issues and Reminders
All emails are sent through Family Connection accounts.
Students access Family
Connection by a single sign on through the Saint Francis email.
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Student Family Connection Account= College Communications Dashboard
College Rep meetings are posted in Family Connection.
Seniors control college list in Family Connection.
Students communicate letter
of recommendation requests to teachers through Family Connection.
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Most Significant: Counselors will access the “Colleges I’m Applying To” list
to complete supporting documents that must be sent to colleges electronically.
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Students Counselor Presentation
and Workshop
Religion courses on Sept. 1st and 2nd
More on setting up Common App Account
FERPA Waiver
Setting up Family
Connection account for teacher letters of rec.
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