Senior Year Seminar

Class of 2016

Getting Started on Your Post

Secondary Education

Senior Folder…What’s In It?

White Senior Label Sticker

Parent Questionnaire

Transcript Request Form

Reminders About Completing your Senior

Profile in Naviance

Helpful Hints and Information

Your Transcript

Know Your

Admissions Type

Early Decision

Early Action

Rolling

…Be mindful of application deadlines

Types of Applications

Common Application

College Specific Applications

Pennsylvania State Online

Military Academies

Are you interested in learning more about the Military Academies? Then join Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick on Saturday, September 26th for an information session at Bucks County Community College, Newtown Campus from 9 AM until noon in the Gallagher Room.

*If you haven’t already done so please see your School Counselor to help guide you through the application process.

A Quick Reminder…

Before entertaining the idea of scholarships, the following should be completed or in progress:

Senior label

Letters of reccommendation

Application(s)

Transcript release forms

Envelopes & Stamps

Student profile

Supplements, Portfolios, Thank-You Notes, etc…

Looking for Scholarships?

Web Searches:

Did you know that web searches can lead you to thousands of different scholarships?

You can also find scholarships through:

Naviance

and

William Tennent

Naviance and William Tennentscholarship opportunities will be available throughout the year. Keep checking Navianceand listen for daily announcements.

Follow ALL application and scholarship directions…Deadlines are important!!!

Read Directions Carefully

If you need a counselor or teacher recommendation please don’t wait until the last minute -10 School Days

Counselors and Ms. Bielawski will need at least 10 school days to process your application.

Anyone can apply for scholarships

Have Community

Service Hours to Log?

If you want your Community Service Hours on your

transcript for your College/University, please make sure all

hours are entered by September 30th.

Go to our Web-Site, under Headline News, and click on

Reporting Community Service Hours.

Complete your Student Profile in Naviance and

ask your parents to complete the Parent Profile.

Meet with your counselor and get to know Ms.

Bielawski in the Career Center.

Sign up for the October 3th SAT. The late

deadline to sign up is September 22nd.

- November 5th SAT: Deadline is Oct.9th.

- October 24th ACT:Deadline is Sept. 18th.

Continued…

Ask 2 teachers to write you a

recommendation letter.

Visit colleges or trade schools or shadow

someone in a career you are interested in.

Complete your college applications by

Halloween and attend Financial Aid Night on

December 3th at 7:00.

Upcoming Dates to Remember…

College Visits

October 12th @ 12:30pm Temple University

October 1st @ 9:30 a.m. Pennsylvania State University

* Use google docs to sign up: on the William Tennent

Website under Headline News by noon the day prior.

Financial Aid Night:

December 3, 2015@ 7pm, WTHS Auditorium

See Your Counselor

Mrs. Weiss A-C

Mr. Gilroy D-H

Mrs. Buterbaugh I-Mc

Mrs. Kudgis Me-R

Miss Babins S-Z

Mr. Tomlinson Gifted,

ELL, & CSSCA

NEW THIS FALL!!!

Counselor Office Hours: 2:20-3:00 PM

Naviance

Go to: www.naviance.com

Sign in under Student & Families Sign In

Enter our school’s zip code: 18974

Select: William Tennent High School

Enter: User Name (not e-mail) & Password

Common App Account Matching

-Complete

Common App Account Matching

-Incomplete

Questions?