Welcome to

Senior College Night

Junipero Serra High School

August 22, 2013

Counseling Department

Tim Egan – 4A, 4B & 4C Karen Ghidossi – 4D, 4E & 4F Jane Zoucha – 4G & 4H

Sources of Information

Counselors Resources – Counseling Center College Fair – 10/22/2013 Application Workshops College Admissions Visits Financial Aid Workshops

Sources continued…..

Naviance - Family Connection Serra Counseling Webpage E-mail Newsletters Remind 101

(424) 277 – 6947@serra2014

Senior Timeline

Final College List

Application Requirements & Deadlines

Complete Testing

College List

Apply Broadly 2 Reach - 6 Target – 2 Safety

CSU’s UC’s California Private Colleges &

Universities Out-of–State Colleges & Universities

College Rep Meeting

Most visits are scheduled at 11:00 a.m.

Meetings are 30 minutes in length

Permission Form if you are going to miss a part of class

– Must be signed by the teacher prior to the visit

College Visits

Form must be turned in before you leave for the college visit– Excused Absence

You must have the form signed by:– Teachers (whose class you will be

missing)– Counselor– Parent

Remaining Test Dates

SAT Reasoning TestSubject Tests

October 5th

November 2nd

December 7th **

CEEB

Code

ACTACT with Writing!!!!

September 21st October 26th December 14th

053180

Collegeboard – Registration Guidelines

No Admission Ticket , No ID = No Admittance

Must have acceptable photo ID Drivers License or School ID

No Standby Registration – New Waitlist Status After last registration deadline – Waitlist ticket Up to 5 days before the test

Test Day Changes No Longer Permitted No change of test type, test date, test center

Sending Test Results

COLLEGEBOARD Online: www.collegeboard.org Phone:1(866)756-7346

ACT Online: www.actstudent.org Phone: (319)337-1313

Test Scores (con’t)

YOU are responsible for sending your Test Scores !!!!

Test scores are NOT on transcripts.

Sending SAT Scores to CSU/UC

Private and Out-of State Public Colleges– Send scores to each college

CSU’s– Code 3594 (CSU Mentor, Long Beach)– releases scores to multiple CSU

campuses

UC’s– Send scores to one UC campus and all

campuses will be able to see the scores

Sending ACT Scores

Private and Out-of State Public Colleges– Send to each college

CSU’s– Send to each campus

UC’s– Send scores to one UC campus and all

campuses will be able to see the scores

Recent Trends

The University of California

California State University

 

Applying to the California State

UniversitiesApplications accepted 10/1– 11/30

www.csumentor.edu

Admissions Requirements:High school coursesGradesTest Scores

Applications Reviewed: before submission by your

counselor

Applying to the University of California

Campuses Applications accepted 11/1 – 11/30

www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply

Selection Process Comprehensive Review

Applications reviewed before submission by your counselor

UC Personal Statement

Adds clarity and meaning to the application

Opportunity to provide additional information

Two Promptshttp://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/personal-statement/

 

Applying to Colleges other than CSU or UC

Online Applications School-specific Applications vs

Common Application Meet Deadlines Be Organized Review Applications w/ Counselor Submit Complete Applications Print Copies of Everything

Common Application

Set up account www.commonapp.org – email and password

Supplements

Payments and Fee Waivers

Link Common Application with Naviance

Counselors & teachers will submit recommendations electronically

Teacher Recommendations

Teacher Recommendation Packet

on Google Drive Academic Teachers in 11th grade Research number of

recommendations Don’t wait until the last minute

and write thank you notes

Work on Essays

Private Colleges and universities

prompts online NOW

UC prompts available NOW

Common Application Essay

Essays

Essence of the Student Topic meaningful to student Allows admissions office to “know”

more about you Guidance offered in Senior English

classes Counselors will review and critique

essays

Transcripts – How to Submit

ElectronicallyAll Common App Schools & Some Out-of-State

Hard Copy Transcript Request Form – signed

Counselor will tell you which transcripts need to be ordered when you meet Check email & portals

NO transcript required of CSU & UC’s until requested

Classes taken at another high school or college

Check: EMAILS

and PORTALS

2 times a week

Community College

http://home.cccapply.org/ Affordable Option Transfer Programs Campus Specific Majors Occupational Programs Apply in Spring

Community College Application

Application Workshop – Feb/March 2014

Priority Enrollment Program (PEP)– Placement Tests– Counseling Appointment – Classes– Campus Orientation– Scholarship deadlines

Apply online to Community Colleges

Financial Aid

College Fair – Serra High School October 22nd - 6:30 pm

Financial Aid Night – Mercy High School January 9th -6:30 pm

Cash for College – January, 2014 Research Deadlines for Financial Aid

Net Calculator

Goal is to give a family an estimate of the actual cost of attendance for one year

Required on each college’s website

Just an estimate and often an underestimate- not all institutions package the same way

Financial Aid

Research - meet financial aid application deadlines

Apply for pin www.pin.ed.gov

FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov (fafsa4caster)

Cal Grant = FAFSA + GPA verification

CSS Profile www.collegeboard.com

WUE http://www.wiche.edu/wue

Scholarships

Check Naviance - Family Connection

Counseling Email Newsletters

Register with Fast Web http://www.fastweb.com

Be Aware of Scams

Now is the time to have a discussion

If you have strong preferences or limitations with regard to:

• costs• distance/travel options• location near family • or any other factors

Do not wait until after your student has

applied and possibly been accepted to express these limitations.

Even if it is not apparent, students are aware of college costs and they do worry.

(Discuss viable options now rather than in April.)

NCAA

Visit the website:http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.html

Complete forms ASAP

Transcript and test scores (code 9999)

are part of the eligibility process

Spring 2014

FAFSA after January 1 Compare admissions & financial aid

offers Attend spring visit programs Choose school best suited for the

student Send SIR (Student Intent to Register)

5/1 Watch for registration and

orientation Final Transcript Request / Senior

Survey

The Disease

Watch out for

Senioritis !

Poor Grades can = Rescinded Admission

Questions

Thank you for taking the time to come tonight

Please feel free to contact your son’s counselor if you have questions that

were not answered this evening

This presentation will be on the Serra website