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Class of 2020 Senior Presentation

South County High School September 2019

SCHS Student Services Staff

❑ Becky Freeman (L-Mx) ❑ Erica Mack (My-Ray) ❑ Brittany Maslowsky (Raz-Suv) ❑ Michelle Gunderman(Suw-Z) ❑ Megan Cooper (A-Bor) ❑ Laura Hanley (Bos-Dp) ❑ Arnold McNeal (Dq-Haq) ❑ Mehreen Naghmi (Har-K)

Marci Norem Director of Student Services Susana Carrasco HS Registrar Kelli Watkins Student Information Asst. Holly Biehl College/Career Specialist Kathleen Winston Transcript Secretary Erika Kanamori Parent Liaison

Today’s Topics

 Post-Secondary Options  NVCC Pathways program/Community

College

 College Selection and Admission Criteria  College Application Process and

Components

 Financial Aid  Resources

Career Center

Open during lunches, by appointment, and with permission from teacher

The Career Center supports the Student Services Department by working with counselors and staff to help your student transition from high school.

 Post Secondary Education

❑ Four Year Colleges ❑ Two Year Colleges ❑ Technical and Trade Schools

 Apprenticeships/Internships  Military – Service Academies, ROTC, and Enlistment

• ASVAB Administration at SCHS – February 27th

 Gap Year

 Pathway to the Baccalaureate

❑SLIDE INFO COMING FROM CYNTHIA

Applications available???????

❑Deadline – November ???????

 Guaranteed Admission Agreements  ADVANCE program June 2020 (NVCC/GMU)

Refining Your College Search

❑ Different factors for every student ❑ 4 to 6 final options ❑ Use Naviance Student for research

Reach Possible Probable

THE BEST FIT

▪ Size ▪ Cost ▪ Location ▪ College Visits ▪ Programs ▪ Public vs. Private ▪ Selectivity

Admissions deadlines

Application Components

 General Application  School Documents  Official Transcript  Secondary School Report/Counselor

Recommendation

 Teacher Recommendations  Test Scores (SAT/ACT)  High School Resume  Personal Statements/Essays

Application Portals

▪ Individual College Websites ▪ Common Application ▪ http://www.commonapp.org/ ▪ Common Black College Application ▪ http://commonblackcollegeapp.com/ ▪ Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success ▪ http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/

How to Request Official Transcripts

 Download a Senior Transcript Request form Student

Services website or pick up from the transcript

• ffice (D107) in Student Services

 Complete the form and return it to the transcript

• ffice:

 Form must be signed by parent  Applicable Fee(s) must accompany the request

before it will be processed

 This form will be maintained in the transcript

• ffice, available for future request updates

Sample Transcript Request Form

Sample Transcript Request Form

Transcript Office Information

 Kathleen Winston, ext. 1632 (D107-02) Student

Services Office

 Office hours: 12:00 – 3:30 Monday - Friday  Official transcripts must be requested 15 business

days (approx. 3 weeks) prior to the college’s deadline ($5.00 late fee)

 Three transcripts are free, each additional

transcript request requires a fee of $5.00

 Seventh semester grades will be automatically sent

in February 2020 to all colleges listed on your SCHS transcript form

What is sent with the transcript?

❑Transcript ❑School and

FCPS Profile

❑Secondary

School Report (SSR)

Counselor Recommendations

 It’s part of the Secondary School Report  Complete the Student Request Form and e-mail

• r share with your counselor

 Ask parent to complete Parent Input form and

e-mail to Counselor

 Send your resume too  Forms e-mailed yesterday, in Google Classroom,

and on SCHS website

Student Form

Parent Form

Were My Documents Sent?

NCAA ROTC Scholarships Nominations

Teacher Recommendations

❑ Students are responsible for asking teachers for

recommendations

❑ Typically from a core-subject teacher ❑ Only send the exact number the application

requests

❑ One letter can be used for multiple schools

Test Scores

 Students must have their standardized test scores

(SAT/ACT) sent directly to the schools to which they are applying

 SCHS does not send SAT

, ACT , or AP scores

 Ways to send scores: ❑ When the student registers for the test, they select

the colleges where the scores will be directly sent

❑ Log on to the website to order additional scores:

http://sat.collegeboard.org /home for SAT and AP or www.actstudent.org for ACT

College Essays

Essays may be required or optional

❑ Avoid common themes ❑ Be original and tell YOUR story! ❑ Distinguish yourself from other applicants ❑ Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!

Keep track of your applications

College: Website: Applicatio n type DeadlineFee Letters of Rec? Essay? Additional info: CNU http://cnu.edu/ Early Action yes one High Point http://www.highpoint .edu/ Regular none required Longwood http://www.longwood .edu/ From a math teacher Mary Wash http://www.umw.edu / Common app Randolph Macon http://www.rmc.edu/

Financial Aid

 Financial Aid Nights (Registration NOT required)

Sept. 16th – West Springfield HS at 6:30pm Sept. 26th – West Potomac HS at 6:30pm

 Complete the FAFSA @ www.fafsa.ed.gov (after Oct. 1)

 Free FAFSA Workshops (Register at www.collegeaccessfairfax.org)

Oct. 30th – FAFSA Completion – West Springfield HS Nov. 7th – FAFSA Completion – Hayfield SS Nov. 13th – FAFSA Completion – SOUTH COUNTY HS

Scholarships

 University/College Scholarships

❑ Make sure you meet the criteria ❑ Make sure you know the deadline ❑ Need-based scholarships – FAFSA completion required ❑ Merit-based scholarships – FAFSA may be required

 Naviance Student – FCPS scholarship database  Other databases that require student accounts:

❑

www.finaid.org

❑

www.fastweb.com

❑

http://hsf.net/en/scholarships/

❑

http://www.uncf.org/scholarships

Senior Action Items

✓ E-mail Request for Counselor Recommedation form

and resume to counselor by 10/7

✓ Use Naviance student to register for college rep visits

in the Career Center

✓ Confirm the requirements for each application ✓ Request your transcripts ✓ Request any needed letters of recommendation ✓ Complete required testing and send scores ✓ Meet with counselor to review plans ✓ Monitor your application status

Parent Action Items

 E-mail the Parent Input for Counselor

Recommendation form by 10/7

 Have open conversations with your child  Facilitate college visits  Complete the FAFSA in October  Support your child, but let them lead the

process!

Available Resources

➢ Naviance Student ➢ SIS (course history, GPA, grades) ➢ Class 2020 Google Classroom (class code y44h1fw) ➢ SCHS Career Center website ➢ Find Your Fit College Fair Oct. 22nd McLean HS 6:30 p.m.

➢ FCPS 2019 College Fair and College Nights:

❑ Sunday, October 20th from 7:30-9:30pm @ Fair Oaks

Mall

❑ Monday, October 21st from 7 – 9pm

@ Hayfield Secondary School

School Counselors

 A-Bor

Megan Cooper mkcooper@fcps.edu

 Bos-Dp

Laura Hanley lahanley@fcps.edu

 Dq-Haq

Arnold McNeal abmcneal@fcps.edu

 Har-K

Mehreen Naghmi mnaghmi@fcps.edu

 L-Mx

Becky Freeman bkfreeman@fcps.edu

 My-Ray

Erica Mack edmack@fcps.edu

 Raz-Suv

Brittany Maslowsky bemaslowsky@fcps.edu

 Suw-Z

Michelle Gunderman mcgunderman@fcps.edu

Breakout Locations

Tuesday Sept. 10th

Cooper – Chorus Room Hanley – Library McNeal – Auditorium Naghmi - Silverbox

Thursday Sept. 12th

Freeman – Auditorium Mack – Chorus Room Maslowsky – Silverbox Gunderman - Library