Class of 2020 Senior Presentation South County High School September 2019
SCHS Student Services Staff 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 ❑ Megan Cooper (A-Bor) ❑ Becky Freeman (L-Mx) ❑ Laura Hanley (Bos-Dp) ❑ Erica Mack (My-Ray) ❑ Arnold McNeal (Dq-Haq) ❑ Brittany Maslowsky (Raz-Suv) ❑ Mehreen Naghmi (Har-K) ❑ Michelle Gunderman(Suw-Z)
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 o ASVAB Administration at SCHS – February 27 th 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 office (D107) in Student Services Complete the form and return it to the transcript office: 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 office, 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 or 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 Applicatio Additional College: Website: n type DeadlineFee Letters of Rec? Essay? info: Early CNU http://cnu.edu/ Action yes one http://www.highpoint High Point .edu/ Regular none required http://www.longwood From a math Longwood .edu/ teacher http://www.umw.edu Common Mary Wash / app Randolph Macon http://www.rmc.edu/
Financial Aid Financial Aid Nights (Registration NOT required) Sept. 16th – West Springfield HS at 6:30pm Sept. 26 th – 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. 30 th – FAFSA Completion – West Springfield HS Nov. 7 th – FAFSA Completion – Hayfield SS Nov. 13 th – 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. 22 nd McLean HS 6:30 p.m. ➢ FCPS 2019 College Fair and College Nights: ❑ Sunday, October 20 th from 7:30-9:30pm @ Fair Oaks Mall ❑ Monday, October 21 st 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. 10 th Thursday Sept. 12 th Cooper – Chorus Room Freeman – Auditorium Hanley – Library Mack – Chorus Room McNeal – Auditorium Maslowsky – Silverbox Naghmi - Silverbox Gunderman - Library
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