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College Application Process 2019-20 Fall Senior Parent Mtg NOTE SENIOR RED FOLDER Counselors held meetings with Senior Students during the week of August 26th - August 30th when they received RED FOLDERS which included the following

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College Application Process

2019-20 Fall Senior Parent Mtg

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NOTE

SENIOR RED FOLDER Counselors held meetings with Senior Students during the week of August 26th - August 30th when they received RED FOLDERS which included the following information in this presentation

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College App Flowchart

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Application Types

School-Specific

Applications created by the college and typically hosted

nline on the school’s website

Common App / Coalition App

Independent companies with member colleges | goal is to make it easier for student applicants to apply to colleges by using a “common” application to apply to multiple colleges

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Decision Types

Rolling Admission

Applicants typically receive decision within weeks of applying – may have embedded deadlines

Priority Admission

Similar to rolling with earlier app date set for applicants to apply by for an advantage

Regular Decision

January 1 is typical app due date – hear back by April 1st

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Decision Types (cont.)

Early Action (EA)

Earlier Deadline – Early Decision Notification If accepted, no Obligation to attend – have until May 1st Restrictive EA | May only apply to one school under EA

Early Decision (ED)

Apply to ONE school ED - Earlier Deadline Obligated to attend if accepted Utilize Net Price Calculators

Early Decision II (ED II)

Like ED but with a later submission and decision dates

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Doc Request Procedure

Requesting WHS to send documentation to External Destinations

STEP 1

Complete the “Blue” Consent Form (BCF)

STEP 2

Complete the “Pink” Transcript Request Form (PTRF)

STEP 3

Turn forms into College Secretary in Counseling

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Procedures (cont.)

The BCF: Section 1

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Procedures (cont.)

The BCF: Section 2

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Procedures (cont.)

The BCF: Section 3

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Procedures (cont.)

Requesting WHS to send documentation to External Destinations

STEP 1

Complete the “Blue” Consent Form (BCF)

STEP 2

Complete the “Pink” Transcript Request Form (PTRF)

STEP 3

Turn forms into College Secretary in Counseling

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Procedures (cont.)

The PTRF: Section 1

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Procedures (cont.)

The PTRF: Section 2

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Procedures (cont.)

The PTRF: Section 3

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Procedures (cont.)

Requesting WHS to send documentation to External Destinations

STEP 1

Complete the “Blue” Consent Form (BCF)

STEP 2

Complete the “Pink” Transcript Request Form (PTRF)

STEP 3

Turn forms into College Secretary in Counseling

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Procedures (cont.)

Additional copies of all forms are available outside the WHS College Secretary’s Office in the Counseling Department. Forms are NOT available online in order to maintain the color-coding used to assist the process.

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Procedures (cont.)

! IMPORTANT NOTES !

Official transcripts WILL NOT be handed to any

student or parent – sent directly to recipients from WHS

Documentation will only be sent to colleges

AFTER all components of application are received

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Sending Test Scores

TIPS

Option to send up to 4 FREE score reports - $13 cost

to send independently

ACT scores will not become available for WHS to send

until 6-8 after testing – must be re-requested by student to send

Increasing number of colleges will not take score report

copies from WHS

WHS sends full report with ALL scores

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Requesting Letters of Rec

Counselor Recommendation STEP 1

Complete Student & Parent Questionnaires in Naviance-Student

STEP 2

Meet with Counselor to discuss questionnaires and letter of recommendation

*** 10 School Days Prior to College App Deadline

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Requesting Letters of Rec

Teacher Recommendation STEP 1

Asking teacher to write rec “in person” – agree on completion date

STEP 2

Complete process in Family Connection to link teacher electronically with College Secretary to upload letter of recommendation

STEP 3

Write Thank You Note to Teacher!

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Internal WHS Deadlines

APPLICATION TYPE DETERMINES WHS DEADLINES Type #1 - ONLY Transcript/Test Scores required for the college application 2 School Days

prior to application deadline

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Internal WHS Deadlines

Type #2 – Requiring Other Documents in addition to transcript/test scores 10 School Days (prior to app deadline)

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Senior Course Changes

Changes to senior schedules/courses MAY affect the initial or forthcoming

admissions decisions

BEFORE any schedule changes are made:

> Work with your counselor throughout the process > Contact each college’s admissions office directly

If schedule changes occur AFTER applications are submitted, students

should contact each school explaining the course change

In some cases, we file mid-year reports, which includes second semester

schedules as well as any changes to those classes

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A+ Program

For students who meet criteria = paid tuition at 2-Year or Technical Missouri Colleges 4-Year Colleges | A+ Scholarships

There many 4-Year Missouri Colleges that have “A+ Scholarships” to recognize meeting A+ criteria

Steps to Sign-Up Online LINK: WHS Homepage/Counseling Homepage/A+ Program

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Application Fee Waivers

Overview

Students who have limited financial resources may meet requirements to use the Fee Waiver Form when applying to colleges - (up to 4 fee waivers)

Most Common Qualifiers

Enrolled in or eligible to participate in Federal

Free/Reduce Price Lunch Program (FRPL)

Has received or is eligible to receive an ACT or SAT

testing fee waiver

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Online Resources

WHS Homepage/Counseling Homepage/Senior Class

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