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College Planning for Parents at Presented to you by the Immaculata Guidance Department Goals of the Program This Evening: We will help you identify what the IHS Guidance Counseling Department is doing to prepare students for college We
■ We will help you identify
what the IHS Guidance Counseling Department is doing to prepare students for college
■ We will identify what students
must do to prepare themselves for college and beyond
■ We will identify what parents
must do to prepare students for college
■ Individual meetings with students and parents ■ Encouraging students to visit college campuses ■ Assisting with information regarding Financial Aid
■ Reviewing Junior College Day information with
■Reviewing transcripts, standardized test scores, and lists of ■potential colleges in Naviance system ■Maintaining professional relationships with admissions personnel ■Reviewing NCAA criteria for athletes and processing forms ■Ensuring teacher recommendation letters are checked for
accuracy and content, and are available when required
■Releasing transcripts electronically when transcript request forms
are presented to our office
Naviance helps students plan for and achieve post-secondary goals
In Naviance students can:
based on IHS data of GPA’s and test scores from the past 5 years
■ Teachers upload their letters of recommendation
■ Naviance allows for the secure and timely
■ Allows counselors and parents to track student
■ Paperwork due by May 1st:
For your Counselor: For your Teacher:
For your Counselor: 1.Activities Profile
For your Counselor: 1.Parents Brag Sheet
For your Counselor: 1.Personal Resume
DUE BY MAY 1ST TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR!
Give to your teachers: 1.Teacher Feedback Form
Give to your teachers:
Be sure to include a copy
you submitted to Guidance!
DUE BY MAY 1ST TO THE TEACHERS!
For your Counselor: For your Teacher:
■ Best way to learn about a school! ■ Immaculata offers 2 excused absences/per school
■ Ask about experiential visits: ■ Overnight visits ■ Lunch in Cafeteria ■ Sit in on a lecture ■ Interview students/faculty
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The SAT and ACT are entrance exams used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions.
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The idea (in theory, at least) is to provide colleges with one common criterion that can be used to compare all applicants.
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This is just one factor in the admissions decision. Schools also consider:
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High school GPA
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Academic transcript
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Letters of recommendation
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Extracurricular activities
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Interviews
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and personal essays The weight placed on these scores varies from school to school.
SATs @IHS!!
■ 3 Main ways of submitting an application
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* Common Application “resets” each year on August 1st, but students can create their account at any time and begin working *Students should have their college essay ready (complete and proofread) for upload into the Common Application
The Common Application (informally known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of nearly 700 member colleges and universities in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, and many European countries
What is it? The Coalition is a diverse group of more than 150 distinguished colleges and universities that is committed to making college a reality for all high school students
The Coalition App covers many top college and universities, but not as many schools as the Common App covers. Only 132 schools are Coalition members, as opposed to the almost 800 schools that are covered by the Common App. All eight of the Ivy League colleges are included in this application. Other prominent universities, including Stanford University, the University of Chicago, Duke University, and Johns Hopkins University, are also included in the Coalition Application, and more schools join the Coalition each year
Most of the schools included in the Coalition App are also included in the Common App. So, what are the benefits of choosing one application over the
If you think that completing one application will be difficult enough and you crave the simplicity of only having to go through the process ones, then the Common App may be the best application for you. Because the Common App covers so many schools, chances are the schools you are applying to will be on this application. Enter all of your basic info
each school on your list. Remember that most schools accept at least one of these applications, but not all of them! If you plan to apply to any University of California schools or to certain small private schools, you will not be able to use the Common App or Coalition App. Always be sure to check with the schools themselves to make sure you are filling out their application correctly.
■ Complete the Common Application online ■ Complete Non-Common Application school
■ Once submitted, request standardized test scores
■ Request transcripts via IHS Transcript Request
EARLY DECISION:
EARLY ACTION:
REGULAR DECISION:
ROLLING DECISION:
■ Review materials from this evening
and in folder that students received at Junior College Day
■ Complete Parent Brag Sheet ■ Plan college visits ■ Keep up with deadlines for testing,
applications, and scholarships
■ Communicate with your child’s
counselor
■ Encourage your child to seek
answers themselves regarding questions related to their college applications—empower them!
■ Fill out applications for
students
■ Write essays for students ■ Complete paperwork for
transcripts or scholarships
■ Make this their college
process—this is a time for your child to take a lead
■ 87% went on to 4 year colleges, 11% to 2 year ■ Average number of applications per student was
■ Median GPA was 3.49 ■ Total scholarship dollars attracted was $19.9