Mrs. Eaton (GRB - LEM) @20eaton Mrs. Wittersheim (LEN - MC) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

REMIND 101 - TEXT NUMBER 81010

• Mr. Schoon (A - CLE)

@schoon20

• Mrs. Angelo (CLF - GRA)

@angelo20

• Mrs. Eaton (GRB - LEM)

@20eaton

• Mrs. Wittersheim (LEN - MC)

@kwitty20

• All EL Direct Students
• Mr. Longenbaugh (MD - RICH)

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• Mr. Coan (RICI - SIM)

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• Mrs. Biggs (SIN - Z)

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Please complete The Senior Questionaire by scanning the QR Code

• n the handout.

This presentation is available on the counseling department website under “College Planning”.

• Will be posted on the counseling center wall

after September 5th.

• Contact your counselor if you have a conflict.
• Schedules are always subject to change.
• Pass will be delivered on the day of your
• conference. If you don’t get a pass, don’t come

down.

• If you have questions prior to your conference,

email your counselor or fill out a request.

• Go to NAVIANCE which can be found in “Student

Services” on our school’s website.

• Log in using your school s0# and your school

password.

• Move all colleges from “Colleges I’m Thinking

About” to “Colleges I’m Appyling To”

• Add any colleges where you have applied to

“Colleges I’m Applying To”

• Add any colleges you are strongly considering

to “Colleges I’m Applying To”

• Students usually apply to 3-6 colleges;

however, every student is different.

• Check out the list of schools visiting Wheaton

North and sign up via your Naviance Account.

• Complete and turn in the “Falcon Information

Sheet” to your counselor. (salmon form)

• Find out if you need teacher letters of rec by

visiting the admissions page of your prospective schools.

• Fill out a teacher rec form, if needed. Make

sure to ask your teacher first. (Green Form)

• 1. Grades in College Prep Classes
• 2. Strength of curriculum
• 3. Admission Test Scores (Test Optional Schools Exist)
• 4. Grades in all Courses
• 5. Essay or Writing Sample (If Applicable)
• 6. Counselor and Teacher Recs

• 1. Update Naviance
• 2. Apply to your chosen school
• 3. Ask for Teacher Recommendations*
• 4. Send in your own Test Scores
• 5. Turn in Transcript Requests

*Not all school need letters of rec.

• Go to the college website’s admissions page and

find “apply now”.

• This will take you to the college’s application or

to the Common Application.

• Complete the application and make note of

whether you need any teacher/counselor recommendations, and if so, how many.

• Bring your transcript request directly to your

counselor after completing the application.

• This is the only form that we use – no

send.edu

• Transcript Release Forms can be found in the

Counseling Center on the wall – Green Form

• Turn in the Transcript Release Form to your

counselor for each school you apply to with $5 (cash or check payable to Wheaton North High School). ***Please turn in transcript request at least 10 days before the application deadline***

• Go to ACT

.org or CollegeBoard.org to send your ACT and/or SAT scores

• You can check your College

Board or ACT account to verify if they were already sent.

• 1/3 of our seniors attend COD every year!
• Don’t Wait To Apply.
• COD Field Trip – (Nov. 14th-Tentatively):

Sign up in the counseling office (Only 60 Spots Available)

• Pick up an “Applying to COD” guide sheet

in the counseling center.

• Early Action:
• Nov. 1 deadline
• Mid December notification
• Regular Application Filing Period:
• Jan. 5 deadline
• Early March notification
• Majors: Always List Two
• Self-Report Test Scores & Grades (No

Transcript Request Needed)

• September 4th: Senior Parent Night
• September 11th : Financial Aid Night -

7:00pm @Wheaton North

• October 1st: FAFSA OPENS
• October 15th: College of DuPage College

Fair - 6 to 8 p.m.

• November 1st: Early Action deadline for

many colleges and universities.