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PATHWAYS TO THE BACCALAUREATE

• A special program at NVCC designed for

students who:

– Are interested in obtaining a bachelor’s (4 year/college) degree – May need assistance with the college process – Interested in transferring to a 4 year college/university – Has a strong desire for academic success

• No minimum GPA is required to apply
• Applying for and participating in the

Pathway program does not bind your student to attend NVCC

• Pathway students can transfer to any 4

year school

• NVCC application and Pathway

application are different * Applications will open in late October

PATHWAYS TO THE BACCALAUREATE

BENEFITS IN HIGH SCHOOL

• Individual meetings with Pathways

counselor in high school

• Workshops on the NVCC application

process

• Preparation for placement tests &

placement testing at the high school

• Assistance with financial planning
• Priority course registration

BENEFITS AT NVCC

• Works with the same counselor from high

school into NVCC (academic, career, transfer, and financial aid counseling)

• All NVCC students can take advantage of

the GAA (Guaranteed Admission Agreement) with various universities/colleges, however Pathway students can start the process early

ENTRANCE EXAMS

• Check the colleges website to see if they

require a college entrance exam (SAT or ACT) and/or a SAT Subject Test

• Generally colleges/universities would like

all application materials, including the ACT/SAT by the deadline

• RRHS does not send scores to colleges.

Seniors will need to request these scores to be sent via:

– ACT.org – Collegeboard.org (SAT/AP)

Is my score good?

• This depends on:
• Your student’s GPA
• Your student’s Transcript
• The university they’d like to attend
• Do they super score?
• Alongside with other variables

COALITION OR COMMON APPLICATION

WHICH DO WE CHOOSE?

• Common Application and Coalition are

applications that colleges use to streamline the college application process

• Look at the college websites to see which

application they use, if they select to use one

• Once your Senior has researched all their

colleges, created a list, look to see which application applies to most

• Some colleges may even use both

applications

Remember your Senior completes the application

Direct to Institution

NAVIANCE

RRHS Phoenix

NAVIANCE

Match your CommonApp to your Naviance account. Your email address needs to be the same for both

NAVIANCE: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Under the Colleges tab, Apply to Colleges is the link to request a Letter of Recommendation from teachers Ask Early! Some teachers have a limit of how many letters they will write per school year. Generally give your recommender 3 weeks notice before the college deadline.

NAVIANCE: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Steps to request a letter:

• 1. Ask in person first!
• 2. Once that recommender agrees, log into your Naviance account
• 3. Select the teacher you would like to write this recommendation
• 4. Select “All current and future colleges I add to my Colleges I’m Applying To list
• 5. Include a personal note
• 6. Submit request

EMAILS

• Seniors should create an appropriate e-

mail address for college applications, if they have not done so already

• You should have access to your students

college application e-mail

• Colleges will communicate to your

student through this e-mail

College Admissions Officers Are Checking Social Media

Fully 40 percent of admissions

• fficers say they visit applicants’

social media pages to learn about them, four times the percentage that did so in 2008, according to a just- released survey ( Money Magazine Jan 2016)

What students should do to highlight strengths through social media …

• 1. Create a positive presence using

a professional network i.e. Linkedin

• 2. A Digital Portfolio
• (ex: Zeebee)
• 3. An about Me page

Your student should want to attend every college/university they apply to

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLLEGE:

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER

• Program of Study
• School Size
• Class Size
• Support Programs
• City & Neighborhood
• Campus Culture
• Extracurricular Activities
• Distance from home
• Religious affiliation
• Net price
• Financial Aid Options
• Outside Learning Options
• Housing Options near Campus

Use a helpful tool such as this one to stay organized

ADVISEMENT APPOINTMENT

• Beginning September 4th Seniors will have

the opportunity to schedule a Senior Advisement appointment with their School Counselor

• School Counselors will meet with Seniors

beginning the following week

• Seniors can schedule an appointment by

visiting the RRHS School Counseling Page and selecting “Senior Advisement Appointment”

• They should follow all the directions on

that web page

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST

• The transcript request form allows for

School Counselors to send:

– School profile – Initial transcript – Counselor recommendation (if requested) – Teacher recommendation (if requested) – Secondary School Report (if applicable) – Mid-year transcript (February) – Final transcript (June)

College Application Deadline *Materials due to Counselor October 15 September 24 November 1 October 11 November 15 October 25 December 1 November 9 December 15 November 16 January 1 December 3 January 15 December 14 February 1 January 11 February 15 January 25 March 1 and beyond February 14 *Transcript Request sheet & Student Insight sheet Know your Colleges/Universities Deadlines!!

Student applies

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Student updates list of colleges in Naviance Student brings yellow transcript request to the Counseling Office

Counselor sends information to college through Naviance

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ESSAYS DONE FOR ME?!

• More and more colleges are catching

students using services such as these

• This is one sure way not to get in
• Your student needs to write their own

essay and complete the application themselves

• If your student needs assistance they may

ask a teacher for advise, help on essays, grammar, and/or topics

APPLICATION FOR FAFSA OPENS: OCTOBER 1st

FINANCIAL AID:

• FAFSA4CASTER is a free financial aid calculator

that gives you an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid. This information can help families plan ahead for college.

• Use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) to apply for aid!

• The FSA ID, consists of a user-created username

and password. This can be setup before the October 1st date.

• It allows users to electronically access personal

information on Federal Student Aid Web sites as well as electronically sign a FAFSA. *Complete this before mid November as colleges start to look at Merit Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS

• The RRHS College & Career Center page

is a great resource for Scholarship sites

• Some of the most common are:

– Collegeboard.org – Fastweb.com – Scholarships.com

• LCPS has a Scholarship webpage that is
• nly for Loudoun county students

QUESTIONS

• Have questions?

– Reach out to your Seniors School Counselor

• r send them with a list of questions to their

Senior Meeting

• List of 12th grade School Counselors

– Mrs. Jennifer Domingues (Last names A-Cr) – Ms. Amrita Sethi (Last names Cu-Jan) – Mrs. Kelley Familant (Last names Jar-Moll) – Mrs. Cynthia Connell (Last names Mon-Saw) – Ms. Nicole Bryan (Last names Sc-Z)