POST SECONDARY PLANNING NIGHT September 11, 2018 Rachel DeWyngaert - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

POST SECONDARY PLANNING NIGHT September 11, 2018

Rachel DeWyngaert HS Counselor Lenore Kingsmore Principal Karen Tay LDTC

AGENDA:

• College search review
• Next steps
• College application procedures
• Understanding your transcript
• Second semester activities
• Questions

COLLEGE SEARCH

▶ Talk to your School Counselor ▶ Go to http://www.henryhudsonreg.k 12.nj.us ▶ Under Education Links, click

• n Naviance-Family

Connection and log in ▶ Speak with college representatives at HHRS ( schedule on Naviance) ▶ Visit the campus ▶ MCGDA college fair at Brookdale’s Collins Arena is Sunday, 10/14/18 from 1-4 pm

EXPLORE THE “COLLEGES” SECTION ON NAVIANCE:

COLLEGE VISITS AT HHRS:

Schools that will be visiting HHRS will be posted through Naviance Family Connection Visits will take place during Lunch Talk to all admissions counselors and ask them your questions,

Next Steps: Letters of Recommendations

• 1. Ask teachers in person to write letter of

recommendation

• 2. Two Teachers and One Counselor

Letter

• 3. Timeline to ask teachers must be ASAP

if not already completed

• 4. Brag sheet in Naviance must be

finished for ANY letter to be written

NEXT STEPS:

• Register and take the SATs (www.collegeboard.org),

ACTs (www.act.org) and/or SAT Subject tests

• Upcoming test dates:
• Next SAT: October 6 (Register Late by 9/26)
• More SAT dates: November 3, December 1
• Next ACT: October 28 (Late registration by

10/6), December 9 (Register by 11/3)

• **Remember to have your test scores sent to

colleges directly from College Board and ACT (HHRS will not report your scores to colleges!)

❧ Athletes: Register with the NCAA at eligibilitycenter.org; request transcript through the NCAA site

YOU ARE READY TO APPLY!

▶ Complete online applications (via commonapp.org and/or college/university websites) IMPORTANT: For Common App schools, you MUST match your Common App and Naviance accounts , AND complete the FERPA waiver through Common App ▶ Make sure all colleges to which you are applying are listed on the “Colleges I’m Applying to” page on Naviance ▶ Submit a completed HHRS Naviance Application Checklist “NAC” form for each college to which you are applying (you may list up to 5 colleges on one form)

REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS IN NAVIANCE:

HHRS NAVIANCE APPLICATION CHECKLIST “NAC” Form:

APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)

Deadlines: ▶ All required materials must be submitted to Guidance at least ten (10) school days before the college’s deadline (although you may bring them earlier) ▶ To have your applications and supplemental materials submitted by Thanksgiving recess, you must bring all required materials to Guidance by November 9, 2018; applications to be sent by the winter break must be submitted to Guidance by December 10, 2018.

EARLY DECISION/EARLY ACTION / RESTRICTIVE/SINGLE-CHOICE EARLY ACTION:

Deadline Examples:

• Deadline is Nov 1- submit form by Oct 18th
• Deadline is Nov 15 - submit form by Nov 1st

If you will be applying to schools early, please see Ms. DeWyngaert ASAP.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST (SAMPLE)

College Name Application Type (Regular, Early Decision/ Early Action, Rolling) Deadline/Da te Submitted HHRS NAC form Resume and Brag Sheet (1 of each) Stamps Request Teacher Rec.

SECOND SEMESTER ACTIVITIES:

• Scholarships/Financial Aid: Check Naviance,

www.fastweb.com, www.scholarships.com, www.finaid.org for scholarships and other funding opportunities

• Plan for Financial Aid Workshop: October 25th
• Apply for a PIN (parents and students) at

www.pin.ed.gov

• After October 1, 2018 apply for financial aid at

fafsa.ed.gov

• Complete college/university financial aid forms

and/or CSS profile

TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:

Students May Request an Unofficial Transcript at anytime from Guidance. **You will receive one tonight-make sure it's accurate

CONCLUSIONS:

▶ Research colleges on Naviance, visit campuses, attend open houses and college fairs; demonstrate interest, ask questions! ▶ Take the SAT/ACT and SAT II (Subject Tests), if needed ▶ Request recommendations; submit resume and brag sheet to your School Counselor and recommendation writers; provide outside recommenders with addressed, stamped envelopes for each college

CONCLUSIONS (CONTINUED):

▶ Apply online—complete FERPA waiver, essays, EOF questionnaires,

• etc. Update your Naviance account

▶ Submit signed Naviance Application Checklist “NAC” processing form to Guidance allowing 10 school days for processing ▶ Have SAT and/or ACT scores sent directly to your colleges ▶ Parents—start gathering paperwork for financial aid(you can use your 2017 Tax Return) ▶ Decide and notify attending college no later than May 1, 2019

Important dates

➔ Brookdale College Fair: October 14 1-4pm ➔ Brookdale Admissions Meeting- October 19th for students. ➔ FAFSA Night: October 25th ◆ WIll have a workshop in Lab to fill out the FAFSA form

QUESTIONS???