Using Naviance in the College Process What Have We Done to Prepare - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Overview of Senior Year Timeline and Using Naviance in the College Process

 What Have We Done to Prepare Our Students?  College Admissions Factors

 Davirah Timm-Dinkins

 The 12th Grade College Planning Timeline

• Senior Timeline: College and Financial

 Kellie McGavin-Wiedlich

 The Use of Naviance in the College Process

• Naviance Update
• Common Application
• STEM Application Procedures

 Leanne Glowik

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 WE GRADUATED OUR SECOND

GROUP OF STUDENTS!

 All 172 chose to pursue post-

secondary education.

 The Class of 2015 was accepted

to over 215 different institutions across 28 states, England, France, and the Netherlands!

 Students submitted an average

• f 6.6 applications.

 We processed transcripts for

1,135 applications!

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 January 2015: Junior College Night for parents and students.  March-May 2015: Offered individual Junior Meetings for

students and parents starting in March 2015.

 May 2015: College Admissions and Naviance Presentation in 11th

grade English classes.

 May/June 2015: Posted our comprehensive Naviance training

guide for students. Available on STEM website and Naviance.

 Fall 2015: Up-to-date scholarship page will be available for

students on Naviance Up to date Counseling webpage on our STEM website with several resources, including scholarship, college essays, financial aid, important timelines, etc.

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 What Colleges Consider:

• Quality of courses

 Challenging curriculum throughout four years

• Academic performance/grades

 Keep improving through every grade level

• Test Scores – SAT/ACT/SAT Subject
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Community Service
• Work Experience
• Essay/Personal Statement
• Letters of recommendation

 From teachers, counselor, coach, etc.

• Interview (if required)

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 Senior Year:

• Fall

 Plan College Visits and Interviews (if applicable)  Take final SAT, SAT Subject Test or ACT  Make final selection of schools (6-8)  Reach, Target and Likely Schools  Create a Master List or Calendar of Important Info including :  Application and Financial Deadline Dates  Materials Needed, Fees, STEM Requirements  Pay close attention to your deadlines.  Request teacher recommendations  Essay Submission Requirements  Fees: Fee Waivers

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 Early Decision (I &II) : Binding

• Student must have meeting with counselor to discuss ED agreement
• Can only apply to one school Early Decision

 Early Action: Non-Binding

• Can apply early to other colleges, can apply regular decision

 Single Choice/Restricted Early Action: Non-Binding

• Cannot apply early to other colleges, can apply regular decision

 Rolling Admission

• Open admission, no specific deadline

 Regular Decision

• Deadline date established by the institution
• Priority Deadline

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• Winter

 Apply for Financial Aid and Scholarships  Scholarship list available on Naviance  Early Decision Applicants: Complete required Forms  CSS Profile: If required by school; complete after October 1, 2015  Explore outside scholarships

• Spring

 National Notification Deadline for Colleges: April 1  National Candidate Reply Date and send in Deposit: May 1  Let the Counseling Office know where to send your final transcript  Student Athletes: NCAA Clearinghouse Requirements *Request Final Amateurism Certification Online: After April 1 *Request Copy of Final Transcript

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 Financial Aid Night – Oct 15th

Michael Burke – PHEAA Representative from Bryn Mawr College

 Types of Student Financial Aid

• Grants: Federal/State/College
• Loans: Federal
• Work Study Opportunities

 Types of Applications

• FAFSA (Available after Jan 1) - Free
• CSS (available after Oct. 1) - $25.00 fee
• Institutional Forms (as set by college)

 What you need to complete forms:

• Student and parent financial forms (e.g. tax information, W2s, etc.)
• Social security number

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Deadlines Required Documents Early Decision Regular Decision Transfers Penn Financial Aid Supplement (PFAS)

• Nov. 2,

2015**

• Feb. 1,

2016

• Apr. 15,

2016 CSS/PROFILE

• Nov. 2,

2015**

• Feb. 1,

2016

• Apr. 15,

2016 Noncustodial PROFILE, if applicable

• Nov. 2,

2015**

• Feb. 1,

2016

• Apr. 15,

2016 Parents' and student's 2014 federal income tax returns, all schedules, pages and W-2 forms

• Nov. 2,

2015**

• Feb. 1,

2016* not applicable Parents' and student's 2015 federal income tax returns, all schedules, pages and W-2 forms

• Feb. 15,

2016 Feb 15, 2016

• Apr. 15,

2016 FAFSA

• Apr. 15,

2016

• Apr. 15,

2016

• Apr. 15,

2016

UPenn Financial Aid Checklist for Prospective Undergraduates

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 Overview of how to use Naviance as a tool in the

college application process.

 Review the general college application process and the

role of Naviance in this process.

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Select what colleges you’re applying to

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Figure out application types, i.e. Common App vs. Non-Common App

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Submit your college applications – your “package”

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Send your test scores via Collegeboard/ACT

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Using Naviance – STEM’s “delivery” system

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Letter of Recommendation invitations

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Requesting initial transcripts

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Tracking your package

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Figure What Application is Used by the Colleges You’re Applying to

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 Naviance is a college/career search engine and delivery

system by which STEM staff send letters of recommendations and academic transcripts.

 3,819 institutions accept Naviance transmissions!

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Common App Non-Common App

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 The Common App is a free undergraduate college

admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of the 500+ member colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia.

 In Naviance, a Common App school is designated by

the symbol.

 You can access the Common App by going to

www.commonapp.org

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 Some schools are Common App exclusive,

which means they do not accept any application other than the Common App. Some schools accept both the Common App and their

• wn individualized application.

 We STRONGLY encourage students to apply via

the Common App even if the college or university offers an alternate application for admission.

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 Some colleges and universities have opted not to use

the Common Application.

 Instead, they have created their own applications,

which in most cases are online.

 Non-Common App schools are designated by the

symbol.

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Submit Your Applications

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 Complete and submit your applications via the

Common App or non-common app sites.

 Take your time completing your application and essays

– this is a very important step!

 We ask that you please submit your applications to

your prospective colleges prior to requesting letters of recommendation and requesting transcripts.

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Send Your Standardized Test Scores to Prospective Colleges

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 STEM does not send your standardized test scores to

college.

 Students must log into their Collegeboard and/or ACT

accounts to send official test score reports.

 Your son or daughter may have already opted to have

scores automatically sent when they sat for the test.

 This step can be completed before or after students

apply to prospective schools.

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Using Naviance – Our “Delivery” System for Supplemental Information

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 The previous steps require research, planning, and

preparation on the student’s part.

 You can help, but make sure your student takes

• wnership of this process!

 The next few slides provide an overview of how the

student will use Naviance as part of the college process.

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Counselors

• Send transcripts to

requested colleges

• Complete required

counselor forms

• Write

individualized counselor letters for each student

• Submit school

profile

• Assist with NCAA

process Students

• Submit college apps
• Send standardized test

scores

• Request letters of

recommendation

• Request transcripts
• Apply for financial aid
• Apply for scholarships

Teachers submit letters of recommendation!

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School Profile Transcripts Letters of Recommendation Mid-year Reports School/Counselor Report Year End Report Naviance is the delivery system through which we will send many important supplemental documents to your prospective colleges and universities.

Step 5

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 Students can access the link to Naviance on the

Counseling website.

 Their username is their student ID # and their

password is their DOB.

 From this step forward, students will “live” in an area

• f their Naviance account called “Colleges I’m Applying

to”.

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 This is the section where the students will “live”.  Students designate the application type within this

section as well as indicate that they’ve applied to the school.

 We have created a step-by-step user guide to support

students through this process.

 This guide can be found on the Counseling section of

• ur STEM website under the “College and Career

Counseling” tab and on Naviance.

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Inviting Teachers to Upload Letters of Recommendation

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 Students “invite” their teachers to upload and send

letters of recommendation in two steps:

1.

Providing them with a hard copy, blue form, which indicates the schools they’re asking the teacher to write to.

2.

Adding them to their Naviance accounts.

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The submission type on Naviance should match the box you check on the request form.

List the schools that you’re asking your teacher to write to

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 The vast majority of schools will accept electronic

submissions

 If a school is mail only , you must provide an

addressed & stamped envelope to each teacher so they can mail their letter.

Non-Common App Application, Letters of Recommendation, and Transcript Paper Submission Application, Letters of Recommendation, and Transcript Common App Application, Letters of Recommendation, and Transcript

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Requesting Transcripts from Your Counselors

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 Students requests transcripts from the Counseling

Office by submitting a hard copy, pink transcript request form.

 Students can pick up these forms in the Counseling

Office from Mrs. Zach.

 Students are allowed to use multiple forms AND

should only turn in the forms when they are ready for the transcript to be submitted.

• Turn in early decision/action school(s) early vs. regular

decision

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Tracking Your Application “Package”

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