CLASS OF 2018 SENIOR COLLEGE MEETING

Transcription

1 CLASS OF 2018 SENIOR COLLEGE MEETING Important Dates Review Transcripts The College Application Process at Churchill Deadlines

2 Important Dates Tuesday, Sept. 12 Senior Parent 7:00pm Friday, Sept First day to submit transcript requests Tuesday, Sept. 19 Financial Aid 7:00pm (Important for you and your parents to attend) Tuesday, Sept. 26 Maryland College Night at 7:00pm Wednesday, Oct. 11 PSAT, late arrival for seniors (Great day to work on applications)

3 Check transcript for accuracy Transcript Review Check to make sure your senior courses are correct - You were notified of remaining course requirements needed for graduation. Make sure your schedule has those courses - New transcripts are ordered for schedule changes made from the beginning of the school year - LAST Schedule Requests must be made by Wednesday Notify me today of any errors With any schedule change after the transcript has been sent, you must NOTIFY EACH COLLEGE that you ve applied to WE NOTIFY THE COLLEGES AS WELL

4 What YOU send directly to the Applications and Essays: college/university - Make sure you meet all requirements - Follow Directions Read through the application completely before you start, and answer the questions honestly and completely - Have someone proofread the entire application before you submit Common Application vs Coalition Application University of Maryland-College Park is COALITION only! Teacher/Counselor s are not required the Common Application but must be entered in Coalition. Common Application must be matched to your Naviance/Family Connection On the Coalition Application - Check the box next to I will be sending in my Grades separately, and acknowledge that it is my responsibility to ensure it is received by the University of Maryland in order to manage this process outside

5 Others you are working with College Board and/or ACT You must request for your scores to be sent directly to colleges through their separate processes Churchill Registrar Teachers

6 What the Registrar sends for you Transcript Counselor letter of recommendation WCHS profile Secondary School Report These items are sent together in one of two ways: Naviance/Family Connection edocs U.S. MAIL

7 Sending Your Transcript List only the colleges to which you are ready to send a transcript to. Those that you are definitely applying to. Allow 20 school days for the registrar to process your request and your counselor to write your recommendation. Remember staff is not in school during holidays, so make all requests by December 1 st for deadlines on Jan. 1 or Jan. 15. Provide the registrar with two (2) addressed and stamped envelopes for each MAILED application: One business-sized, addressed to college w/ WCHS return address (one stamp) One large envelope addressed to college w/ WCHS return address (four stamps) Put your name and deadline in pencil under both envelope flaps

8 Items to Complete Before Making A Transcript Request List your colleges in Naviance ( Colleges I m applying to section) Release of Records (Purple Form) Diploma Order Form (Blue) NACAC Form (White) - SIGN the Waiver College Packet Transcript Request Form Complete TOP portion only All paperwork must be given to Mrs. Lantos, the registrar, BEFORE school, DURING lunch or AFTER school for ALL transcript requests.

9 Requesting a Recommendation From a Teacher Approach the teacher(s) you requested recommendations from, and politely remind them of your request during the spring semester. (If you did not ask last spring, politely ask a teacher for a recommendation) Formal request will be made through Naviance/Family Connection Provide the teacher(s) with an Academic Information Sheet Allow 20 school days for the teacher(s) to write letters Provide the colleges DEADLINE If mailing recs, provide an addressed stamped envelope. Make sure you THANK your teacher(s) for the extra effort on your behalf (She/he is using free time for YOU)

10 Step 1: Login to Naviance Your should be placed in the profile section **SAME as in Common App**

11 Step 2 In New Tab go-to: Open your Common App account Click Create an Account on homepage If you have already created an account, sign in If you have not already created an account click Create an Account. Make sure your name and address are identical to what appears in Naviance/Family Connection.

12 Step 3 Complete the following Within the Common Application: 1. Complete Current or Most Recent School segment of the education section. 2. Add at least one college to your My Colleges List tab. 3. Read and Sign the FERPA Release-Authorization in the Recommenders & FERPA section. The expectation is that you will waive your right to view your records.

13 STEP 4 Match Common App & Naviance Account Within Naviance, click on the COLLEGES tab and then click COLLEGES I AM APPLYING TO Match your Common App and Naviance/Family Connection accounts by entering your and date of birth within the box at top of page. Click Match. If all information is accurately entered, your accounts will match and be linked.

14 Utilizing Naviance: Teacher Recommendation Requests Open your Naviance account Click the Colleges tab Click Colleges I m Applying To Scroll to the Teacher Recommendation section Click Add/Cancel Requests Select a Teacher from the drop-down menu (You can add a note, and request for a teacher to write for a specific college only) Repeat as necessary to add additional teachers Click Update Requests

15 Naviance Teacher Recommendations Requests

16 Once a request has been made, the teacher will receive an notification Subject: New teacher recommendation request From: Steven Student Steven student has submitted a request for a teacher recommendation from you Personal message: Please write a recommendation for American University only Thank you! Note: The Note section is not a requirement. Students can use this section to write a thank you message or communicate to the teacher which colleges they are requesting a recommendation and the reason why. WARNING: If you add colleges AFTER the initial request to the teacher, you must notify the teacher AGAIN to request the recommendations be sent to the additional colleges.

17 College Visit Update! You can now sign up for college visits with school representatives through Naviance/Family Connection Go to Colleges - view all upcoming visits then click on sign up next to the desired college or event Then on the next screen sign me up Students will use the confirmation page as their pass to show their teacher Attendance will be taken for those who actually make it to the visit

18 Admissions Deadlines Pay attention to deadlines, they are final and vary greatly by college Submit all parts of the application by the deadline Submit components of the application (recommendations, scores, transcript, etc.) at any time, in any order prior to the deadline Check your Naviance/Family Connection to ensure that all required documents have been received. When the materials have been sent It will say initial materials submitted. File matching at the colleges/universities takes TIME. :) **GPA is on Naviance/Family Connection for Self-Reporting**

19 Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling & Regular Admissions understand your options! Early Decision Binding, if accepted you must go. Only ONE application can be filed early decision. Deposits are usually requested within a few weeks of acceptance. Early Action, Single Choice Not binding, but students may not apply to any other private college s early action admissions; they may apply rolling or regular decision to other colleges. If accepted, student has until May 1 to place a deposit. Early Action Not Binding, you make a decision and deposit by May 1. Rolling Admissions - Once an application is complete, admissions will make decisions, on an on-going, rolling basis; you have until May 1 to make a deposit. Regular Admissions - All applications have a specific deadline, and you have until May 1 to make a decision and deposit.

20 ED CANDIDATES If you plan to apply Early Decision (ED) please see your counselor before submitting your application

21 Signature Program If you are in a signature program and want the program s profile sent to colleges, please provide Ms. Svrcek a stamped and addressed envelope for each college for which you are applying when making your transcript request.

22 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR YEAR! MAINTAIN COURSE LOAD AND GRADES UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR!

23 The entire Counseling Department is here to help you! Contact us with any questions or concerns! Remember, this time next year you will be a college freshman!