COLLEGE APPLICATION SURVIVAL GUIDE

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1 COLLEGE APPLICATION SURVIVAL GUIDE

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3 College Application Checklist q Get Organized: List your colleges on the yellow organizer, noting all login usernames and passwords. On each college website, search the admissions tab for deadlines and required application materials such as transcripts, test scores, and counselor or teacher recommendations. These may also be listed within the application. Add these requirements to your organizer. Search the college admissions tab for the application. If the college accepts more than one type of application (i.e. the Common App, the Coalition App, the college s own application, etc.), decide which application you will use for each school. Start the online application. q Send Test Scores: AT LEAST 4-6 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEADLINE: If you listed colleges when you registered to take the ACT or SAT, these scores have already been sent to your colleges. If you need to send test scores to your colleges go to: ACT: OR SAT: Check to see if your colleges require SAT II Subject Tests for admission as well. q Request Transcripts: AT LEAST 15 SCHOOL DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE: Check that the transcript is accurate before making your first request. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN THE APPLICATION for transcript requests. Common Application, Coalition Application and other applications may ask you to invite your counselor to upload the transcript directly into the application by entering their address. For all other applications, request transcripts through q Request Letters of Recommendation, Forms or the School Report: Not all colleges require letters of recommendation, forms or the School Report. If your application requires any of these, AT LEAST 15 SCHOOL DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE: Complete the FERPA agreement within the application, waiving your right to review the letter. Recommenders may refuse to write you a letter and colleges may put little weight on a letter, unless you waive your right to review the recommendation. For School Reports, Counselor Forms, or Counselor Letters of Recommendation: o Complete the Counselor Rec Survey on the About Me tab in Naviance then your counselor that it is complete. Include a list of schools requiring a recommendation or form and their deadlines. o Follow the instructions within your application to list your counselor s address. Your counselor will receive instructions to upload materials into your application. For teacher letters of recommendation: o Ask your teacher in person and give your teacher the completed Teacher Recommendation Form (available in CCC). o Follow the instructions within your application to list your teacher s address. Your teacher will receive instructions to upload their letter into your application.

4 q Complete applications with the following information: JHHS CEEB School Code: GPA Scale: 4.0 Class Rank: None GPA Rank Weight: Weighted Class Size: Available in CCC by 8/30/18 Date of State-administered SAT: 4/10/18 Date of D214 HS Entry: 8/26/2015 Counselor Title: Counselor Graduation date: 5/26/2019 Counselor Fax Number: (847) Class Credit: ½ credit for each semester course, except PE = ¼ credit for each semester Mrs. Bialeschki: Mrs. Bowen Mrs. Deppen Mr. Galarza Mrs. Mo Mrs. Muck Mrs. Waller robin.bialeschk@d214.org stacey.bowen@d214.org jaclyn.deppen@d214.org david.galarza@d214.org san.mo@d214.org brigette.muck@d214.org meaghan.waller@d214.org q Check your application is complete: Log into your Common Application, Coalition Application or college application account to check that your application is complete. Applications are complete only when ALL application materials (transcript, test scores, recommendations, etc.) have been received by the college. If you requested transcripts through Parchment, log into your account at to verify that the transcript was received by the college. Once College Applications are complete q Financial Aid & Scholarships Check each college financial aid webpage to see what financial aid forms are required. Some schools ask for the CSS Profile or their own school form in addition to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). These may have early deadlines. Fill out the FAFSA, between October 1 st and November 15 th at Look for scholarships matching your talents and interests on: o College websites o In Naviance on the Colleges tab under Scholarships and Money o In the national scholarship search engines found on the JHHS College Resources page. q Thank teachers and counselors who helped you with this process! Timetable for Senior Year FOR MORE INFORMATION ON: ü Building college lists ü Completing applications ü Financial Aid & Scholarships Check out the JHHS College Resources Webpage: à Start on the JHHS homepage à Click on Students à Select College Resources

5 Sending your initial transcript to College: Are you using the Coalition or Common App? Yes No Your counselor will upload your official transcript into the application Are you selfreporting grades in your application (For example, U of I, Illinois State, Iowa)? Yes No No transcript is needed. Use Parchment to request transcripts through the link on the JHHS Quick Links Bar **Please note, all final transcript requests (sent after graduation) will be through Parchment.com.

6 IMPORTANT: Ask your teacher or counselor in person BEFORE adding them to your application!! Inviting Recommenders in the Common Application On the My Colleges tab, click on one of your colleges Select Recommenders and FERPA on the left & complete the FERPA. Scroll down to invite counselor and teacher recommenders by adding their name and . Inviting Recommenders in the Coalition Application After completing your profile, go to your Colleges tab. Within each of your college applications, request official documents such as transcripts or recommendations. If a college requires a recommendation or transcript, it will be clearly stated. If not required, you will not be able to request a transcript. To make a request simply add the name of the person and their .