WHS Senior College Boot Camp Kelly Rapp A-D Laurie Freund E-K Jodie McInnes L-Rh Lauren Ross Ri-Z Welcome Back Seniors!
ACT/SAT Test? Have you taken one of these tests at least once yet? College Visits? Have you taken the time to visit the colleges you are interested in? If so, have you started comparing what each has to offer you? Applications? Have you started your applications yet? Timeline
actstudent.org
3 sessions to choose from: 6:00-8:00 pm MCCC: August: 22, 24, 29, 31. Sept. 7 MCCC: Every Tuesday starting Sept 13th through Oct 11 *WHS: Thursdays starting Sept. 15th thru Oct. 13th www.acttestprep.info licardi@acttestprep.info 5 week ACT course at MCCC & WHS
What is it? a comprehensive online tool that students and parents can use to help in making college and career decisions. research careers and colleges sign up for college visits track college application process- transcripts, letters of rec., etc. manage timelines and deadlines news and updates about local events, scholarship opportunities, and other web resources
TO LOGIN- Naviance/Family Connections under Quick Links USERNAME: your 6-digit student ID number PASSWORD: you created it last year
College Reps COME HERE in the fall Listen for announcements and check Naviance for list and sign up ( College tab) (Guidance will send a pass for you- sign up 1 day in advance!) You can go THERE! You have 2 college visits to use during the school year. Please visit the attendance office 2 days before your planned visit to complete the correct paperwork. You must keep up with classwork and communicate with teachers ahead of time. Visit!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19: Medina County College and Career Fair From 6-7:45 p.m. in the Community Center (Medina County Fairgrounds). VISIT!!
APPLICATION STEPS Add college to School s I m applying to under colleges tab in Family Connection Submit applications through Common App or thur college s website if common app is not an option. You will need to indicate IN NAVIANCE that you have applied. ( Have you applied? ) This is important to track your documents and deadlines for each school. Indicate if you applied via Common App ( yes or no drop down) Turn in Transcript Request form for EACH college The Application Process: Advice
Common Application Login *Akron University *Baldwin-Wallace College *Bowling Green *Case Western Reserve University *College of Wooster *Dennison University *University of Findley *Hiram College *John Carroll University *Kenyon College *Lake Erie College *Marietta College *Miami University *Oberlin College * The Ohio State University *Ohio University *Ohio Wesleyan University *Otterbein *University of Cincinnati *University of Dayton *Ursuline *Wittenberg University *Xavier University *University of Toledo Over 550 colleges nationwide use the Common Application
Your school is an EDOC school
LETTERS OF REC- This is misleading/not accurate. Please see college s main webpage for accurate documents needed.
University of Akron
College Essay Writing Tips Big Future Tips Tips for a great College Essay!
Download from Family Connections Home page Download from Guidance webpage pick up a copy in Guidance Office Transcript Request Form
TOP College Planning Resources (click here) Naviance/ Family Connection (full of resources!) http://www.collegeweeklive.com/ https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/pages/default.aspx Resources
October 5th- Financial Aid Night in PAC @ 6:30 pm Financial Aid expert from Akron U presenting on FAFSA
WHS has partnered with CollegeNow to offer families individual assistance applying for financial aid, scholarships, and college. The Sign-up Genius link can be found on the Guidance Webpage and on the Naviance Home page.
College and financial aid deadlines are real! Please be sure you are aware of these dates. If you need a letter of recommendation please complete a profile sheet for your recommender. Give the person writing the letter at least 2 weeks to complete the recommendation. Please turn in your transcript request form to the Counseling office in a timely manner to meet any admissions or scholarship deadlines. Deadline Reminders
1. Register for ACT/SAT (if needed) 2. Visit/research your narrowed down colleges 3. Create a Common App account and start that application. 4. Apply Apply Apply!!! 5. Work on college essay, if needed. 6. Paper transcript requests to Guidance. 7. Student profile- for any recommender. 8. Talk to your teachers and get a verbal agreement to write you a letter of recommendation. Next steps
Naviance Family Connection WHS School Counseling twitter@counseling_whs Keep up to date!