PVHS Counseling Department Presents … Senior Parent Night August 23, 2016

PVHS Counseling Staff Counseling Director : Joanne Nagurny Counselor (A-Da): Megan Dunn Counselor (De-He): Cynthia Fillman Counselor (Hi-Mo): Tiera Sharpe Counselor (Mor-Rod): Stephanie Talboo Counselor (Rog-Z): Michael Isner Career Center Coordinator: Angela Hatcher Social Worker: Grace Charriez

AGENDA Understanding the application process Understanding application deadlines Explaining PVHS application support options Sharing resources available to you & your student

UPCOMING EVENTS LCPS College Fair: Sunday, September 25th @ Briar Woods High School NOVA Night: Tuesday, September 27th @ 6:30pm Financial Aid Night: Thursday, November 1st @ 6:30pm Scholarship Night: Tuesday, February 7th @ 6:30pm

COLLEGES WANT: A strong transcript! - Challenging Classes - Strong grades, High class rank, High GPA Extracurricular, Athletic, and Community Involvement Interesting essays and strong recommendation letters Personal Interviews may be offered and are a good way for the college to know you as a person

TIMELINE FOR APPLYING During 11th grade … spring semester: Take SAT or ACT Visit schools you are interested in Make a list of schools to which you wish to apply in fall During 12th grade … fall semester: Complete the FAFSA starting October 1st Decide on application deadlines & apply ON TIME Take SAT or ACT a 2nd time if needed During 12th grade … spring semester: Look for financial aid and scholarship options

APPLICATIONS - OUR ROLE Submitting transcripts Completing and sending Secondary School Report (SSR) or Counselor Report Writing letters of recommendation for colleges that require it or allow it – if the students wants one Remember: We DO NOT send test scores with transcripts. Please request SAT scores at collegeboard.com and ACT scores at actstudent.org

COLLEGE APPLICATION OVERVIEW – YOUR ROLE Complete the FAFSA beginning October 1st for Financial Aid eligibility Find colleges that would be a good match and apply to them online (their website, Common App) Submit transcript request form (including details of what the college needs for a complete application) to the PVHS Counseling Office Take SAT or ACT and submit scores directly to colleges Apply for Scholarships (Winning scholarships=Free $$)

FAFSA

NAVIANCE – FAMILY CONNECTIONS Upcoming College Visits SuperMatch College Search “Colleges I’m Thinking About” “Colleges I’m Applying To” Scattergrams Common App match http://www.lcps.org/domain/3487

COLLEGE VISITS AT PVHS

SUPERMATCH COLLEGE SEARCH

“COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT”

“COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO”

SCATTERGRAMS

COLLEGE APPLICATION DEADLINES Early Decision (ED): Legally Binding!! Early Action (EA) ** financial aid/scholarship options Regular Decision Rolling Admissions/Open Admissions

PVHS COUNSELING DEADLINES Transcript requests must be turned in to the Counseling Department at least 2 weeks prior to each college deadline. For December 1st college deadlines, submit your transcript request form by November 11th Because of the holiday break in December, for early January application deadlines, you MUST submit your request to your Counselor by Wednesday, December 7th. The College Forms link will be on the PVHS website on the home page AND from the School Counseling welcome page.

RESOURCES The PVHS College/Career Info Center Teachers & Administrators Former PVHS Students Admissions visits in the College/Career Center PVHS School Counseling Website Your School Counselor Family Connections by Naviance

PVHS COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER Angela Hatcher College Admissions visits at PVHS SAT & ACT Information, including fee waivers College and Career Resources Scholarship & Financial Aid Information

SAT/ACT INFORMATION SAT sending scores/signup: www.collegeboard.com ACT sending scores/signup: www.actstudent.org Next SAT: October 1ST (registration ends Sept 1st) November 5th (registration: Oct 7th) Next ACT: October 22nd (registration: Sept. 16th) December 10th (registration: Nov. 4th)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Also referred to as NOVA or NVCC No minimum GPA No SAT or ACT scores are needed Students who plan to start at NVCC and transfer to a 4 year school should apply to the PATHWAYS program Transfer option for guaranteed admissions to all public Virginia schools if student meets requirements

SCHOLARSHIPS Local Scholarships (Spring) FastWeb.com Scholarships.com Finaid.com Cappex.com National Merit Scholarships (PSAT) Ask Admissions for school specific awards & aid (early admissions application can help!) Local Scholarships (Spring) -Loudoun County Scholarship Packet (Feb. 2017) -Community Organizations/Businesses

Other Questions? Thank you for joining us! from the PVHS Counseling Department