College Information and Planning for Junior Parents Presented by the High School Counseling Department Mrs. Deptula Mr. Mazzarella Mrs. Petrosino

Junior Timeline Fall Sign up for Junior-Parent meeting with School Counselor Register for Spring SAT and/or ACT test Complete the College Search on Naviance Develop a broad list of colleges Begin to visit colleges! Earn excellent grades Take on leadership positions in your clubs and activities

Junior Timeline Spring Take SAT and/or ACT Continue to use Naviance for college/interest searches Ask 2 teachers for letters of recommendation Complete Student/Parent brag sheets and resume Visit colleges!

Junior Timeline Summer Register on Common Application (commonapp.org) Refine college list Begin to complete applications online Work on essay Visit colleges!

NCAA If you plan on participating in Division I or II athletics: See your counselor immediately Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center: www.eligibilitycenter.org

http://connection.naviance.com /glenridgenj This website can also be accessed via the Glen Ridge webpage. Glen Ridge High School-> Guidance-> Naviance *There is also an App for cell phones and tablets*

Naviance and the College Search College Search- search for schools based on type, location, student body, admissions, athletics, majors, cost and special programs. College Compare- Compare yourself to your prospective colleges based on GPA’s, test scores and acceptance ratios. Scattergrams- plot yourself on a graph based on the GPA’s and test scores of previous applicants from Glen Ridge. College Lookup, College Resource, College Maps, Acceptance History

Naviance- Other Resources Careers: Career interest inventories Personality assessments About Me (personal information): Develop a Game Plan Create a Resume Create a Brag Sheet Access information from college searches and personality/career assessments

Steps Naviance Must Be Used For (Please refer to Naviance hand-out for further instructions) ___ Complete Game Plan (Due before Junior –Parent Conference) ___Creating a Resume/Activity Sheet (Due June 21, 2017) ___Creating a Student Brag Sheet ___Creating a Parent Brag Sheet

Transcript The transcript is the most important document in the application process Grade Point Average Strength Of Curriculum Significance of Senior year and rigor of schedule

College Entrance Exams Required by most colleges/universities SAT ACT SAT SUBJECT TESTS How To Register Collegeboard.org, act.org Test Preparation

Admissions Deadlines Early Action (non-binding) Early Decision (binding) Rolling Admissions Priority Regular Decision

Dates To Remember October 5---- Financial Aid Night (FAFSA & CSS information) 7:30 PM, GRHS Media Center October 6---- GRHS College Fair 8:30 am – 10:30 am GRHS Cafeteria

Questions?

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