Oct 3+4, 2016 Do Now Grab Chromebook Grab “Signature Page” (2 Colleges due end of week: See College Counselor before adding colleges to the handout) Go to Naviance and pull up both your FSA ID and your parent FSA ID Pull up your CCBot and begin looking for more colleges to add to your list. (You will be going over your list with your college counselor this week.)

Announcements FAFSA has officially opened! Remember to put 2017-2018 as the school year on your FAFSA DO NOT PUT 2016-2017! 10/6+7: Signature Sheet Deadline for your first 2 colleges: At least 2 colleges must be added to your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list on Naviance (One of these MUST be a state school!) – Worth 40pts each when submitted with your college counselor’s approval on October 13+14th. ***Must obtain signatures of parents AND advisor for any school you’re applying to! ***DO NOT submit ANY applications without approval of college counselor!

FAFSA Workshop on Saturday Advisories sessions announced via email on Monday night

Scholarship Fair Feel free to look into this opportunity AFTER you have submitted the FAFSA! On October 8th ***Please see Mr. Jackson if you are interested in attending!

Denison University Reception Oct 4th @ Chicago Bulls College Prep Oct. 5th @ Gary Comer College Prep ***Please see email Mr. Farrand sent to you in order to register for these events!***

College Visits This Week 10/3: Earlham College – Richmond, IN 10/6: Holy Cross College – Notre Dame, IN Typical GPA: 3.1-3.5+; ACT: 22-26 Typical GPA: 2.5-3.2; ACT: 18-24 10/4: Albion College – Albion, MI 10/6: The College of Wooster – Wooster, OH Typical GPA: 2.7+; ACT: 20-27 Typical GPA: 2.9-3.5+; ACT: 21-27 10/5: Univ. of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI Typical GPA: 3.6+; ACT: 26-33 10/5: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison – Madison, WI Typical GPA: 3.3+; ACT: 22-28

Adding Schools in Naviance

Adding Schools in Naviance

Adding Schools in Naviance

Adding Schools to Actual Application List Don’t ever have schools in “College I’m Applying To” unless your counselor has told you to move them there

Adding Schools to Actual Application List Don’t ever have schools in “College I’m Applying To” unless your counselor has told you to move them there

Independent Time For the remainder of the period, you should be doing the following: Researching Colleges Utilizing CCBot, Cappex, College Navigator Adding schools to your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list on Naviance (Remember, one school MUST be on the Common App and 1 needs to be a state school) ***Schools MUST be affordable! UPCOMING DEADLINES Thurs/Friday: Signature Page with first 2 Colleges Signed by parent/guardian & advisor Saturday: Mandatory FAFSA Workshop Must attend unless you have emailed Mr. Jackson your confirmation email October 13+14: Two Completed College Applications Both need to be “OK’d” by your college counselor At least 1 from the Common App (must have entire common app finished by this deadline) 1 state school

10/5+6, 2016 - DO NOW: Add Parent Email -Log into Naviance 10/5+6, 2016 - DO NOW: Add Parent Email -Log into Naviance. Click on “About Me” tab. Click on “Profile.” -Click “Add New Parent” -Add parents name and email ***When finished, continue working oncollege lists

Announcements 10/8: FAFSA Submission Workshop from 10-1PM – MANDATORY, WORTH 100 PTS! 10/12: 2nd FAFSA Submission Workshop (ONLY for those who CANNOT attend the workshop on tomorrow) – Should have already talked to me about this! Must email college acceptance letters to college counselor regardless if you are accepted, denied, or waitlisted for that school! ***THIS WILL COUNT AS A GRADE!

College Visits 10/5: Univ. of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI – 12:40 PM Typical GPA: 3.6+; ACT: 26-33 10/5: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison – Madison, WI – 4 PM Typical GPA: 3.3+; ACT: 23-28 10/6: Holy Cross College – Notre Dame, IN - 12:15 PM Typical GPA: 2.5-3.2; ACT: 18-24 10/6: The College of Wooster – Wooster, OH – 12:15 PM Typical GPA: 2.9-3.5+; ACT: 21-27

Independent Time For the remainder of the period, you should be doing the following: Researching Colleges Utilizing CCBot, Cappex, College Navigator Adding schools to your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list on Naviance (Remember, one school MUST be on the Common App and 1 needs to be a state school) ***Schools MUST be affordable! UPCOMING DEADLINES DUE TODAY…if it’s Thursday: Signature Page with first 2 Colleges Signed by parent/guardian & advisor Saturday: Mandatory FAFSA Workshop Must attend unless you have emailed Mr. Jackson your confirmation email October 13+14: Two Completed College Applications Both need to be “OK’d” by your college counselor At least 1 from the Common App (must have entire common app finished by this deadline) 1 state school

Oct. 7, 2016 For the remainder of the period, you should be doing the following: Researching Colleges Utilizing CCBot, Cappex, College Navigator Adding schools to your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list on Naviance (Remember, one school MUST be on the Common App and 1 needs to be a state school) ***Schools MUST be affordable! UPCOMING DEADLINES DUE TODAY: Signature Page with first 2 Colleges Signed by parent/guardian & advisor TOMORROW: Mandatory FAFSA Workshop Must attend unless you have emailed Mr. Jackson your confirmation email October 13+14: Two Completed College Applications Both need to be “OK’d” by your college counselor At least 1 from the Common App (must have entire common app finished by this deadline) 1 state school