The College Application Process Good Evening and welcome to Phillipsburg High School’s Senior College Information Night We will be covering such topics as: What colleges are looking for Types of Admission Standardized Testing for Admissions College Application Process Process to request transcripts Teacher Recommendations Upcoming Events

Counselor Role Facilitate Application Process Send transcripts and recommendations using Naviance Write Counselor Letters of Recommendations Complete Secondary School Reports

Student Role Complete Application Request teacher recommendations Write applications Essays Attend open houses and college visits Make college contacts Communicate with parent and school counselor Monitor Timelines and Deadlines Complete Student Questionnaire and activity resume Send Tests Scores Check emails Request Transcripts

Parent Role Support student through the process Discuss financial considerations and complete financial aid application with the student. Allow child to lead the application process

College Application Process If you are applying to a 2 0r 4 year school you will be a completing the applications through one of the following: The Colleges admissions website The Common application (Recommended) The Coalition (relatively new – 140 colleges participate)

Types of Admissions Early Decision (ED) – Students apply early in the fall of senior year and notification of acceptance or denial is usually sent by mid-December. If accepted, a student is required to sign a commitment-to-attend document, as well as withdraw all other applications. Early Action/Early Notification – Similar to ED, except that the applicant is not committed to attend the college if accepted. Notification Deadlines: Rolling Admissions – Admission decisions are made on a continuous basis and notification of acceptance is sent three-five weeks after receipt of completed application materials. Regular Admissions – Colleges have a specific deadline dates and colleges will notify a student by a certain date. Wait List – A response to the applicant indicating that their application was acceptable but the limit of accepted students has been reached; wait listed students may be admitted after May 1st, if space becomes available.

Naviance A web-based planning and advising system for schools, with resources for counselors, teachers, administrators, students and parents All your transcripts and letters of recommendations are submitted through Naviance for 4 year, 2 year or technical schools.

Create Common Application Complete “Education Section” Add colleges to “My colleges” List Complete FERPA Waiver ** This must be done before you can request transcripts or teacher recommendations on Naviance**

ACCESSING NAVIANCE Go to: http://connection.naviance.com/phillipsburg Username: Student ID # Password: liners

Click on “Colleges I am Applying to”

Complete Common App Matching

Add Colleges to “Colleges I am Applying to”

Indicate application type and how application will be submitted

Colleges that I’m applying to

Colleges that I’m applying to

Request Letters of Recommendations Please allow teachers and your counselor a few weeks to write your recommendation Complete The Request for Teacher Recommendation Form when asking teachers (available in the guidance office and on the guidance website). Submit an Activity Resume with the recommendation form (examples on the guidance website) Make wise choices, a teacher who knows you well. Doesn’t need to be a class you received an “A” in. Can also ask for a coach, advisor, or employer for one of the recommendations We would recommend that you ask the same teachers for each school so that it doesn’t become confusing to you to remember which school is getting which recommendation.

Teacher Recommendations

Teacher Request

Traditional Mail Print out secondary forms if needed Provide teachers with addressed, stamped envelope for each school, along with any teacher supplemental forms.

Submit Transcript Request Forms

Transcript Request A request needs to be completed for each college Hand to your school counselor in person Transcript request forms are available in the guidance office and online Allow at least two weeks for processing transcripts and recommendations.

Submit SAT/ACT Scores Request SAT scores be sent directly from college board www.collegeboard.org and ACT scores from www.actstudent.org Official score reports are required by most colleges (Score reports are $12.00) If you are registered for the October or November 2018 SAT test, you can send for 4 free reports to you colleges at time of registration. Don’t hold off applying until you receive your scores. You will indicate that you are taking either SAT/ACT on your application. As part of the college admission’s process, standardized test scores are required by most if not all schools, however some schools are becoming test optional. You will know by looking at the school’s website and or application.

Subject Tests May be required by many highly competitive colleges, make sure to check the admission requirements of each of the colleges you are interested in applying to. Subject tests can be taken when the SAT is given, except for March. Each subject test is an hour in length and a total of 3 can be taken during one test date

Reminders Colleges must be added on Naviance and the FERPA waiver and Common App Matching must be done before transcripts and recommendations can be submitted Transcripts will not be sent without a transcript request form NCAA – you must register with the Eligibility Center on the NCAA website and request a transcript through the website. SAT scores must be requested through college board. Let your counselor know if a college needs your marking period grades. Request mid-year grades in January

DUAL ENROLLMENT Earn college credit from Warren County Community College by being enrolled in eligible classes Complete Warren County Community College transcript request at the end of the year Complete list of approved courses is available in the Course of Study on the Guidance Website.

Financial Aid/Scholarships PHS Scholarship Program National Scholarship Resources online College/University Financial Aid Department Complete FAFSA (Available October 1st) Apply for both a student and parent PIN number for FAFSA Complete CSS Profile https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/

Upcoming Events College Mini Fairs, September 26, 2018 - 1:00 – 2:00 pm in Cafeteria October 9, 2018 – 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm in the Cafeteria Financial Aid Night – Auditorium October 9, 2018 6:00-7:00 pm

Phillipsburg High School Thank You The Phillipsburg High School Guidance Department