Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2012

Transcripts and Record Reviews Check address Check social security # Cover Record Review form – pay close attention to deficiencies, credits, OGT’s Fill in ACT info – if scheduled, score, etc. Fill in post-graduate plans, major, etc. Sign Record Review form Keep transcript & turn in Record Review

Transcript Release Form & Activity Record These should be turned in and on file already!

Senior Year Fall – college visits & college applications mailed by Christmas Winter – financial aid – FAFSA – completed by March 1 st (check the college deadline) Spring – compare college & financial aid packages to select your school

College Rep Procedures An announcement will be made when a college rep will be here to meet with students Check listing on Guidance bulletin board Get your planner signed as your pass

College Visit Procedures Every student is entitled to 2 excused college visit days - & a third with prior approval Parent needs to call you off that morning – saying that you are going on a college visit You must get your College Visit Form signed at the college

College Visitation Days University of Akron – October 20 or November 3 – all majors Days for specific majors Kent State University – Open Houses Days for specific majors Go to websites if interested in other college visitation days or open houses.

College Applications We have many college applications on file in the Guidance Office in the big black filing cabinet & on the book shelves when you walk in!!! If we do not have an application for the school you want, you are responsible to contact the university for the application.

Online College Applications Some colleges will not charge an application fee if you apply online Signature page – this will be at the end of your online application – be sure to print this out and bring to Guidance

Application Deadlines Pay close attention to the deadlines for the particular schools you are interested in! Regular application deadline Honors Program deadline Scholarship Application deadline Goal: All college applications in before Christmas Break!!!

Common Application colleges (many in OH) = 1 application Baldwin-Wallace, Case Western Reserve, Dayton, Denison, Findlay, Hiram, John Carroll, Kenyon, Marietta, Miami, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Wittenberg, Wooster, Xavier……

College Entrance Exams 1) ACT 2) SAT School Code:

ACT Test Sections 1) English 2) Math 3) Reading 4) Science 5) Writing (optional)

ACT Plus Writing Some schools require the writing portion Some schools recommend the writing portion

ACT Dates October 27 th (deadline Sept. 21 st ) December 8 th (deadline Nov. 2 nd ) Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch Online registration is encouraged! If you have not yet taken the ACT or SAT it is critical you sign up for the October test.

ACT Costs ACT = $35.00 ACT Plus Writing = $50.50 Late Registration = add $22.00

SAT Test Sections 1) Critical Reading 2) Math 3) Writing

SAT Dates October 6 th (deadline Sept. 7 th ) November 3 rd (deadline Oct. 4 th ) December 1 st (deadline Nov. 1 st ) Online registration is encouraged!!!

SAT Costs SAT Reasoning Test = $50.00 Late Registration = add $27.00

Financial Aid Night Monday, January 7 th, 5:30 pm You & a parent can register for a PIN # (Personal Identification #) in December

Websites We have put together a list of many valuable websites for you to use. Test Prep Career / College Search Financial Aid / Scholarship

NCAA/NAIA All potential Div. I & II athletes need to register with the NCAA eligibility center. Potential NAIA athletes should register with NAIA eligibility center. / feewww.eligibilitycenter.org / feewww.playnaia.org

Scholarships Morning announcements Guidance bulletin board Senior newsnotes Scholarship drawer Resource books

Communication Senior Newsnotes Morning announcements Guidance bulletin board

Final Thoughts Pay attention to deadlines and details! Proofread applications/essays. Do everything online when possible.