Senior College Application Process Presented by: Your Friendly Husky Counseling

 Check Senior Checklist in Family Connections to make sure you are staying on top of everything.  Visit Mr. Newkirk in the Career Center and your School Counselor to get any questions answered.  Your counselor will be calling you in to discuss your post-secondary

 Ideally, students should begin their senior year with 3 -5 colleges in mind.  Consider what you are looking for in a college: Location Setting Size Majors Sports/extracurricular activities Social Opportunities Unique Opportunities Internships/Co-ops Tuition/Fees

@Husky_Counselor  Traditional Advice- Pick Five to Seven Colleges “Reach” School “Match” School “Safety” Schools  Balancing “Going For It” with “Being Realistic” Apply to Colleges that are a good fit Look at GPA’s, test scores, high school courses, admission rates  Go to College Representative Visit at THS Sign up for visits through Family Connections  There is no substitute for a campus visit as a way to assess a school.

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 Student Responsibilities: Complete Application (on college website or common application at ( Send Test Scores: SAT and/or ACT tests Request Letters of Recommendation & Transcripts on Family Connection Submit Pink Transcript Request Form  School Counselor’s Responsibilities : Transcript Secondary School Report Counselor Letter of Recommendation

@Husky_Counselor  Commonapp.org  Register for Common App; be sure to use same as in family connection.  Complete following tasks: current most school segment, add at least one college to my colleges list, read and sign FERPA recommenders in my colleges tab.  Sign into family connection.  Click on my colleges tab – Match your account with your and birthdate (00/00/00).

@Husky_Counselor  THS has purchased an electronic college application tool that allows high schools to prepare and send college application documentation electronically to more than 3,000 electronic destinations.  THS sends electronic transcript requests/Letter of Recommendation/Secondary School Reports  Transcript requests are $3.00 each. You must fill out a PINK transcript request for all schools.  Fee waivers may be requested for students with Free/Reduced Lunch and transcript requests for Military Academies. See Mrs. Vocke for details.

@Husky_Counselor  Allow up to 3 weeks for processing.  A Secondary School Report (SSR) is sent with transcripts.  Mid-year transcripts are sent with 1st semester grades to all colleges. No need to submit another transcript request – we automatically send them.  At the end of the school year – a final transcript is sent to the college that you select on your Senior Survey.  Turn in PINK Transcript Request form for each college transcript request (even if you submit request in Family Connection). If payment is due, bring the form, along with payment in cash or check (payable to THS), to Mrs. Vocke in the Counseling Office.  We cannot submit a transcript unless a transcript form request is completed.

@Husky_Counselor ASAP is NOT a deadline! Application Due DateDeadline to Request Transcripts October 15September 25 November 1October 9 November 15October 23 December 1November 3 December 15November 17 January 1December 1 January 15December 11 February 1January 11 February 15January 25 March 1February 9 March 15February 23

Electronic Transcript Requests 1. Click on Naviance/Family Connection on THS Counseling

Electronic Transcript Requests 2. Click on Naviance/Family Connection

Electronic Transcript Request 3. Student: Log in to Family Connection - enter (SID#). Password is student DOB

Electronic Transcript Requests 4. Click on the Colleges

Electronic Transcript Requests 5. Click on the transcripts

Electronic Transcript Requests 6. Click on the Request transcripts for my college applications

Electronic Transcript Requests 7. Select decision type and click on the lookup

Electronic Transcript Requests 8. Select school from the College Picker list or enter a college name into the search

8. After selecting college(s), click on the Request Transcripts button.

Electronic Transcript Requests 9. Check for Transcript fee

HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH TEACHERS NOW!!  Please give them three weeks notice before the recommendation is due!  3 methods for teacher recommendations to be submitted to college’s/universities:  Naviance/Family Connection  College/University directly s the recommender  Stamped/Addressed

 Student navigates to the Colleges tab in Family Connection.  Student clicks Colleges I'm Applying To.  Student scrolls to the Teacher Recommendation section and clicks Add/Cancel Requests.  Student selects a Teacher from the drop-down menu and adds a note to the teacher, if desired. (The note section can be used by the student to specify that the teacher write for a specific college.)  Student repeats for all teacher requests he or she wants to make in this session.  Student clicks Update Requests.

 Have a conversation with your counselor.  Students must indicate that a counselor LOR on PINK form is needed.  The Self-Assessment and Parent Response Form must be

 James Madison University requires that students designate the name and addresses of the recommender when applying. JMU will then provide instructions to the applicant’s recommender.  Virginia Commonwealth University requires that the LOR be mailed to the university. Counselor’s cannot submit the recommendation letters through Naviance/Family

 Presentation is posted on the THS School Counseling website under Counseling Presentations.  Instructional Video is posted on the Senior Planning page for matching the Common APP & Transcript request procedure.  Counselors have gone into English classrooms to review process with students.  Counselors will meet with each senior to discuss post-secondary options.

 Apprenticeship Programs –April 5, 2016 HHS  Community Colleges  Technical Training  Credit Transfers to a 4 year College  Usually SAT/ACT not required  NOVA PATHWAYS TO THE BACCULAUREATE  Four Year Colleges  Full-Time Employment  Military  Academies  Enlistment  Reserves, VA National Guard  Vocational Schools  Auto Diesel Institute  Culinary School  Art Institute  ITT Tech,