1. PVHS Counseling Department Presents …
Senior Parent Night
August 23, 2016

2. PVHS Counseling Staff
Counseling Director : Joanne Nagurny Counselor (A-Da): Megan Dunn Counselor (De-He): Cynthia Fillman Counselor (Hi-Mo): Tiera Sharpe Counselor (Mor-Rod): Stephanie Talboo Counselor (Rog-Z): Michael Isner Career Center Coordinator: Angela Hatcher Social Worker: Grace Charriez

3. AGENDA Understanding the application process
Understanding application deadlines
Explaining PVHS application support options
Sharing resources available to you & your student

4. UPCOMING EVENTS
LCPS College Fair: Sunday, September Briar Woods High School
NOVA Night: Tuesday, September 6:30pm
Financial Aid Night: Thursday, November 6:30pm
Scholarship Night: Tuesday, February 6:30pm

5. COLLEGES WANT: A strong transcript! - Challenging Classes
- Strong grades, High class rank, High GPA
Extracurricular, Athletic, and Community Involvement
Interesting essays and strong recommendation letters
Personal Interviews may be offered and are a good way for the college to know you as a person

6. TIMELINE FOR APPLYING During 11th grade … spring semester:
Take SAT or ACT
Visit schools you are interested in
Make a list of schools to which you wish to apply in fall
During 12th grade … fall semester:
Complete the FAFSA starting October 1st
Decide on application deadlines & apply ON TIME
Take SAT or ACT a 2nd time if needed
During 12th grade … spring semester:
Look for financial aid and scholarship options

7. APPLICATIONS - OUR ROLE
Submitting transcripts
Completing and sending Secondary School Report (SSR) or Counselor Report
Writing letters of recommendation for colleges that require it or allow it – if the students wants one
Remember: We DO NOT send test scores with transcripts. Please request SAT scores at collegeboard.com and ACT scores at actstudent.org

8. COLLEGE APPLICATION OVERVIEW – YOUR ROLE
Complete the FAFSA beginning October 1st for Financial Aid eligibility
Find colleges that would be a good match and apply to them online (their website, Common App)
Submit transcript request form (including details of what the college needs for a complete application) to the PVHS Counseling Office
Take SAT or ACT and submit scores directly to colleges
Apply for Scholarships (Winning scholarships=Free $$)

9. FAFSA

10. NAVIANCE – FAMILY CONNECTIONS
Upcoming College Visits
SuperMatch College Search
“Colleges I’m Thinking About”
“Colleges I’m Applying To”
Scattergrams
Common App match

14. COLLEGE VISITS AT PVHS

17. SUPERMATCH COLLEGE SEARCH

20. “COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT”

22. “COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO”

24. SCATTERGRAMS

26. COLLEGE APPLICATION DEADLINES
Early Decision (ED): Legally Binding!!
Early Action (EA) ** financial aid/scholarship options
Regular Decision
Rolling Admissions/Open Admissions

27. PVHS COUNSELING DEADLINES
Transcript requests must be turned in to the Counseling Department at least 2 weeks prior to each college deadline.
For December 1st college deadlines, submit your transcript request form by November 11th
Because of the holiday break in December, for early January application deadlines, you MUST submit your request to your Counselor by Wednesday, December 7th.
The College Forms link will be on the PVHS website on the home page AND from the School Counseling welcome page.

30. RESOURCES The PVHS College/Career Info Center
Teachers & Administrators
Former PVHS Students
Admissions visits in the College/Career Center
PVHS School Counseling Website
Your School Counselor
Family Connections by Naviance

31. PVHS COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER Angela Hatcher
College Admissions visits at PVHS
SAT & ACT Information, including fee waivers
College and Career Resources
Scholarship & Financial Aid Information

32. SAT/ACT INFORMATION SAT sending scores/signup: www.collegeboard.com
ACT sending scores/signup:
Next SAT: October 1ST (registration ends Sept 1st)
November 5th (registration: Oct 7th)
Next ACT: October 22nd (registration: Sept. 16th)
December 10th (registration: Nov. 4th)

33. NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Also referred to as NOVA or NVCC
No minimum GPA
No SAT or ACT scores are needed
Students who plan to start at NVCC and transfer to a 4 year school should apply to the PATHWAYS program
Transfer option for guaranteed admissions to all public Virginia schools if student meets requirements

34. SCHOLARSHIPS Local Scholarships (Spring) FastWeb.com Scholarships.com
Finaid.com
Cappex.com
National Merit Scholarships (PSAT)
Ask Admissions for school specific awards & aid (early admissions application can help!)
Local Scholarships (Spring)
-Loudoun County Scholarship Packet (Feb. 2017)
-Community Organizations/Businesses

35. Other Questions? Thank you for joining us!
from the PVHS Counseling Department