1. Navigating your senior year successfully
Senior Information
Navigating your senior year successfully
Graduation is May 31, 2:30 p.m.

2. Your counselors… Ms. Donna Taylor – A-K
Ms. Deborah Ware – L-Z

3. Communication… Morning Announcements Naviance
AMHS Counseling Department Website
Raptor Report

4. College Application Process
First Steps
List of colleges
Deadlines (early action, early decision, regular decision)
Gather application tools (resume, parent info, test scores)
Start the application
Common App
College Website
Naviance

5. College Application Process
Things your application may include:
Demographics
Essay
Activities / Honors / Community Service
Test Scores
Letters of Recommendation
Transcript

6. The College Essay
Essay should be clear, concise, creative and grammatically correct
In many cases this is how the Admissions Office gets to know you as a candidate
Be interesting!
Have multiple people review and edit
Essays should be written to each specific school’s prompts (do not cut and paste)

7. Letters of Recommendation
Make sure recommenders know you well and will write a good letter for you
Request recommendations in a timely manner
Give recommenders your senior information sheet
Provide recommenders with information on how to submit letter, including deadlines

8. Sending Test Scores
Official scores must be sent directly from CollegeBoard and ACT (student’s responsibility)
Most colleges super score
Be aware of credential deadlines and testing dates

9. Transcripts
Be aware of credential deadlines
Transcript requests should be processed within one week
Official transcripts will be uploaded through Common App, Naviance or will be mailed from the school
Transcripts cannot be ed
List all colleges you are applying to in Naviance but do not request transcripts for Common App schools in Naviance

10. User name: SmiJoh1234
Password: or
Do NOT Change your password!!!

14. Do not ask for unofficial scores…Colleges want official scores

15. Scholarships / Financial Aid
Scholarships will be listed on Naviance and updated regularly
Students must check for scholarships regularly
Scholarship information PowerPoint is on the Guidance Webpage
FAFSA is your official financial aid application
FAFSA forms are not available on-line until January 2

16. Life Scholarship / Palmetto Fellows
3.0 GPA
1100 SAT or 24 ACT
Palmetto Fellows:
4.0
1400 SAT (CR and Math) or 32 ACT
Early Award: November is last test date
SC Commission Codes: SAT 4313; ACT 6326

17. Finalizing Decisions Visit colleges
Meet with college admissions reps when they visit Magnet
Admission reps schedules are posted on Naviance
Keep all scholarship offers from all schools and bring a copy to your counselor
Let your counselor know of your final school choice (you will need to indicate your choice in Naviance)

18. Upcoming Programs September 3 Senior Night
December Magnet Alum College Panel
On going:
College Admissions Rep visits (check Naviance)
IGP’s

19. Finish Strong! Final thoughts about your application:
Honesty and integrity
Completeness and accuracy
Don’t over-extend yourself
Final thoughts about your grades
Colleges request mid-year reports
College acceptances are conditional upon your final transcript

20. Mr. Taaha Mohamedali
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Lafayette College Easton, PA

21. Questions?