1. College Information and Planning for Junior Parents
Presented by the High School Counseling Department
Mrs. Deptula
Mr. Mazzarella
Mrs. Petrosino

2. Junior Timeline
Fall
Sign up for Junior-Parent meeting with School Counselor
Register for Spring SAT and/or ACT test
Complete the College Search on Naviance
Develop a broad list of colleges
Begin to visit colleges!
Earn excellent grades
Take on leadership positions in your clubs and activities

3. Junior Timeline Spring Take SAT and/or ACT
Continue to use Naviance for college/interest searches
Ask 2 teachers for letters of recommendation
Complete Student/Parent brag sheets and resume
Visit colleges!

4. Junior Timeline Summer Register on Common Application (commonapp.org)
Refine college list
Begin to complete applications online
Work on essay
Visit colleges!

5. NCAA If you plan on participating in Division I or II athletics:
See your counselor immediately
Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center:

6. http://connection.naviance.com /glenridgenj
This website can also be accessed via the Glen Ridge webpage.
Glen Ridge High School-> Guidance-> Naviance
*There is also an App for cell phones and tablets*

7. Naviance and the College Search
College Search- search for schools based on type, location, student body, admissions, athletics, majors, cost and special programs.
College Compare- Compare yourself to your prospective colleges based on GPA’s, test scores and acceptance ratios.
Scattergrams- plot yourself on a graph based on the GPA’s and test scores of previous applicants from Glen Ridge.
College Lookup, College Resource, College Maps, Acceptance History

8. Naviance- Other Resources
Careers:
Career interest inventories
Personality assessments
About Me (personal information):
Develop a Game Plan
Create a Resume
Create a Brag Sheet
Access information from college searches and personality/career assessments

9. Steps Naviance Must Be Used For (Please refer to Naviance hand-out for further instructions)
___ Complete Game Plan
(Due before Junior –Parent Conference)
___Creating a Resume/Activity Sheet
(Due June 21, 2017)
___Creating a Student Brag Sheet
___Creating a Parent Brag Sheet

10. Transcript
The transcript is the most important document in the application process
Grade Point Average
Strength Of Curriculum
Significance of Senior year and rigor of schedule

11. College Entrance Exams
Required by most colleges/universities
SAT
ACT
SAT SUBJECT TESTS
How To Register
Collegeboard.org, act.org
Test Preparation

12. Admissions Deadlines Early Action (non-binding)
Early Decision (binding)
Rolling Admissions
Priority
Regular Decision

13. Dates To Remember
October Financial Aid Night (FAFSA & CSS information)
7:30 PM, GRHS Media Center
October GRHS College Fair
8:30 am – 10:30 am GRHS Cafeteria

14. Questions?

15. Contact your child’s School Counselor with any questions.
Thank you!
Contact your child’s School Counselor with any questions.