1. Stuyvesant High School
Class of 2018 College Night
Welcome Parents!
September 12, 2017
Stuyvesant High School

2. The College Office is here to help your child make informed choices.
HOMEROOM
COUNSELOR
WORK HOURS
Q & A period
AA – JA
MS. WILSON
x.2252
8:30am – 3:40pm
7th period
JJ– QQ
MR. MAKRIS x. 2256
 10th period
RR – ZZ 
MRS. HUGHES x.2254
8:00am – 3:10pm
 1st period
Students can see any one of us through the walk-in q& a periods!

3. September in the College Office:
Will meet with all senior social studies classes on Monday, 9/18
Entertaining more than 50 college admissions reps to Stuy…and they’ll keep coming!
Begin one-on-one college advisement meetings w. seniors
Notify over 100 seniors of their status as National Merit Semifinalists
Assisting dozens of students with applying to Questbridge
And much more!

4. Applying to College at Stuyvesant
Your child should limit themselves to no more than ten private colleges
Use the tools within Naviance (scattergrams, external links, etc.) and the college websites to determine both admissibility and fit
Students should meet with their college counselor to share their plans
Each student’s final list should be balanced academically and financially
-That means including several target and safe schools
-The CUNY and SUNY systems provide a financial safety net

5. College Application Tips
Read the admissions pages VERY CAREFULLY …not just the Common Application instructions
Continue to show “demonstrated interest” this year…visit, attend Stuy HS visits, interview, Common App supplements, open s, etc.
Clearly communicate early plans and discuss with your counselor
Remember that students must have their standardized test scores sent directly to the colleges to which they’ll apply
and
ACT vs. SAT? Subject Tests? SPECIFIC Subject Tests or the New vs. Old SAT??
EA/ED may need to send scores very soon! Check!
ie U Michigan

7. How will the College Office know where MY CHILD will apply?

8. Your child must match their Common App account with their Naviance account!

9. Matching is easy! Create or log in to account at www.commonapp.org
Enter at least one institution in “My Colleges”
Complete “Education” section and FERPA Waiver
In Naviance, click “Colleges” tab and then “colleges I’m applying to” and enter address/date of birth where prompted

10. Once matched, we can see their application list and eventually send documents

11. Quick reminders for seniors…
Remember to match with Naviance a.s.a.p.!
Use your College Counselor’s contact info…NOT GUIDANCE!
Be careful to complete/submit both the main application and supplemental apps for each college
Eligible students request fee waivers online via Common App
Stuy does not rank and GPAs are unweighted

14. “Not so common” applications
While most SUNY schools now use it (avoid all colleges use Common App.
Students must manually add these schools to “colleges I’m applying to” in Naviance
Fee waiver process will differ; eligible students must print CollegeBoard waiver or pick up NACAC waiver from College Office. CUNY waiver info tbd
Notable exceptions include:
CUNY & Macaulay Honors College (
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown, McGill…
U. of California, Penn State, Rutgers…

15. Deadlines are ruthless…

16. Deadlines for informing the College Office:
Applying Early Action/Decision If your child is applying to any college(s) ED or EA, or to a BA/MD program, they must indicate this school in Naviance by 10/23/17
Applying Rolling Admission If your child is applying to any college(s) that have rolling admissions, they must list this school in Naviance and then they must inform their college counselor after they have hit submit. Otherwise, we will not know to send their materials.
Applying Regular Decision For all other colleges to which your child is applying, they must list these schools in Naviance by 1/02/18

17. Some Other Important Deadlines
Georgia Tech/UNC Chapel Hill EA: 10/15
BA/MD programs – these often have early deadlines.
U. of California – 11/30 (must self report grades)
Rutgers – application deadlines EA: 11/01 and regular: 12/1 (must self report grades)
CUNY Macaulay Honors College – application deadline December 1st @ 6pm (remember to enter OSIS# on CUNY online application)
colleges in the UK/outside of the U.S. often have very early deadlines. (for UK colleges, visit and search “Non-UK Students”) READ MS. WILSON’S S!
Some colleges, often large public colleges, have early “Priority” Application or Scholarship Deadlines (often in early – mid November).
DEADLINES ARE RUTHLESS…mind them closely!
Inform the College Office of any unusual deadlines.

18. Teacher Recommendations
Students must add their teacher rec requests to their Naviance accounts
Click the “Colleges” tab, then “letters of recommendation”
Students then add requests for their teachers using the second option “all current and future colleges”, unless they have a specific reason to assign a recommender to a specific college
Naviance will cover MOST colleges…Common App and otherwise.
Some colleges (Macaulay Honors College) require recommenders to submit letters directly through website or by *mail-*provide addressed/stamped envelopes to teachers
PLEASE thank your teachers and counselors!

19. What about supplemental recs?
Must communicate something different and noteworthy…one or two MAXIMUM
How do colleges feel about supplemental recs?
“Supplemental evaluations are also welcome — we simply ask that they provide different or additional context beyond the two we’ve already requested. Some examples of supplemental recommendations include coaches, employers, research advisors, and music teachers. Supplemental letters from a third academic teacher rarely provide additional helpful information.”
“Most applicants, and most admitted students, submit no supplemental recommendations. Some applicants and admitted students submit one supplemental recommendation; a few submit two. Submitting more supplemental recommendations will not disqualify you, but it is rarely necessary.”
Supplemental recommenders must submit recs independent of Stuyvesant HS…via Common App “Additional Recommender”, direct upload to app portals, or mail, as needed

20. Your child will submit:
College Office will submit:
Starting in October: official transcript, current schedule, required school reports & profile, counselor & teacher letters
In many EA/ED cases: 2nd marking period report card
February: First Term Final Grades ( “Mid-Year Report”)
June: Final High School Transcript
Your child will submit:
Standardized Test Scores via Collegeboard and/or and ACT Inc.
Application & Supplements
All financial aid documents
AP scores will only need to be sent to the ONE college your child chooses to attend

21. Stuyvesant is an exception with Secondary School Report Forms
The College Office does not need any of the colleges’ Secondary School Report forms or High School Counselor Recommendation forms outside of Common App.

22. And finally…a bit about Financial Aid
We will host a financial aid night for parents at Stuy on October 18 and workshops for students in Oct/Nov.
Get early aid estimates: -
-institutions’ net price calculators
DO NOT apply ED without assessing potential costs first! Use those net-price calculators and contact financial aid offices!
Financial Aid Forms
FAFSA (available in October))-
Collegeboard’s CSS Profile (often due in Nov. for ED/EA applicants)
TAP (need based grant for NYS colleges) –
Deadlines remain ruthless…and you may need to apply for aid by November 1
But don’t let sticker prices scare you away
Tuition discounting
Merit & need based scholarships
Simply include a few financial safe options-don’t ignore CUNY!

23. QUESTIONS?