1. Senior Parent Night 2017 Wednesday, September 27th 5:30 pm
Brick Township High School
Senior Parent Night 2017 Wednesday, September 27th 5:30 pm
Presented by: The BTHS Guidance Department

2. Agenda College Admissions Admissions Plans Application Process
Paying for College
Questions?

3. Career/College Planning
Senior Meetings will take place throughout the month of September/ Early October
Review Transcripts
Career/College Planning
Application Process
Scholarships/Aid
*All documents and checklists from the Senior Meetings will be available on the Guidance Website*

4. Have a strategy! Example: BTHS applications for TCNJ
Include Reach Schools & Safety Schools
Use data from Naviance, CollegeBoard.com, usnews.com, etc.
Use Naviance Scattergrams to see how your student compares to previous BTHS students who have applied
Example: BTHS applications for TCNJ

5. Have a strategy! Research the Schools
College Night at the Jersey Shore- October 5th, :00-8:00 pm at the Hackensack Meridan Health Arena, Toms River North (Financial Aid Seminar at 5:30- 6:30)
College Visits at BTHS- sign up on Naviance
Campus Visits/ Open Houses (see Guidance website calendar)
Dragon Campus Tours- sign up in the Guidance Office
Virtual Tours

6. Factors Influencing Admissions Decisions
Rigor of Academic Program
Sixth Semester GPA/Rank
SAT/ACT Scores
Co-curricular involvement
Letters of Recommendation
Senior Year Grades
Essay/
Interview if required
**Be Mindful of Social Media**

7. **Check the College's website for undergraduate admission deadlines**
Admission Plans
Early Action (Non-binding)
Rolling
Early Decision
(Binding)
Regular
**Check the College's website for undergraduate admission deadlines**

8. Application Naviance SAT or ACT scores Application Process
Common App or College’s own online
application
FERPA Waiver
Application
Match with CommonApp
Request letters of recommendation
Request transcripts to be released
Naviance
Collegeboard.org or actstudent.org
Send scores to the colleges you are applying to
SAT or ACT scores

9. Student Counselor Parent Who does what?
Request letters of rec in person AND on Naviance
Complete FERPA Waiver on Common App
Complete & send application
Request transcripts through Naviance
Communicate deadlines
Provide any supplements to Counselor
Student
Send transcripts
Send letters of recommendation
Send supplemental documents
Counselor
Sign Transcript Release Form
Sign Early Decision if Applicable
Submit FAFSA (available Oct 1st 2017)
Parent
Note: Parents should NOT fill out applications and apply for students!

10. Teacher’s Letter of Recommendation
Ask teachers in person and give enough notice to write letters (at least 2 weeks before earliest deadline!)
Complete the “Student Reflection for Teacher Recommendation Form” located in the About Me tab of Naviance
Follow up with a thank you note and a “thank you” in person.

11. Counselor’s Letter of Recommendation
Complete “Brag Sheet for Counselors” form located on the About Me tab of Naviance
Complete & Save Resume located in the About Me tab of Naviance
Counselor to let them know both forms are complete (at least 2 weeks before earliest deadline!)

12. Common Application

13. Colleges I’m Applying to List
Naviance
Colleges I’m Applying to List

14. Financial Aid
Financial Aid Seminar October 5th, 2017 at 5:30 pm at the Hackensack Meridian Health Arena, Toms River North HS (before the College Night at the Jersey Shore College Fair
Brick Township Fall Financial Aid Workshop at Brick Township High School (Date TBD)

15. Paying for College The College of New Jersey
Net Price Calculator on Naviance
Use Net Price Calculators to see how much the average net price of tuition changes when accounting for Financial Aid
By law every school must have a net price calculator on their website
Naviance also has a basic net price calculator for every school

16. Paying for College
FAFSA- available Oct 1st (*each college may have a FAFSA deadline)
Need-based Grants
Federal Work-Study
Loans
Unsubsidized
Subsidized
Merit-based Grants & Scholarships (*specific to each College)
Academics
Athletics
BTHS Guidance Scholarship Bulletin
Naviance (Scholarships from local businesses & organizations)
Guidance Website (National Scholarship Websites)
Private Loans

17. Questions??