1. High School Senior College Application Guide
Class of 2017

2. Do Now Where do you sign-up for college visits the day-of?
What does “GPA” stand for?
Which is legally binding? Early Action –or- Early Decision
Students receiving free/reduced lunch are also eligible for:
A. SAT waiver
B. College application waiver
C. ACT waiver
D. All of the above
What date should you apply to college by?

3. Agenda: College search review Next steps
College application procedures
Understanding your transcript
Financing your education
Questions

4. College Search Talk to your school counselor Go to www.rbrhs.org
Click on Naviance and log in
Set up college visits at RBR or at the campus (MCGDA College Fair at Brookdale 10/16/16: 1 pm-4 pm; HBCU College Fair trip 11/14/2016)
Add colleges of interest to your “colleges I’m thinking about” page

5. Early decision/Early action
Do you know what this means?
You must STILL give the office two weeks to process your application for early action or early decision-see your counselor about this option!

6. Next Steps
Register for and take the SATs (collegeboard.com), ACTs (act.org) and/or Subject tests
Upcoming test dates:
SAT: October 1st (late registration deadline - 9/20) November 5th, December 3rd
ACT: October 22nd, December 10th
**Remember to have your test scores sent to colleges directly from College Board and ACT
Athletes: If you have not already done so, register with the NCAA at eligibilitycenter.org; request transcript through the NCAA site

7. You are ready to apply! Complete online and paper applications
IMPORTANT: For Common App. schools, you MUST complete the FERPA waiver through
Make sure your list of “Colleges I’m applying to” is up to date
Request recommendations; You must assign each teacher to each college!
Submit College Application Processing Forms to Guidance allowing 2 weeks prior to deadline
Submit resume and self-assessment to counselor

8. Applications (continued)
Deadlines:
All required materials must be submitted to Guidance TWO weeks before the college’s deadline (although you may bring them earlier)
To have your applications and support materials submitted by Thanksgiving recess, you must bring all required materials to Guidance by November 9, 2016; applications to be sent by the winter break must be submitted to Guidance by December 9,
When you are ready to submit application requests, it is mandatory that you make an appointment with your counselor.

10. Rank reporting request form

12. For paper recommendations:
Red Bank Regional H.S.
101 Ridge Road
Little Silver, NJ
STAMP
Office of Admissions
University/College Name
University College Address and Zip
Your Name
Your Address/Zip
The following teacher’s recommendation was received on the date indicated below:
Teacher’s name _______________
Date Rec’d ___________
STAMP
Your name
Your street
Your city, state Zip

13. Application Checklist
College Name
Application Type (Regular, Early Decision/ Early Action, Rolling)
Deadline/Date Submitted
RBR Application Processing Request form
Resume and Self-Assessment
(1 of each)
Request Teacher Rec.
Stamps

14. Financing your Education:
Scholarships/Financial Aid: Check Naviance, for scholarships and other funding opportunities
Attend Financial Aid Night – October 6th, 7:00 p.m.
Create your FSA ID (parents and students) at October 1, 2016 apply for financial aid at
Complete college/university financial aid forms and/or CSS profile

15. Review Process
Apply online—complete FERPA waiver, essays, EOF questionnaires, etc.
Request recommendations; remember to assign teachers to each college every time you add a school
Submit application processing form, rank option, transcript release form, resume, self-assessment and stamps (if necessary) to your school counselor
Have SAT and/or ACT scores sent directly to your colleges from the testing websites
Parents—start gathering paperwork for financial aid applications; Financial Aid Night on Tuesday, 10/6

16. Questions?????

17. QUESTION 1 Where do you sign-up for college visits the day-of?
GUIDANCE

18. QUESTION 2
What does “GPA” stand for?
GRADE POINT AVERAGE

19. QUESTION 3 Which is legally binding? Early Action –or- Early Decision

20. QUESTION 4
Students receiving free/reduced lunch are also eligible for:
A. SAT waiver
B. College application waiver
C. ACT waiver
D. All of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE

21. QUESTION 5 What date should you apply to college by?
THEY’RE ALL DIFFERENT. CHECK EVERY COLLEGE AND MAKE NOTE OF EACH APPLICATION DEADLINE. SOME ARE AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER AND OTHERS AS LATE AS APRIL.

22. To do:
Update list of colleges you are applying to under the “College” tab on Naviance
Update resume and complete Self-Assessment under the “About Me” tab on Naviance
Create account online at and with any other colleges that are NOT Common App
Complete FERPA waiver on your Common App so we can assist with matching it to your Naviance account
Work on filling out online applications