1. SEniors

2. Trimester 1 Do your best in your classes
My Plan – undecided
My Plan – apply to college
Review college admissions requirements and deadlines
Take the ACT in October if needed (Sept 28 deadline)
Apply online
Update your Naviance account to add colleges and request transcripts
Request letters of recommendation(LOR) if needed
Complete FAFSA
Check out scholarship searches
Use Naviance activities
Do What You Are
Career Interest Profiler
College SuperMatch
Strengths Explorer
Attend a college rep visit
Attend the national college fair
Participate in a career or college campus field trip
Talk with your parents/school counselor/Career Center

3. Choosing a college that’s right for YOU!
Admission requirements?
Suggested ACT/SAT scores?
programs/majors?
climate?
size?
location?
cost?
reputation?
teacher-student ratio?
placement rate?

4. College Admission Criteria
4 Year
2 year Tech/Comm
No ACT/SAT required
Accuplacer
Certain ACT/MCA scores may take the place of this
ACT/SAT required
College Prep coursework
GPA/Class Rank
Essays
Letter of recommendation (LOR)

5. You will be working with 3 systems
ACT
Register to test
View and send scores directly to colleges, NCAA
Test prep opportunities pick up a handout
Colleges
Complete application on-line to the college directly or through the Common App
Check for scholarships
Naviance
Explore interest and investigate colleges
Sign up to visit with college reps
Add colleges to “I’m applying to list”
Request transcripts and letters of recommendation
Match your Common App

6. Test Fees  ACT - $46.00
ACT with writing - $62.50
Why Should I retest? To improve scores for admission, scholarships, and NCAA eligibility When should I retest? October to meet November 1st and 15th college application deadlines Fee waivers are available in the Career Center: Must fill out a release form

7. Application College Knowledge Month: October
College MN State Colleges and Universities that will waive the application fee the month of October
Colleges Free College Application week – Oct. 22-Oct. 26
College MN State Colleges and Universities that will waive the application fee the last week of October
NEED HELP?
CPHS Senior Application Day Oct. 23
Some college reps will be here to help you
9:36-2:00
Sign up in Career Center

8. Common App
Allows students to submit applications to over 700 US colleges and universities
Helps save time by not needing to complete a separate application for each individual school
U of MN Twin Cities does NOT require use of the Common App
Use of Common App requires a counselor report/recommendation
Be aware of deadlines
You must have a teacher’s recommendation

9. Naviance Lock and key New layout from last year Add colleges
Request transcripts: $3 fee per school request, sent electronically
LOR
Do NOT need to request LOR-Counselor-MUST make an appt. to meet with them

10. Do I need a LOR? NO, if you are applying to:
U of M –Twin Cities, UM-Duluth, UM-Rochester
State Universities (Mankato, SCSU, Bemidji, Winona)
Community or Technical Colleges
All Wisconsin Colleges – except Madison*
NDSU or UND
CPHS Process…no expectation

11. Need help? College Prep 101 Workshop (parents and students)
Saturday, Nov am
Pick up a handout in the Career Center
MN College Goal (FREE on-site professional assistance completing your FAFSA)
Dates at all district high schools, pick up handout in the Career Center
CPHS Tuesday, January 8 6-8pm

12. FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Application for most of the financial aid from federal and state programs and from colleges and universities
Form goes live October 1 using prior years taxes(2017)
Won’t get any more money if you do it Oct. 1st vs Dec 1st
Overview

13. What I need you to do Check your school email!
Check Naviance: Upcoming events, Rep visits
Check Career Center webpage
Do credit checks in advisory
Make an appointment with your counselor:
if something doesn’t seem right
Short on credits
If you need help, come see me

14. What deadline should I choose?
Early Decision
Student makes a binding commitment to a first-choice institution where, if admitted, they definitely will enroll.
Early Action
Students apply to an institution of preference & receive a decision well in advance of the institution’s regular response date. Student are not obligated to accept the institution’s offer. (Application deadline is usually Nov. 1 or Nov. 15 with a decision made by Dec. 15th or early January)
Regular Decision
Students submit an application to an institution by a specified date & receive a decision within a reasonable period or time, not later than early April
Rolling
The institution reviews applications as they are completed and makes admission decisions on a continuous basis, until the class is filled (no definitive application deadline)

15. Time to work on Naviance