1. From Here to There (continued…) Naviance Family Connection will help you get there

2. *By the end of the School year* Have at least one school in each of the following categories to which you would like to apply: Safety - Academic and Financial Profile meet and exceed all admission criteria Safety - Academic and Financial Profile meet and exceed all admission criteria Comfort - Academic and Financial Profile meet all admission criteria Comfort - Academic and Financial Profile meet all admission criteria Reach - Academic and Financial Profile meet only some of the admission criteria Reach - Academic and Financial Profile meet only some of the admission criteria

3. How is this determined, how do I develop this list???

4. Factors Colleges Consider Grade Point Average High School Curriculum / Decile Standing Standardized Test Scores College Essay Community Service, Activities, Letters of Rec Athletics ?

5. Why do you think that GPA and Test Scores are listed at the top and largest part of the triangle? Correct! They are the most important!!!! Correct! They are the most important!!!! Naviance can help you to use your GPA and Standardized test scores todetermine … Naviance can help you to use your GPA and Standardized test scores todetermine …

6. Reach, comfort or safety??? Access Scattergrams directly!!!

7. Reach, comfort or safety???

9. Access Scattergrams from college profile too…

10. Now that you know what they want….. It is time to decide It is time to decide what you want… what you want…

11. What are the factors for you to consider? Location/Distance Location/Distance Setting Setting Cost Cost Size Size Programs Programs (among many others!!)

12. Use Naviance to help you find the college that is right for you… Open CRHS North’s Web Page Open CRHS North’s Web Page Click on Counseling Click on Counseling Click on Click on Log on – user name – e-mail address Log on – user name – e-mail address

13. First order of Business… Complete The “Game Plan” Survey in Naviance Complete The “Game Plan” Survey in Naviance …is a series of questions that are designed to help your counselor work with you to develop a game plan for achieving your goals after graduation. …is a series of questions that are designed to help your counselor work with you to develop a game plan for achieving your goals after graduation. Click here to access instructions for completing the survey! Click here to access instructions for completing the survey!

14. Lets do a college search!

16. Overlaps…

17. Compare me…

18. Reach, Comfort or Safety??? Compare me…

19. What’s Next? Place colleges on your list in the colleges I’m thinking about section in naviance… Place colleges on your list in the colleges I’m thinking about section in naviance… Why… Why…

20. If you do, you will receive automatic informational emails for college rep visits and other info!

21. College Rep Visits

22. What to do now??? Register for SAT and/or SAT Subject Tests this spring on Register for SAT and/or SAT Subject Tests this spring on collegeboard.com collegeboard.com Include your parents!! – you both must be on the same page!! Include your parents!! – you both must be on the same page!!

23. And after that… Visit, Visit, Visit Visit, Visit, Visit (up to 3 excused absences to visit colleges ) (up to 3 excused absences to visit colleges )

24. And then… I will send you and your parents an invitation to meet together, to finalize your list of colleges. Look for an email in late April or early May!! (helpful to have an SAT score at time of meeting)

25. And before you leave for summer… If you need teacher letters of recommendation, ask your teacher if they are willing, and if so, ask them for his/her policies and procedures. If you need teacher letters of recommendation, ask your teacher if they are willing, and if so, ask them for his/her policies and procedures. **** Please keep in mind, all colleges do not **** Please keep in mind, all colleges do not require letters of recommendation.; therefore please be considerate of your teachers time, by not require letters of recommendation.; therefore please be considerate of your teachers time, by not requesting unnecessary letters of recommendation. requesting unnecessary letters of recommendation. PA State Universities – Do not require letters of PA State Universities – Do not require letters of rec, Temple and Penn State included rec, Temple and Penn State included Click here for Teacher Rec Request Procedures! Click here for Teacher Rec Request Procedures!

26. Senior Year Timeline Look for Senior mailing in late August Look for Senior mailing in late August Register for fall standardized tests - if needed Register for fall standardized tests - if needed Attend College Application Bootcamp! Attend College Application Bootcamp! Meet with counselor – required prior to submitting transcript requests Meet with counselor – required prior to submitting transcript requests Meet with College Reps in Oct and Nov Meet with College Reps in Oct and Nov File NCAA application File NCAA application