1. REQUESTING TRANSCRIPTS, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND MORE.... THE COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT PROCESS

2. This form must be completed once by all students wishing to send transcripts or letters of recommendations to college. STEP 1 Waiver of Rights

3. Complete and return to Student Services before you invite teachers on Naviance!

4. Complete the Counselor Input Form This information provides valuable information for counselors to write your letter of recommendation. STEP 2 Counselor Input Form

5. Please answer with great DETAIL!! Please answer with great DETAIL!!

6. STEP 3 Transcript Request Form Submit Transcript Request Form The Transcript request form must be submitted 20 days prior to your FIRST college deadline. The deadline is October 3 rd for the November 1 deadline!

7. Transcript Request Form Return to Student Services with $4 per transcript!

8. Personally Ask Two Teachers to Write your Letter of Recommendation STEP 4 Ask Teachers for Letters **It is imperative that you ask the teachers face to face or send them an email requesting this.

9. When the teachers agree to write your letter, complete the teacher information form. STEP 5 Teacher Information Form

10. Please answer with great DETAIL!! Please answer with great DETAIL!!

11. STEP 6 Teacher Request on Naviance Request Teachers on Naviance

12. INVITING TEACHERS ON NAVIANCE Colleges tab  Colleges I’m Applying To  Under “Teacher Recommendations” click in “add/cancel requests”  Use the drop down menu to select teacher(s)  Click “Update Requests” button to finalize requests

13. STEP 7 Teacher Request Form Submit Teacher Request Form The Teacher request form must be submitted 20 days prior to your FIRST college deadline. The deadline is October 3 rd for the November 1 deadline!

14. Complete & return to each of your teachers

15. Help your parents access their Naviance Account. Once they log on, have them complete the Parent Input Page. STEP 7 Parent Input Form

16. STEP 8 Visit Colleges Visit Prospective Colleges We recommend visiting all schools for which you plan to submit an application at least one time!

17. STEP 9 Register and Send SAT/ACT Scores Register for a Fall SAT and/or ACT Send your SAT/ACT scores directly from Collegeboard and/or ACT.

18. STEP 10 Common Application Create a Common App Account

19. Common Application can be sent to over 450 schools.

20. STEP 11 Match your Common App-Naviance “Match” your Common App account and your Naviance account Video Tutorial

21. Matching Common App & Naviance

22. STEP 12 THANK YOUR TEACHERS WRITE THANK YOU NOTES TO ALL OF YOUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE HELPED WITH THIS PROCESS AND LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU WERE ACCEPTED!

23. STEP 13 Complete your Applications MAKE SURE YOU KEEP TRACK OF YOUR DEADLINES!!!

24. OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER  MAKING A LIST  USING NAVIANCE  UPCOMING DATES

25. CREATING A LIST 1-2 Wish schools A school where you fall below the average GPA and SAT Scores. 3-5 50/50 schools Schools that you meet the GPA and SAT averages. 1-2 Comfortable Schools Schools where you are clearly above the average GPA and SAT’s. BE OPEN MINDED AND REALISTIC A SAFE SCHOOL NEEDS TO BE FINANCIALLY SAFE AS WELL

26. NAVIANCE CAN HELP YOU CREATE A LIST

28. ADMISSION DECISIONS Early Decision: Early Decision:Early deadline, early response, BINDING Early Action Early ActionEarly deadline, early response, NON-BINDING Priority Deadline Priority DeadlineStudents apply by an earlier deadline, and receive priority over students who do not meet the deadline. Single Choice Early Action or Restrictive Early Action Single Choice Early Action or Restrictive Early Action This is the same as early action, but the colleges that use this form will restrict your ability to apply early action or early decision to other colleges Rolling Admissions Rolling AdmissionsStudents are accepted/denied as applications are received Regular Admission Regular AdmissionApply by regular deadline (usually Jan 15) and hear a response by April 1

29. UPCOMING DATES September 10-26: Counselors meet individual with every senior to discuss post- high school planning October 3: Deadline to request teacher recommendations for November 1 college deadline October 3:Deadline to request counselor recommendations for November 1 college deadline. September 12-19: Counselors visit Senior English classes October 15:PSAT Day and mini college workshops for seniors November 1:Deadline for UMCP, UMBC, JMU, and most early action decisions December 1:Deadline for Towson

30. HELPFUL HINTS Colleges look at your applications as a whole package. o Use different parts of application to highlight different parts of yourself, ie teacher rec, counselor rec, personal essay, short answers Meet all deadlines. Utilize all your resources. Counselors, teachers, parents, friends, workshops at school, admissions counselors, financial aid counselors Be realistic when making your list. Check our Student Services website for scholarships, college information, SAT/ACT.

31. CLOSING THOUGHTS 1. Don’t take it personally. 2. Visit your prospective campuses. (Again.) 3. Make the most of your choice. 4. If money is an issue, see your counselor. There are lots of ways to access college and many scholarship and grant programs available. 5. Lower the Stakes “Don’t forget what you do in college is much more important than where you go to college.” -- Philip A. Ballinger, director of undergraduate admissions, University of Washington, Seattle

32. TO DO TODAY! Get on Naviance: Use the same USERNAME and PASSWORD that you use to get on the computer. Check to make sure your email is accurate. Take the senior survey found on the left side under about me. Update your “colleges i’m thinking about” Check out college visits