1. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING 101

2. COUNSELORS A - ClLinda Packman Co-GrayStephanie Isaacs Green-KBrian Drnec L-OgLindsay Beil Oh-ShJill Altshuler Si-ZVeronica Valentine

3. Student Services (Cont) Secretary:Charlie Engelkemier Data Clerk:Marian Boring Registrar:Emily Mandile Registrar:Kim Masters

4. COLLEGE SELECTION: MAKING A LIST Apply to about 5-7 schools 1-2 Wish: The criteria for admission is higher than your academic profile. 3-4 Probable: The criteria for admission is consistent with your academic profile. 1-2 Comfortable: The criteria for admission is below your academic profile.

5. OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER ◦Be sure to add safe financial schools on your list as well. ◦Be aware of HCC deadlines for scholarships and special programs. ◦Make sure you like your safety school!

6. ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG ◦Must “invite official” to complete recommendation and submit transcript. ◦Must have correct email address.

7. LOCAL COLLEGE PROFILES AS REPORTED FOR CLASS OF 2011 University of Maryland, College Park ◦26,000 applications for a class of 3,975 ◦Average SAT: 1260-1410 (CR and Math) ◦ GPA: 4.05 weighted ◦Priority Deadline for Admission: November 1 Towson University ◦18128 applicants and 9462 students were admitted ◦Average SAT:1520-1730 on all three parts (middle 50%) ◦Average GPA: 3.53-3.87 ◦Application and Scholarship Deadline: December 1 Stevenson University ◦Average SAT: 1380-1710 (middle 50%) ◦ACT average:22 ◦GPA: 3.3 unweighted ◦Application for scholarship and Honors Program: February 1

8. LOCAL COLLEGE PROFILES Salisbury University Approximately 8,000 applications received and 4,000 students were admitted Average GPA: 3.7 Average SAT: 1720 Admission Deadline: December 1- Early Action Frostburg University 5,000 applicants with a 58% admission rate Average SAT:1010 on verbal and math (SAT preferred school) Average GPA:3.2 Admission: Rolling Admission UMBC 8,000 applicants received in 2011 and anticipate admitting 60% of applicants Average SAT:1200 (CR and math) or 1800 on all three parts Average GPA:3.6 Admission: Early Action November 1

9. TYPES OF 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. Decisions are usually given January 31 Rolling Admission Rolling AdmissionStudents are accepted/denied as applications are received Regular Admission Regular AdmissionApply by regular deadline (usually Jan 15) and hear a response by April 1

10. College Testing ACT SAT Reasoning SAT Subject Test

11. Scholarship Searches College Websites ◦Most of money comes directly from college so check college websites. Use the Internet ◦Watch out for scams! Scholarship Page on Naviance Senatorial, Delegate, and Local Scholarships

12. Financial Aid FAFSA- www.fafsa.ed.gov ◦Online ◦Student and parent request PIN #s in Dec. ◦Submit Jan. 1 through approximately Feb. 20 ◦NOT www.fafsa.com – watch for scam siteswww.fafsa.com Types of Aid: http://studentaid.ed.gov ◦Federal: Stafford, Perkins, Work Study, Pell Grants, Need- based Merit Scholarship ◦Private Sources: Loans, Scholarships, Jobs CSS Profile-Private schools ◦Early Action (EA) or Early Decision (ED) Financial Aid Night

13. Ethical and Personal Responsibilities Deposit to one college only Authentic applications, essays, and resumes Personal conduct and reporting to colleges MySpace and Facebook Maintain high academic performance

14. TO THINK ABOUT... There is no such thing as the “perfect” college. Colleges are not “better or worse” rather different. Be realistic. Make decisions based on what you want, not your friends, parents, teachers. Ask questions! Visit! Visit! Visit! Meet all deadlines. Inform RHS and your college of your final decision!

15. Sept 13Green Folders Due to teachers for Nov 1 deadline Sept 17College Essay workshop- sign up on Naviance Sept 20Red Folders due to counselors for Nov 1 Sept 25Senior Crab and RHB Fest Sept 27ACT Registration deadline October 3SAT Registration Deadline October 16 PSAT Day: College and Career Workshops November 1UMCP, UMBC Deadlines December 1 Towson and other early action deadlines

16. GREEN AND RED FOLDERS Green Folders ◦Teacher input form (information about yourself that teachers can include in recommendation) ◦Envelopes for non-common app schools ◦List of schools where you are applying ◦Thank you note!!!!! Red Folders ◦Transcript request form listing where you are applying ◦Envelopes for non-common app schools ◦$4 per transcript ◦Resume

17. Naviance Great way to get Post Secondary Ready! You can access this website at school or at home. Logon with the link below: ◦https://connection.naviance.com/family- connection/auth/login/?hsid=reservoirhshttps://connection.naviance.com/family- connection/auth/login/?hsid=reservoirhs Remember to sign with your student ID and birth date – no hyphens or dashes ◦Include the entire year of your birth (1996)

18. Naviance Survey and College Info Complete the following: Complete the Senior Fall Survey. Next, Go to the About Me tab ◦Click on My portfolio and profile link and check your personal information, update email addresses (you and your parents) ◦ Click on pencil on the right hand side to update email addresses

19. Explore Naviance When you have updated information: ◦Go to colleges I am applying to link and add your colleges, if you have not already ◦Next go to college visits, and sign up for any college visits, if you have not already ◦Then go to My Planner and click on Goals and create an Academic goal and a Post Secondary Goal Go to document library ◦Review all resources/documents available to you