1. College Planning for Junior/Senior Parents at Presented to you by the Immaculata Guidance Department

2. Goals of the Program This Evening: We will help you identify what the IHS Guidance Counseling Department is doing to prepare students for college We will help you identify what the IHS Guidance Counseling Department is doing to prepare students for college We will identify what students must do to prepare themselves for college and beyond We will identify what students must do to prepare themselves for college and beyond We will identify what parents must do to prepare students for college We will identify what parents must do to prepare students for college

3. What IHS Counselors are Doing: Individual meetings with students and parents Individual meetings with students and parents Reviewing transcripts, standardized test scores, and lists of potential colleges in Naviance system Reviewing transcripts, standardized test scores, and lists of potential colleges in Naviance system Maintaining professional relationships with admissions personnel Maintaining professional relationships with admissions personnel Reviewing NCAA criteria for athletes and processing forms Reviewing NCAA criteria for athletes and processing forms Ensuring teacher recommendation letters are checked for accuracy and content, and are available when required Ensuring teacher recommendation letters are checked for accuracy and content, and are available when required Releasing transcripts electronically when transcript request forms are presented to our office Releasing transcripts electronically when transcript request forms are presented to our office Encouraging students to visit college campuses Encouraging students to visit college campuses Scheduling school visits from colleges to our cafeteria throughout the school year Scheduling school visits from colleges to our cafeteria throughout the school year Assisting with information regarding Financial Aid resources Assisting with information regarding Financial Aid resources Junior College Day presentation where students received a wealth of resources and had the opportunity to visit our college fair\ Junior College Day presentation where students received a wealth of resources and had the opportunity to visit our college fair\

4. How Does it Fit In to the College Process? How Does it Fit In to the College Process? Naviance helps students plan for and achieve post- secondary goals In Naviance students can: Create a career interest profile Build a resume Research and compare colleges to form a college list View virtual tours of colleges View scattergrams to determine whether or not a college is a good fit based on IHS data of GPA’s and test scores from the past 5 years Track college applications and status of transcript requests

5. Additional Naviance Information Teachers upload their letters of recommendation into Naviance, students can view status of their requests Teachers upload their letters of recommendation into Naviance, students can view status of their requests Naviance allows for the secure and timely transmission of supplemental materials to colleges Naviance allows for the secure and timely transmission of supplemental materials to colleges Allows counselors to track student applications as it is linked to Common Application Allows counselors to track student applications as it is linked to Common Application

6. What Students Should be Doing Complete Required Paperwork consisting of: Complete Required Paperwork consisting of: * Resume * Activities Profile Sheet * Asking 2 teachers to write letters of recommendation and presenting them with required form and copy of Activity Profile * Asking 2 different teachers to complete Teacher Feedback Form and present it to them * Give copies of Resume and Activities Profile Sheet to their counselor for their file in the Guidance Office * Give copies of Resume and Activities Profile Sheet to their counselor for their file in the Guidance Office * Presenting Parent Brag sheet to YOU to complete

7. Students Need To: Keep up with important dates for testing and register appropriately for SAT/ACT (recommended that students sit for at least one test this spring) Visit schools and attend open house programs Update list of potential schools in Naviance Begin working on their Common Application after August 1 st Complete their college essay in the Common Application and have it proofread Seek their counselor often for advice and questions Keep track of deadlines!

8. Process for Applying to a College Complete Common Application online Complete Common Application online Complete Non-Common Application school applications on individual school websites Complete Non-Common Application school applications on individual school websites Once submitted, request standardized test scores from SAT and ACT Once submitted, request standardized test scores from SAT and ACT Request transcripts via IHS Transcript Request Form following deadlines for request (generally 2 weeks prior to college deadline) Request transcripts via IHS Transcript Request Form following deadlines for request (generally 2 weeks prior to college deadline)

9. What Do Parents Need to Do? Review materials from this evening and in folder that students received at Junior College Day Review materials from this evening and in folder that students received at Junior College Day Complete Parent Brag Sheet Complete Parent Brag Sheet Plan college visits Plan college visits Keep up with deadlines for testing, applications, and scholarships Keep up with deadlines for testing, applications, and scholarships Communicate with your child’s counselor Communicate with your child’s counselor Encourage your child to seek answers themselves regarding questions related to their college applications—empower them! Encourage your child to seek answers themselves regarding questions related to their college applications—empower them!

10. What Parents Should NOT Do Fill out applications for students Write essays for students Complete paperwork for transcripts or scholarships Make this their college process—this is a time for your child to take a lead

11. Fun Facts About College Admissions at IHS In the Class of 2014: 91% went on to 4 year colleges, 7% to 2 year, and 2% military 91% went on to 4 year colleges, 7% to 2 year, and 2% military Average number of applications per student was 7 Average number of applications per student was 7 Median GPA was 3.32 Median GPA was 3.32 Total scholarship dollars attracted were $18 million Total scholarship dollars attracted were $18 million