1. FHS Senior Parent Night High School Guidance Guidance Staff : Ms. Woods (A-Ca) Mr. MacCreery (Ce-E) Mr. Soulard (F & P) Ms. McVay (G) Ms. Horner (H-Le) Ms. Dellelo(Li-N) Ms. Walsh (O- Q-So) Ms. Gardner (Sp-Z) Class of 2016

2. The College Admissions Process CLASS OF 2016

3. Parental Role ● Emotional Support ● Reality Checks ● Monetary Checks ● Experience ● Transportation ● Regular Reminders

4. Student’s Role ● Narrowing College List (Reach, Good Fit, Safety) ● 2 year versus 4 year schools ● Application Process/ Forms ● Asking Teachers for Recommendations ● College Essay – Writing Center afterschool ● Deadlines ● 5 School Days for Processing ● Online Applications ● Official Testing Results ● NCAA Clearinghouse ● College Representative Visits

5. Counselor’s Role ● Resource for Direction, Support, Advice, and Information ● Processing Applications ● Guidance Seminars began 9/24 ● Individual Sessions with Students ● Letters of Recommendation (Secondary School Report) ● Academic Advisement ● After school workshops ● Record Keeping

6. College Admissions Testing ● ACT vs. SAT Reasoning ● SAT Subject Tests

8. SAT Reasoning /ACT ● Dates/ Deadlines – http//:www.collegeboard.com & www.actstudent.org – SAT: Next test date: November 7th - Reg. Deadline is October 9th – ACT: Next Test Date: October 24th – Late Registration Deadline October 2nd ● SAT Optional Schools – http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional ● Reporting Scores to Colleges

9. SAT Subject Tests ● Limited Requirement (not many colleges use SAT II tests) ● Choosing which tests to take - College Major - Admissions requirements * Typically 2, if required - Breadth of subjects * 1 humanities and 1 science or 1 math

10. Application Procedures ● Online Application *Common Application/College Specific Apps ● Touch Base with Counselor ● Request transcript through NAVIANCE ● Request Teacher Recommendations through NAVIANCE

11. College Application Components ● Application ● Letters of Recommendation (Student/Parent Brag sheet) ● Standardized Test Scores ● Completed Activity Sheet ● College Essay ● Secondary School Report ● Addressed Large Envelopes – only for paper based letters of recommendation ● Application Fee ● First Quarter Grades – 1 st quarter ends 11/6/2015 ● Interviews

12. Deadlines 5 School Days are Required to Process Applications College Application Deadline Early Action/Early Decision November 1 st ……………… November 15 th …………….. December 1 st ………………. December 15 th …………….. Regular Decision January 1 st ………………… January 15 th ……………….. Completed Application Due in Guidance October 26th November 6th November 19th December 8th December 15 th ** January 8th

13. College for Students on an IEP ● Visit each school – learn about services/programs ● Request copies of any school-based evaluations (IEP students) – copies are requested through a release, issued by the guidance office ● Contact the Disability Services Office at each school – Determine services provided – Discuss Documentation Guidelines - Cognitive and Psychological testing within last 3 years

14. Naviance Access through Guidance link on FHS website All Seniors have accounts Career/College major resources College search engine College admissions data specific to FHS All college application transcript requests MUST be made through Naviance Most teacher letters of recommendation uploaded into Naviance

15. Financial Aid 101 ● Types of Financial Aid – Scholarships – Grants – Loans – Work Study

16. Financial Aid Forms ● FAFSA ● CSS Profile ● College/University Applications ● Private Scholarship Applications ● Local Scholarship Applications

17. Helpful Web Resources ● www.fafsa.ed.gov Register for pin; fill out FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov ● profileonline.collegeboard.com Fin. Aid application used by certain colleges ● www.finaid.orgInformation about financial aid including grants, loans, aid calculators and a free scholarship web engine www.finaid.org ● www.fastweb.com Free scholarship search engine www.fastweb.com ● www.mefa.orgState agency providing financial aid and loan information www.mefa.org ● http://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/ NCAA Clearinghouse – eligibility information for Division 1 and 2 athletes http://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/

18. Financial Aid Franklin High School Financial Aid Night Monday, November 16th 6:30-8:00pm

19. Questions????