1. Chancellor’s Diploma Update -ELA – 4 Credits -Math – 3 Credits (to include Alg II and beyond) -Science – 3 credits -Social Studies – 3 credits -Physical Education – 1 credit -Health – 1 credit -Career & College –.5 credit -Senior Project -.5 credits -AA, WL, CTE – 3 credits (must include 2 credits in the same WL) -Electives – 7 credits -Meet all Essential Skills -Minimum GPA of 3.4 -Minimum of a C grade in every academic required course -16 required academic credits

2. Requesting Transcripts & Letters of Recommendation in Family Connection Senior Guidance Fall 2015

3. Types of Applications Common Application Account Requesting Transcripts Requesting Letters of Recommendation from Teachers Requesting Letters of Recommendation from Counselors Scholarships 3 Agenda

4. Common Application: www.commonapp.orgwww.commonapp.org - Non-exclusive Common App (accept CA and website) - Exclusive Common App (only accept the CA) Electronic Applications: Submit on college website Paper Applications: Mailing information on college website 4 Types of Applications

5. Common Application If you are using the Common App to apply for any colleges, you will be required to match your Common App account with your Family Connection account.

6. Go to www.commonapp.org after August 1 to create your account.www.commonapp.org https://vimeo.com/102639828 6 Create Your Common App Account

7. Go to www.commonapp.org after August 1 to create your account.www.commonapp.org 7 Create Your Common App Account

8. When creating your account through the Common Application, you must use the exact name that is in Naviance or else you will not be able to link your CA account to Naviance. 8 IMPORTANT!

9. Select “Common App” tab 9 Create Your Common App Account

10. Complete “Profile” and “Education” (you must add you High School!) 10 Create Your Common App Account

11. Select “My Colleges” tab add a school 11 Create Your Common App Account

12. Complete your FERPA Release Authorization. 12 Create Your Common App Account Add at least one college you intend to apply to, and within that colleges tab, click on “Recommenders and FERPA.” Click on “release authorization” and follow the on-screen instructions. It is critically important that you do not request any school-based (teacher or counselor) recommenders in your Common App account.

13. Match your Naviance Family Connection account with your Common App account. 13 Create Your Common App Account

14. Requesting Transcripts via Family Connection

15. Add colleges to your list of “Colleges I’m Applying to” 15 Add Colleges to your List

16. Click “lookup” to search for a school. Then, click the “request” button under Transcript. 16 Add Colleges to your List

17. Choose the Type of decision. If you have submitted your application already, check the box. 17 Add Colleges to your List

18. Repeat for additional schools. When done, click Add Colleges. 18 Add Colleges to your List

19. Important Information!

20. Go to “Colleges I’m Applying to” and click the pencil next to any college or university name 20 Edit the Applications in Your List

21. 21 Edit the Applications in Your List 1.Applying via Common App: Yes or No? 2.Application Type 3.College Deadline 4.Other Information, like Result

22. 22 Submission Icons College or university accepts electronic transcripts but is not a member of the Common App. College or university accepts the Common Application. This icon will only appear if you have indicated “No” when asked if you are applying via Common App for a non-exclusive Common App college or university. College or university does not accept electronic transcripts, and your transcript must be mailed via USPS.

23. Requesting Teacher Letters of Recommendation

24. On the Colleges tab, scroll below your list of colleges applying to and locate the Teacher Recommendations section. 24 Requesting a Letter of Recommendation

25. Select the teacher name from the dropdown and enter a personal message. Submit your request by clicking Update Request. 25 Requesting a Letter of Recommendation

26. Requesting Counselor Letters of Recommendation -Complete Naviance Survey -“About Me” -Click “tasks” -Select “Letter of Recommendation – Counselor” -Email you counselor with the following info: -Let them know you completed the survey -Deadline -Where the letter needs to be sent -What type of application (CA or school app) Pinkstaa@hsd.k12.or.us

27. Scholarships “Colleges” “Scholarships & Money” -Scholarship Match -Scholarship List -Scholarship Applications (N/A) -National Scholarship Search

28. Questions? -What is the Common Application? -Can you apply for college through Naviance? -Where do you request a letter of recommendation from your teacher? -Where do you request a letter of recommendation from you teacher?

29. Misc. -December 14 th – January 4 th -A College Night in Oregon (11/10) -Test Scores (ACT or SAT) – official test scores may ONLY be sent by YOU. Request ACT scores at www.actstudent.org/scores/send or SAT scores at www.sat.collegeboard.org/scores - If you have not already taken the ACT or SAT you should take those ASAP. Anything later than December is too late unless you are applying to a school with Rolling Admissions. -SBAC Scores www.actstudent.org/scores/send www.sat.collegeboard.org/scores