Class of 2009Class of 2009Senior Pathways NightSenior Pathways Night

HK Guidance presentsHK Guidance presents

The College Application ProcessThe College Application Process

H-K HS Guidance DepartmentH-K HS Guidance DepartmentMaryann Grimaldi, Department Head & School CounselorMaryann Grimaldi, Department Head & School Counselor

Peter Ettlinger, School CounselorPeter Ettlinger, School Counselor

Larry Leone, School CounselorLarry Leone, School Counselor

Kaitlin Sullivan-Freimuth, School CounselorKaitlin Sullivan-Freimuth, School Counselor

Christine Smith, SecretaryChristine Smith, Secretary

Elaine Vivero, SecretaryElaine Vivero, Secretary

Senior Packet ContentsSenior Packet Contents Info & procedures for submitting college applicationsInfo & procedures for submitting college applications Timeline for applicationsTimeline for applications Release & request for counselor recommendationRelease & request for counselor recommendation Candidate biography formCandidate biography form Sample resumeSample resume Explanation of the process for teacher recommendation & Explanation of the process for teacher recommendation &

Release for teacher recommendation (1)Release for teacher recommendation (1) SAT & ACT test dates with registration deadlinesSAT & ACT test dates with registration deadlines Transcript release formTranscript release form Scholarship informationScholarship information NCAA Clearinghouse informationNCAA Clearinghouse information

Important Terms To RememberImportant Terms To Remember Early Action- Early Action- non-binding, receive early response without non-binding, receive early response without

commitmentcommitment

Early Decision- Early Decision- binding agreement, full commitment on the part of binding agreement, full commitment on the part of the student to attend specific college/universitythe student to attend specific college/university

Reach Schools- Reach Schools- Colleges a student would like to attend and their Colleges a student would like to attend and their chances of admission are extremely competitive. School is very chances of admission are extremely competitive. School is very competetive for this student.competetive for this student.

Range Schools- Range Schools- Colleges a student would like to attend and they Colleges a student would like to attend and they have a 50/50 chance of being accepted.have a 50/50 chance of being accepted.

Safety Schools- Safety Schools- Colleges a student would like to attend and their Colleges a student would like to attend and their chance of being accepted are likely.chance of being accepted are likely.

TimelineTimelineWHENWHEN

SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER

SEPT/OCTSEPT/OCT

1 Month Prior to 1 Month Prior to MailingMailing

2 Weeks Prior to 2 Weeks Prior to MailingMailing

WHAT YOU NEED TO DOWHAT YOU NEED TO DO

NCAANCAA- Div I & II- Register online @ - Div I & II- Register online @ https:www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/ncaa/NCAA/student/index.html https:www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/ncaa/NCAA/student/index.html and follow directions & inform your counselorand follow directions & inform your counselor

REQUEST TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONREQUEST TEACHER RECOMMENDATION- give your teacher - give your teacher at at

leastleast 3 weeks notice prior to the date you plan to mail your 3 weeks notice prior to the date you plan to mail your applications.applications.

COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION-COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION- Complete candidate Complete candidate biography form and/or resume and return to your counselor with biography form and/or resume and return to your counselor with your waiver signed by student and parent (if under 18)your waiver signed by student and parent (if under 18)

TRANSCRIPT RELEASE FORM- TRANSCRIPT RELEASE FORM- complete and return to your complete and return to your counselor- $2/school Cash or Check payable to HKHScounselor- $2/school Cash or Check payable to HKHS

♦ Colleges have different deadlines- you must follow each college’s deadline’s exactly as they dictate. ♦ SAT I & II scores- check with your college if they will accept scores off the transcript

or if you need to send them from College Board. ♦ Application & fees vary per school.

School Reports/ RecordsSchool Reports/ RecordsQ: What is sent from the school?Q: What is sent from the school?

A: A: ♦ Official High School Transcript (1st page consisting of all courses and grades, 2nd page listing all school related clubs, organizations, and sports, and a check list to see the student has met all graduation requirements)

♦ SAT/ACT test scores (provided your student indicated our school code upon registration and we have a sticker from the College Board and ACT.)

♦ Teacher Letter of Recommendation (1)

♦ Counselor Letter of Recommendation (1) ♦ Secondary School Report (including student’s senior schedule, class rank, and

QPA) ♦ School Profile

Q: How will we know if the college/university has received our materials?Q: How will we know if the college/university has received our materials?

A: When all materials are sent out, we send a postcard with each application A: When all materials are sent out, we send a postcard with each application packet that is then signed by an admissions officer upon receipt and packet that is then signed by an admissions officer upon receipt and returned to us.returned to us.

Birthdate (mm/dd/yy) 6/4/89 Male Female X Social Security No. 012-34-5678

Student Name Jones Jennifer A.last/family first middle Jr., etc.

35 Salem Street Killingworth CT 06419number and street city or town state zip code

First Semester Courses Second Semester CoursesProb & Stat 20th Century Am Lit HonorsPhysics DNA Lab HonorsBusiness Law Adv Food ServiceBroadcast Journalism Video Comm

FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Class Rank 29 in a class of 139 covering a period from 08/0 to 06/07 6/15/2007

The rank is X weighted __unweighted How many students share this rank? 0 Cumulative GPA is not calculated

Cumulative QPA is 14.039 Are courses taken on a block schedule? X Yes ___No

Highest QPA for the class of 2007 is 16.806 If yes, in what year did block scheduling begin? 1997

In comparison with other college preparatory students at our school, the applicant's course selection is:

Most Demanding: Student has taken all courses at the HIGHEST LEVEL offered at H-K (this includes ALL HONORS and 2-3 AP COURSES or 1 AP and Wesleyan).

X Very Demanding: 75% of courses taken at the HONORS LEVEL (1 AP).Demanding: 50% of courses taken at the HONORS LEVEL.Average: ALL LEVEL 15 (STANDARD) courses; may include 2-3 honors courses.Less Than Average: No honors; met academic requirements; all other courses were electives.

Counselor's Name/Title Kaitlin Sullivan-Freimuth, School Counselor Counselor's E-mail sullivank33@rsd17.org

Signature Date

CONFIDENTIALITY This student (or parent if student is under age 18) X has waived has not waived his/her access to this school report.

EVALUATION

*see attached recommendation letter, official transcript, and profile with transcript legend

Phone: 860-345-8541Fax: 860-345-8252

SCHOOL CODE: 070324

H.S. graduation date

SCHOOL REPORTHADDAM-KILLINGWORTH HIGH SCHOOL

P. O. Box 569Higganum, CT 06441

ADDITIONAL STUDENT INFORMATION FOR JONES, JENNIFER

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12JV Soccer JV Soccer Varsity Soccer Varsity SoccerJV Softball JV Softball Berklee College of Music- National Honor SocietyExcellence in S.A.D.D. Commttee Judges Award-Drums Spanish Honor Society Spanish 3 Honors CAPT Scholar Chamber Choir- Secretary Prom CommitteeStudent Council Student Council National Honor Society Chamber Choir- Vice President

Excellence in Spanish Spanish Honor Society 4 Honors

X Met 30 Hr. Community Service Requirement X Met Algebra 1 Requirement X Met Computer Literacy Requirement

SAT SCORES Jan 06 CAPT Score ReportCR M W Jones, Jennifer

600 530 590 Test Goal 2005Mathematics 261 305

SAT SCORES Jun 06 Science 261 284CR M W Reading Across Disciplines 258 317

630 560 600 Writing Across Disciplines 250 333

Additional information about our school is provided on the attached school profile including:Accreditation information Method of computing class rank Explanation of curriculum levels Description of marking system

Signature of official certifying this transcript (school seal)

NAME: __________________________________________TITLE: Counselor DATE: _____________________

Test Scores

TestingTesting

SAT I – Reasoning- SAT I – Reasoning- Critical Reading, Math & Critical Reading, Math & Writing/EssayWriting/Essay

SAT II- One Hour Subject Specific Tests- SAT II- One Hour Subject Specific Tests- more selective colleges, check with each individual school, more selective colleges, check with each individual school, check on “check on “recommendedrecommended” vs. “” vs. “requiredrequired””

ACT- ACT- English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning, optional English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning, optional writing component. Some schools may take ACT in place of writing component. Some schools may take ACT in place of SAT II subject tests.SAT II subject tests.

Testing RegistrationTesting Registration

REMEMBER our school REMEMBER our school code is code is 070324070324

Pay attention to deadlines & Pay attention to deadlines & register on time!!register on time!!

Online RegistrationOnline Registration SAT- SAT- www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com ACT- ACT- www.act.orgwww.act.org

Paper RegistrationPaper Registration Telephone RegistrationTelephone Registration

SAT- 1-800-728-7267SAT- 1-800-728-7267 ACT- 1-800-525-6926ACT- 1-800-525-6926

DATES & DEADLINESDATES & DEADLINES Upcoming SATs- Upcoming SATs-

November 1November 1st,st, 2008 2008 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 26REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 26thth LATE REGISTRATION: October 10LATE REGISTRATION: October 10thth

December 6December 6thth , 2008 , 2008 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 5REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 5thth LATE REGISTRATION: November 18LATE REGISTRATION: November 18thth

Upcoming ACTs- Upcoming ACTs- October 25October 25thth, 2008, 2008

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 19REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 19thth LATE REGISTRATION: September 20LATE REGISTRATION: September 20thth – October 3 – October 3rdrd

December 13December 13thth, 2008, 2008 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 7REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 7thth LATE REGISTRATION: November 8LATE REGISTRATION: November 8thth- 20- 20thth

Test Prep OptionsTest Prep Options

Books- sample tests, strategies, questionsBooks- sample tests, strategies, questions Online SAT prepOnline SAT prep Group Prep- i.e. Ivy Bound, College Planning Group Prep- i.e. Ivy Bound, College Planning

Partnerships, Kaplan, PrincetonPartnerships, Kaplan, Princeton Individual Tutoring focuses on students Individual Tutoring focuses on students

deficits.deficits.

Financial AidFinancial Aid CSS/ Financial Aid Profile- check and see if your CSS/ Financial Aid Profile- check and see if your

schools require this.schools require this. FAFSA- MUST be completed by all applicants for FAFSA- MUST be completed by all applicants for

federal student aid every year. federal student aid every year. After January 1After January 1stst with the previous year’s tax information with the previous year’s tax information

Types of AidTypes of Aid GrantsGrants LoansLoans ScholarshipsScholarships LoansLoans Work StudyWork Study LoansLoans

Financial Aid Formula :

Cost of Attendance

-Expected Family Contribution

-Pell Grant

- Aid from other sources

$$ Your Financial Aid Package

REMINDER!!! FINANCIAL AID NIGHT December 3rd at 7 PM

Presented by the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation

(SNOW DATE: DECEMBER 4th)

Helpful ResourcesHelpful Resources Available in our offices: college books, Discover & Naviance Available in our offices: college books, Discover & Naviance College Rep Visits – DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE College Rep Visits – DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE

SCHEDULE (available on line and in homerooms)SCHEDULE (available on line and in homerooms) HK Guidance link off of the rsd17.org web siteHK Guidance link off of the rsd17.org web site Career Center – college visits, coach visits, interviews, etc.Career Center – college visits, coach visits, interviews, etc. College Fairs – check the website for upcoming local fairsCollege Fairs – check the website for upcoming local fairs

FYI- Guilford College Fair is tomorrow FYI- Guilford College Fair is tomorrow Websites:Websites:

SAT Registration, College Quick Search, CSS /Financial SAT Registration, College Quick Search, CSS /Financial Aid Profile (www.collegeboard.com)Aid Profile (www.collegeboard.com)

ACT Registration- (www.act.org)ACT Registration- (www.act.org) FAFSA (www.fafsa.edu.gov)FAFSA (www.fafsa.edu.gov) Connecticut Student Loan Foundation (www.cslf.com)Connecticut Student Loan Foundation (www.cslf.com) NCAA Clearinghouse (https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net)NCAA Clearinghouse (https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net)

Keep In Touch- Keep In Touch- Communicate with your CounselorCommunicate with your Counselor

Please don’t hesitate to have your senior stop Please don’t hesitate to have your senior stop by to ask any questions and feel free to drop us by to ask any questions and feel free to drop us an email anytime.an email anytime.

Maryann Grimaldi- Maryann Grimaldi- grimaldim33@rsd17.orggrimaldim33@rsd17.org Larry Leone- Larry Leone- leone55@rsd17.orgleone55@rsd17.org Peter Ettlinger- Peter Ettlinger- ettlingerp33@rsd17.orgettlingerp33@rsd17.org Kaitlin Sullivan-Freimuth- sullivank33@rsd17.orgKaitlin Sullivan-Freimuth- sullivank33@rsd17.org