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Class of 2019 Parent Night
COLLEGE
APPLICATION
PREVIEW
What We’ll Cover Today
College Application Timeline
Application Process
Tips from the Pros
**This PowerPoint Presentation will be
on the Counseling Center website
with additional information.**
Questions?
• You can add your questions as
the event
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Our Fabulous Panel
Patrick McCarthy
Seattle University
Alisha Ruff
University of
Washington
Vince Samudovsky
Cornish School of the Arts
Carmen Garcia
Washington State University
College Search
nuts & bolts
TimelineJu
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May ❑ Take SAT and ACT tests (and subject tests for highly selective private
schools)
❑ Finalize your resume
June ❑ Ask 1-2 junior teachers if they’d be willing to write a letter of rec in the
fall. If needed, give your teacher your resume
❑ Prep your summer extracurriculars
Summer ❑ Refine your college list
❑ Work on Counselor Letter of Rec packet
❑ Visit colleges and programs
❑ Create your Common Application and Coalition accounts
❑ Refine your college applications & essays (begun in Junior English)
❑ Sign up and prepare for SAT/ACT fall retakes, if needed
❑ Research Financial Aid
❑ College Application Workshop
❑ Sleep and enjoy your summer vacation time with friends/family!
**See a more detailed timeline on Newport’s College & Career Center Website**
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August-October ❑ Retake SAT/ACT tests if needed
❑ Ask Counselor for Letter of Rec (if needed)
❑ Attend Super Wednesday for essay help
❑ Finalize college applications
❑ Senior Blitz w/Counselor
❑ FAFSA October 1
❑ Apply for Scholarships
November-January ❑ Early decision and early action applications due (Nov 1-15)
❑ Regular applications due
❑ Apply for Scholarships
Spring ❑ Colleges notify students of decision (Dec-April)
❑ Decision Day (May 1) Tuition and housing deposits due
❑ Final transcript sent to one college (July)
❑ Apply for Scholarships
❑ Have fun and enjoy your last days of high school (make memories)
After Newport, there are a lot of options…
4 year college
2 year college
Technical program
Military academies
Gap year
Employment
Volunteer program
2 Year Colleges are Cool
There are 34 CC’s in our state
SAT/ACT tests not required
Can provide high paying jobs
with less time in school that
can also parlay into a BA
Support yourself while earning
a BA, MA, or higher
© The Balance, 2018
Panel Pause
TELL US ABOUT
TRANSFERS AND YOUR
THOUGHTS ON
TECHNICAL
PROGRAMS?
Building a College List Activity
School size(small/medium/large/huge)
Academic program aka Major
Weather
Professors care about me
Friendly community
School spirit
Location
Academic flexibility
Academic challenge
I want to be pushed outside of my comfort zone
Greek life
Athletics
Affordability
Opportunities off campus (internships, jobs, social)
Research opportunities on campus
School reputation/prestige
What my parents want for me
Campus beauty and facilities
Diversity
Other:
Next step: build a list
Use 3-4 search engines to begin building a list of colleges
Naviance
College Navigator
Big Future
Campus Explorer
Niche
Add to your list by also
Going to NACAC in Fall
College visits at Newport
Campus visits
Guess what?
We have a tool to help with this.
Naviance is here to help!!
Organize what you know
Utilize Naviance to
organize colleges you’re researching
Worksheet on NHS’
Counseling Website
Create a spreadsheet
to track your choices
COLLEGE SELECTIVITY IS
NOT A RELIABLE
PREDICTOR OF STUDENT
LEARNING, JOB
SATISFACTION, OR WELL-
BEING.
There are 1,000’s of
colleges in the US, the
choice should be about
how the last 4 slides
interact with your
students’ unique gifts
The Gallup-Purdue studies show a strong connectionbetween engagement in college and future job satisfaction and well-being.
Ask yourself, will the colleges on your student’s list provide:
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THOUGHTS?
Financial Aid
Research different types of aid available to understand
the differences between loans, grants, work-study etc.
FAFSA/WASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Submit
beginning October
CSS Profile (College Board)
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
More questions?? Come to Financial Aid
Night in December
How we support your studentin theCollege Application Process
Counselor Guidance for Seniors
Senior Classroom Presentations. College application process, Naviance and
timelines
Senior BLITZ - Counselor meetings with each senior
Transcript review (credits, grades, state testing, and community service)
Finalize post high school plans (2 or 4 year college, “gap” year)
Super Wed (October) - Essay editing and college application workshop
As requested – Always available to answer student questions and help with next step
In Addition:
Additional help through Summer College App Workshop and College Corp volunteers
On-site visits by college admission reps (find out when by checking Naviance in the fall)
BSD College Application Workshop
August 13-15 (8:30am-12:30pm) at BHS
Get a jump start on applications by:
1. College search – research and refine application list
2. Start Applications – State Universities and Common Application
3. Essays and Short Answer – Write, edit, get feedback on your essays
*Sign-up on the BSD summer school website (cost is $100 – scholarships
are available for free/reduced lunch)
Letters of Recommendation
Required for Common App, private schools, special programs (always a few exceptions)
No state colleges in WA require letters
Counselor + 1-2 Teachers
Counselors: packet on Counseling Center website
Teachers: ask directly
Submit materials 4 weeks prior to deadline
Gracious attitude ☺
Naviance
has it
ALL
Where do parents fit in?
The Force is Working Against Us
News media
College rankings
“Successful” high school
outcomes
The realities of college
admissions
Pressure from the outside
(parents, community,
peers, etc.)
The Teenage
Brain isn’t
always our
friend, so how
do we partner
in the process?
Teaching them to fish
vs Giving them a fish
Food for thought:
“How to Raise an
Adult” by Julie
Lythcot-Haims
Developing Self-Efficacy
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THOUGHTS? HOW
HAS THIS SHOWN UP
ON THE ADMISSIONS
SIDE?
Questions for Our Fabulous Panel
Patrick McCarthy
Seattle University
Alisha Ruff
University of
Washington
Vince Samudovsky
Cornish School of the Arts
Carmen Garcia
Washington State University
What are the best extracurriculars?
What are you looking for?
True or False?
It takes all A’s to get into a
“good” college
True or False?
A public university will cost
me less than a private one
True or False?
My test scores will make or
break my college admission
True or False?
The higher a college is
ranked in US News & World
Report, the better it is
I earned two B’s and C in core
classes. Should I retake them online
to improve my GPA? What about a C
in an AP during the school year and an
A retaking it online?
How do colleges evaluate retaking
classes during the summer? Do you
have to list the fact that you have
retaken them?
Is it better to get a B in an AP
or an A in a regular class?
How do you make yourself
stand out on paper within
the admission process?
In all college brochures it's a sunny
day. Is this an accurate reflection
of your school?
How do Running Start and College
in the High School credits work?
Do you give credit for AP tests?
What’s an Art Portfolio and what
do I need to do?
What's the right schedule for my
students senior year?
Do I need Subject Tests?
What are colleges looking for?
What is the most popular event at
your school?
Tell me more about an admissions
interview? How do I know if I need
to do one?
What can I do over the summer?
Common Mistakes on apps?
Questions from Audience?
Thank You For Attending! This presentation will be posted on the Newport Counseling website.
The Newport Counseling Team
Laura Klein, A-Cl Heather Erickson, [email protected] [email protected]
Christine Nutters, Hu-Li Tania Maxfield, [email protected] [email protected]
Karen Schulz, Pe-Te Emilie Bosone, [email protected] [email protected]
Resources
http://www.challengesuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Challenge-Success-White-Paper-on-College-Admissions-October-2018.pdf
https://bsd405.org/about/initiatives/college/college-application-workshop/
https://www.ecmc.org/students/opportunities-guide-workbook.html
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3bfi4yew13QM0JaVUxmdlRDaTA/edit
https://www.julielythcotthaims.com
www.checkoutacollege.com
https://student.naviance.com/newport
Financial Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
http://wue.wiche.edu/
http://studentaid.ed.gov
https://readysetgrad.wa.gov/wasfa
https://bsd405.org/nhs/counseling/career-center/