Today’s Agenda:

• Discuss College Application Process: Common App, Coalition App, School App

• Common App matching in Naviance

• Transcript Request forms & Parent Permission Slip

• Naviance letter of recommendation process

• Distribute Transcripts with Class Rank

Senior Interviews

• Counselors will be meeting with all their seniors to review this information, one on one,

over the next month and a half.

ACT Info…ACT Test Dates & Deadlines

ACT Test Date Registration Deadline ACT Scores Available

September 14, 2019 August 16th September 24th

October 26, 2019 September 20th November 5th

December 14, 2019 November 8th December 23rd

February 8, 2020 January 10th February 18th

April 4, 2020 February 28th April 14th

June 13, 2020 May 8th June 23rd

July 18, 2020 June 14th July 23rd

SAT Info…SAT Test Dates & Deadlines

SAT Test Date Registration Deadline SAT Scores Available

August 24, 2019 July 26th September 6th

October 5, 2019 September 6th October 18th

November 2, 2019 October 3rd November 15th

December 7, 2019 November 8th December 20th

March 14, 2020 February 14th March 27th

May 2, 2020 April 3rd May 15th

June 6, 2020 May 8th July 15th

Sending Scores

• You must send Standardized Test scores to colleges directly from the testing agency:

College Board (SAT’s) www.collegeboard.com

ACT- www.actstudent.org

• AP scores must be sent directly from College Board

How many schools should I apply to?• Reach 1-2

• Good Match 2-3

• Safe 1-2

• When you meet with a counselor you can discuss which colleges you are applying to, which ones you have visited and which category above each school falls into.

Be Aware of Deadlines!!!

• Make sure you know each school’s deadline and what type of application they accept:

Early action, early decision, Priority, Regular and/or Rolling.

*Sometimes scholarship and merit money coincide with certain deadlines!

Teacher Recommendations• Ask TWO teachers politely in person. Give teachers at least two weeks notice.

• Put teacher recommendation request in Naviance.

1. Click on Colleges

2. Find Letters of Rec under Apply to College Tab (Hit Add Request)

3. Select teacher’s name from drop down bar

4. All current and future colleges I add to my Colleges I'm Applying To list

FILL OUT BOTH TEACHER AND COUNSELOR BRAG SHEET –

found under the About Me TAB

• Check Naviance to see when letters have been completed. You will not be permitted to see the letter.

• When teachers write you a letter, they will also fill out the common application teacher form electronically.

**Teacher letters should be completed when you are requesting transcripts**

• Counselors will automatically write a letter and fill out common application/counselor form electronically when colleges require them.

You do not have to ask your counselor to write a letter.

Use Pull Down Tab to find the Teacher’s name and hit ALL current

and future colleges I apply to

Teacher and Counselor BRAG SHEET(under the About Me Tab)

Teacher BRAG Sheet

Counselor BRAG Sheet

Answer the following questions:1. Are there any factors about your grades (on the transcript) of which you would like

the colleges to be aware?

2. Are there any circumstances in your life that might have affected your grades or your participation in school? Have their been conflicts over the past years in your course selections? (example: illness in family or self, divorce,etc.)

3. What are your proudest accomplishments? (Academic and personal)

4. Give five descriptive adjectives that tell something about you as a person.

5. At this time, have you formulated a career choice or college major? If so, what is it?

Ways to Apply• Online

o Go to the individual college website. o You will create a username and password. o Fill out the entire application online.

• Common Application- www.commonapp.orgo You will create a username and password.o Fill out once for multiple schools o Some schools have supplemental forms as well

• Coalition Application - http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/o You will create a username and password.o Fill out once for multiple schools o Some schools have supplemental forms as well

** If a college accepts the Common Application & also has its own online application, it’s helpful to apply using the Common Application for us to be able to send electronic documents**

Common App – www.commonpp.org

FERPA – waiving your right to see the letters of recommendations so that colleges know that the letters are candid and truthful. Must

be done before matching your common app with Naviance.

FERPA continued…

Log on to Naviance from Seneca Website Home pageClick on College Tab

Click on Colleges I’m Applying to

* Once you’ve signed the FERPA on the common application you need to log in to Naviance and put in your Common App account email. This is under the tab Colleges- colleges I’m applying to

• Click on Match Accounts and follow directions!!

Coalition Application – new application that over 140 schools are using.

You may need to enter counselor’s email or teacher’s email to unlock the next set of questions.

Not necessary to match in Naviance.

Check to see what type of APPLICATION your COLLEGE wants…

Some schools have the ability to apply online from their website or common app or coalition.

Rutgers and Penn State have their own app or you can use the Coalition.

Make life easier by knowing which colleges accept which app!

RCBCSpring Ahead Program

October 8-Attend RCBC informational meeting at Seneca

January- apply and send transcript

February 5/6- Placement testing at Seneca

April 27- Trip to Register for classes

https://forms.rcbc.edu/adm/form.asp

** you must know your social security number when applying!

Application and Transcript ProcessWe MUST have parental release of academic records on file

to send out your transcripts.

• Complete the application online using the college’s website or Common/Coalition App website.

• Submit a Transcript Request Form (attached) to Mrs. Dzwill in the Registrar’s office. Please allow up to two weeks.

*You need a Transcript Request Form for each college.*

• The Counselor will electronically submit all required documentation- transcripts, letters, etc…

Students should check Naviance to ensure that teacher letters are completed.

Parental Release for Transcript

• Your parents should have signed the release online prior to school starting.

• If not, please have your parent sign a paper parental release.

• We CANNOT send transcripts without a release on file.

RCBC CAP courses

• *Dates of CAP registration TBA

• *CAP courses are not retroactive, you have to register in October

• *www.njtransfer.org

• *Check intended college website for accepted transfer courses/ AP scores

• *Attending RCBC- Have a copy of your RCBC transcript for the registration trip

Military Information

• ASVAB testing here at Seneca

• November 4th

• February 13th

• ASVAB practice tests…

https://asvabpracticetestonline.com/

Trade School/Cosmetology

• The transcript process is the same for trade schools and cosmetology schools.

• Your program will let you know if they need a copy of your transcript.

• Please follow the same process.

Scholarships – look at Mrs. McCloskey’s google page or Fastweb.com

Financial Aid Night

• Come here more information about Financial Aid and the FAFSA.

• October 23rd at 6:00 pm

CLASS RANK- you will get at the end of this presentation

• Class Rank is based on 6th semesters (end of junior year)

• One more ranking will be given out during senior year 1st semester

• 2 ranks – weighted /6.0 regular /4.0

• Top %’s are based on weighted GPA’s

• Divide your rank by the amount of students in the class (259) to determine your percentage.

• Top 15% weighted = NJ Stars – must fill out FAFSA

Changing Naviance Password

• Click on Manage My Account

(top right hand corner)

*enter ID number as current password

*put in new password (one that you write down and will remember)

* If all else fails… email your counselor

Need more info….

• On Wednesday, September 19th

@ 6:00 in the auditorium we will host a night for YOU and your PARENTS to come learn about the application process!! Tell them to please come!!

Counseling Assignments

S. Maira – A-Chi x6687

H. Gardner - Cho - Ga x6679

C. Devino - Ge - K x6686

K. Bulger - L - Ne x6615

E. Maira- Ni - Sm x6685

S. Johnson - Sn - Z x6656

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Thanks for Coming!

Please see your counselor for a copy of your transcript with your class rank.

Class rank will be done one more time after 1st

semester.

Happy Applying!