Your senior

year starts

now!!!

1. Four Year College or University

2. Two Year College3. Technical School4. Military5. Work

Know your Options

College Application Process

What to do NOW……………..

1. Get set up on Naviance2. Talk to your teachers (Select teachers for

feedback and recommendations)3. Take tests (May/June)4. Research Colleges5. Visit Colleges6. Visit College/Career Center7. Meet with your Counselor

Get involved in the planning and advising processBuild a 4-Year PlanResearch collegesTake a Learning Style InventoryResearch careersApply for scholarshipsStudy for SAT/ACT using Method Test Prep

Naviance has a wealth of informationhttp://www.naviance.com/

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1. Get set up on Naviancehttp://www.naviance.com/

Checklist

2. Select your teachersTeacher Feedback Forms (blue)

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Teacher Recommendations

Your top teachers

Your subject areas of interest

Submitted either electronicallyby your teachers or by letter

Any three teachers

Submitted to counseling office by teachers.

Check in the fall to make sure we received three

USED BY COUNSELORSSENT DIRECTLY TO COLLEGE

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3. Sign up for Tests

SAT ACT Accuplacer

The Difference

Between Tests

You can find these charts on our websitehttp://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rockvillehs/

Sign up for SAT

https://www.collegeboard.org/

SAT Subject Tests

http://www.actstudent.org/

Sign up for ACT

Tests given once a year at RHS

4. Research CollegesOn Naviance On College Board

https://www.collegeboard.org/

www.naviance.com

http://knowhow2go.acenet.edu/

Know How 2 Go

What is ACES – Contact Info: Jeanette Rojas, Jeanette_Rojas@mcpsmd.org , http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/aces/

Keep Calm and Remember These Tips:

o Apply to between 3 to 7 schools (including at least 1 in-state, public school)

o Gather information over the summer – deadlines, essays, letters of recommendation

o What does a deadline mean?

Walking around the campus can give you a feel for what a college is really like.

5. Visit Colleges

• Visit Rockville’s Website (Newsletter updated every other week)

• Visit the Career Center For further information and to schedule an appointment please contact Ms. Harris at 301-517-8297 or at Janet_L_Harris@mcpsmd.org

6. Visit College/Career Center

Scholarships

• Consult MCPS’ College/Career Center website at

• www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/careercenter for links to financial aid information

• www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/careercenter/ScholarshipUpdate2.shtm for updated scholarship databases as well as through your Naviance Accounts.

• www.scholarship.com

You can also search for further scholarship information at the following FREEwebsites:

www.fastweb.com www.studentscholarships.orgwww.collegeprowler.com www.schoolsoup.com/linkwww.zinch.com www.brokescholar.comwww.srnexpress.com www.gocollege.comwww.collegebound.com www.studentaid.ed.govwww.scholarships4students.com www.scholarships.comwww.scholarships.com www.e-Scholar.comwww.unusualscholarships.com www.mhec.state.md.uswww.collegenet.com www.scholarshipexperts.comwww.centralsb.org www.FinAid.orgwww.Wiredscholar.com www.supercollege.comwww.College-Scholarships.comhttp://www. bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search******** For Military Families ……www.militaryscholar.org

7. Meet with your Counselor

In the near future and right now…..yes now!

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Ms. Reyna

Mr. Lambert

Ms. Kiang-Spray

Mr. Ramsey

Ms. Crawley