College Planning Night fall 201 9

1. College Planning Nightfall 2019

2. Timeline of WAHS College Planning Supports 9th grade • Classroom Guidance • Career Cluster Finder • College SuperMatch exposure • Course registration overview • Goal Setting • Freshman Seminar • Electives fair/field trip to CATEC and Center One • Individual Advising 10th grade • PSAT- October • Classroom Guidance • Career Interest Finder • Resume workshop • Supermatch overview • Colleges I’m Thinking About List • PSAT Interpretation and next steps • Course registration overview • Opportunities booklet • Individual Advising • College Rep. Visits

3. Timeline of WAHS College Planning Supports 11th Grade • PSAT-October • College Rep. Visits • Individual Advising • Small group College Workshop time during lunch • Classroom Guidance • Interpreting PSAT results • Comprehensive College Search Lesson • Opportunities booklet • College Supermatch • Colleges I’m Thinking About • Letters of Recommendation • Essay Writing • Financial Aid • Registering for SAT/ACT • Starting Applications via Common App or Coalition • Junior Questionnaire

4. Timeline of WAHS College Planning Supports 12th Grade • Small group college application overview by individual counselor • Colleges I’m Applying to • Requesting letters of recommendation • Transcript request process • Submitting official test scores • Senior Seminar • Financial Aid Support • Scholarship Coordinator-Shelby Poole • FAFSA • Scholarship Wednesdays • Comprehensive Scholarship List in Naviance • Individual Advising

5. College Application Process • Naviance Student (Family Connection) • Scholarships • Financial Aid Overview

6. Application What is a complete application? Transcript Recommendations Essays Test scores

7. Transcript RequestProcess • Student adds colleges to their list in Naviance • Student brings blue transcript request form home for parent signature • Student returns transcript request form to counselor 15 business days before application deadline • Counselors must receive all forms by November 15th for January 1st deadlines • Check with your college if a PVCC transcript needs to be sent as well

8. Teacher Recommendation Letters • Student speaks with recommender to confirm they are writing letter • Student adds recommender to their list in Naviance • Student gives teachers Pink Teacher Recommendation Form • Students must give teachers at least 15 business days before application deadlines

9. Sending Scores • Many colleges have moved to self-reporting • If an official score report is required students must request to have their SAT or ACT scores sent directly to each of the colleges to which they’re applying • www.collegeboard.org • www.act.org

10. Naviance Student (formerly known as Family Connection) is a program designed to assist students with college and career planning. • Tools include the following: • Career Interest Surveys • Resume Building • College SuperMatch Search Engine • Financial Aid and Scholarship Information ***Seniors use Naviance to identify colleges they are applying to as well as invite staff members to write their letters of recommendation*** ***Counselors use Naviance to submit student transcripts as well as the Counselor letter of recommendation, if requested*** NavianceStudent

20. Scholarships • Merit-Based • Need-Based • Local Scholarships • National Based Scholarships • WAHS Scholarship Coordinator • Shelby Poole

21. List maintained and updated by WAHS Will match students to “scholarship list” based on his/her GPA and test scores Goes to Sallie Mae website

22. Questions? Resources to take with you: • Senior College Application Checklist • Opportunities: Preparing for College Guide & Workbook • Virginia Deadlines & School-Specific Scholarships Packet Thank you for joining us! • WAHS School Counseling Department