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College Application Workshop - Important To-Do List and Deadlines

Stay organized and on top of your college application process. Follow this checklist to ensure you don't miss any important deadlines or requirements. Learn about fee waivers, standardized test options, and how to match Naviance with the Common App.

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College Application Workshop - Important To-Do List and Deadlines

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  1. Class of 2019 Independent College Workshop

  2. connection.naviance.com/southpasadena Check your Naviance account frequently

  3. IMMEDIATE To-Do List • Make colleges you’re applying to “active” on Naviance • For each school you’re applying to, know Admissions and Financial Aid requirements and deadlines

  4. College Fit

  5. Admissions Options

  6. SAT and ACT • Standardized test scores are required for many schools • Last month to take the SAT or ACT (with writing) is December 2018 • Use fee waivers if you qualify • www.collegeboard.org • www.act.org • Test Optional • Some colleges do not require standardized tests for admission ACTION STEP: enter your test scores in the About Me tab in Naviance

  7. College App Fee Waivers • You’re eligible if: • Participate in free/reduced lunch program • Annual family income falls within Income Eligibility Guidelines • Enrolled in federal, state, or local programs that aid low-income families • Your family receives public assistance • You live in federally subsidized housing or foster home, or are homeless • You are a ward of the state or an orphan • Note: If you used SAT waiver last year, you are eligible to receive up to 4 college app fee waivers • Common App • You will be asked on the application whether your financial circumstances qualify you for a fee waiver • Counselor has to verify your eligibility on Naviance

  8. Common Application • …a standardized first-year application form for use at any member institution. • …membership of nearly 700 institutions represents public and private, large and small, highly selective and modestly selective, and East Coast, West Coast, and every region in between. www.commonapp.org

  9. Common Application

  10. Common App and Naviance Do your FERPA on the Common App side first before matching to Naviance Your list of colleges on the Common App and your list of Common App colleges on Naviance need to match

  11. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, have the records amended, and have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records.  When a student turns 18 years old, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student. What is ferpa?

  12. FERPA Waiver • *You need to add at least • Common App college to get • to this page *The FERPA release Authorization is found under the “My Colleges” tab

  13. Common App and Early Decision

  14. Sections of the Common Application • Applicant Profile • Family • Education • Testing • Activities • Writing • Course and Grades • College-Specific Questions (required by some colleges) • College Writing Supplements

  15. Supplemental Forms

  16. Supplements

  17. Naviance has a new Look!

  18. COLLEGES TAB New look!

  19. COLLEGES TAB

  20. COLLEGES-COMPARE ME

  21. MOVE TO APPLICATION LIST

  22. COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO

  23. MATCHING NAVIANCE WITH COMMON APP

  24. MATCHING NAVIANCE WITH COMMON APP

  25. SUCCESSFUL MATCHING

  26. Teacher Recommendations (college Tab)

  27. Teacher Recommendations Pick your teachers from the drop down menu

  28. Teacher Recommendations cont’d Do NOT request rec letters for UC/CSU Schools!!!

  29. Letter of Recommendation Process RISD Loyola Marymount University University of San Francisco Cornell University University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania Mills College

  30. Letters of Recommendations • Who needs letters? • Who writes them?

  31. Documents Needed • College Data Form • Senior Brag Sheet or Counselor Questions • Parent Brag Sheet • Resume • Copy of a personal college essay • Copy of test Scores • All Secondary School Report/Mid Year forms (only for non-Naviance schools)

  32. Letter of Rec Documents (home page) #1 Document Library is now called “Document Resources” on your HOME page

  33. Document resources

  34. Letter of recommendation folder

  35. Letter of Rec Checklist

  36. College Data SHEET Print this out for your Counselor. Need Parent signature if you’re not 18 years old

  37. Brag Sheet Update!

  38. Parent Brag Sheet

  39. Resume (about me tab) #2

  40. Build your Resume

  41. 2. Counselor 1. Senior 3. Private School Interview with the Counselor 3 Weeks Must schedule appointment with Counselor by November 2.

  42. Which Schools Can Receive Naviance Submissions? Will acceptNaviance Will accept Naviance Need to mail letter/forms. Student needs to provide addressed envelopes, stamps and related forms

  43. Envelopes (if Applicable) South Pasadena High School 1401 Fremont Av. South Pasadena, CA 91030 Secondary School Report Envelope South Pasadena High School 1401 Fremont Av. South Pasadena, CA 91030 Mid-Year Report Envelope

  44. Counselor Documents-First Wave • Secondary School Report • Initial Transcript • Letter of Recommendation • School Profile • Early Decision confirmation (if applicable) • College Application fee waiver confirmation (if applicable)

  45. Mid Year Reports (MYR)-Second Wave • Form that school counselor submits to colleges once a student's first semester grades are recorded on the transcript. • The MYR is submitted along with a most recent official transcript.

  46. Final Transcripts-Third Wave • Q: WHO sends them out? • A: Ms. Madrigal, Registrar • Q: WHEN will final transcripts be sent? • A: By July 1, 2019 • Q: WHERE will your final transcript be sent? • A: The college you indicate on your year-end Senior Survey

  47. Personal Statement/Essay Rough Draft Essay Ok

  48. Essays • Essays are personal statements that reflect something about YOU • Write in your own voice, about something uniquely you • Be creative, concise, and careful

  49. Personal Statement Common App- 7 prompts (650-word maximum) • Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. [No change] • The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? [Revised] • Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? [Revised] • Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. [No change] • Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. [Revised] • Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? [New] 7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design. [New]

  50. Essay Writing Tips • Start early! • Be original and interesting • Don’t be afraid to brag about yourself, but remain sincere • Write about yourself • Don’t waste time repeating what readers already know from other parts of the application • No spelling or grammar errors • Ask others to read your essay • Type • Make a copy of your essay • Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!

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