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Coventry High School

A comprehensive guide to navigating the college application process, including tips for completing applications, important deadlines, college visit procedures, and financial aid information.

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Coventry High School

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  1. Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2012

  2. Transcripts and Record Reviews • Check address • Check social security # • Cover Record Review form – pay close attention to deficiencies, credits, OGT’s • Fill in ACT info – if scheduled, score, etc. • Fill in post-graduate plans, major, etc. • Sign Record Review form • Keep transcript & turn in Record Review

  3. Transcript Release Form&Activity Record These should be turned in and on file already!

  4. Senior Year • Fall – college visits & college applications mailed by Christmas • Winter – financial aid – FAFSA – completed by March 1st (check the college deadline) • Spring – compare college & financial aid packages to select your school

  5. College Rep Procedures • An announcement will be made when a college rep will be here to meet with students • Check listing on Guidance bulletin board • Get your planner signed as your pass

  6. College Visit Procedures • Every student is entitled to 2 excused college visit days - & a third with prior approval • Parent needs to call you off that morning – saying that you are going on a college visit • You must get your College Visit Form signed at the college

  7. College Visitation Days • University of Akron – • October 20 or November 3 – all majors • Days for specific majors • www.uakron.edu/admissions • Kent State University – • Open Houses • Days for specific majors • www.admissions.kent.edu • Go to websites if interested in other college visitation days or open houses.

  8. College Applications • We have many college applications on file in the Guidance Office in the big black filing cabinet & on the book shelves when you walk in!!! • If we do not have an application for the school you want, you are responsible to contact the university for the application.

  9. Online College Applications • Some colleges will not charge an application fee if you apply online • Signature page – this will be at the end of your online application – be sure to print this out and bring to Guidance

  10. Application Deadlines • Pay close attention to the deadlines for the particular schools you are interested in! • Regular application deadline • Honors Program deadline • Scholarship Application deadline • Goal: All college applications in before Christmas Break!!!

  11. Common Application • www.commonapp.org • 500 colleges (many in OH) = 1 application • Baldwin-Wallace, Case Western Reserve, Dayton, Denison, Findlay, Hiram, John Carroll, Kenyon, Marietta, Miami, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Wittenberg, Wooster, Xavier……

  12. College Entrance Exams 1) ACT 2) SAT School Code: 360-030

  13. ACT Test Sections • 1) English • 2) Math • 3) Reading • 4) Science • 5) Writing (optional)

  14. ACT Plus Writing • Some schools require the writing portion • Some schools recommend the writing portion http://www.act.org/aap/writingpref/index.html

  15. ACT Dates • October 27th (deadline Sept. 21st) • December 8th (deadline Nov. 2nd) • www.actstudent.org • Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch • Online registration is encouraged! • If you have not yet taken the ACT or SAT it is critical you sign up for the October test.

  16. ACT Costs • ACT = $35.00 • ACT Plus Writing = $50.50 • Late Registration = add $22.00

  17. SAT Test Sections • 1) Critical Reading • 2) Math • 3) Writing

  18. SAT Dates • October 6th (deadline Sept. 7th) • November 3rd (deadline Oct. 4th) • December 1st (deadline Nov. 1st) • www.collegeboard.com • Online registration is encouraged!!!

  19. SAT Costs • SAT Reasoning Test = $50.00 • Late Registration = add $27.00

  20. Financial Aid Night • Monday, January 7th, 2013 @ 5:30 pm • You & a parent can register for a PIN # (Personal Identification #) in December • www.fafsa.ed.gov

  21. Websites • We have put together a list of many valuable websites for you to use. • Test Prep • Career / College Search • Financial Aid / Scholarship

  22. NCAA/NAIA • All potential Div. I & II athletes need to register with the NCAA eligibility center. Potential NAIA athletes should register with NAIA eligibility center. • www.eligibilitycenter.org / fee • www.playnaia.org / fee

  23. Scholarships • Morning announcements • Guidance bulletin board • Senior newsnotes • Scholarship drawer • Resource books

  24. Communication • Senior Newsnotes • Morning announcements • Guidance bulletin board

  25. Final Thoughts • Pay attention to deadlines and details! • Proofread applications/essays. • Do everything online when possible.

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