HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR COLLEGE APPLICATION GUIDE Class of 2014

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR COLLEGE APPLICATION GUIDE

Class of 2014

AGENDA:

College search reviewNext stepsCollege application procedures

Understanding your transcript

Second semester activitiesQuestions

COLLEGE SEARCH Talk to your school counselor Go to http://www.hhrs.us Under Student Resources, click on

Naviance-Family Connection and log in

Speak with college representatives at HHRS or visit the campus (MCGDA college fair at Brookdale’s Collins Arena this Sunday, 10/06/13 from 1-4 pm)

Add colleges of interest to your “colleges I’m thinking about” page

NEXT STEPS:

Register for and take the SATs (www.collegeboard.org), ACTs (www.act.org) and/or SAT Subject tests Upcoming test dates:

SAT: November 2 (Register by 10/3), December 7 (Register by 11/8) ACT: October 26 (Late registration by 10/11), December 14 (Register

by 11/8)**Remember to have your test scores sent to colleges directly from

College Board and ACT (HHRS will not report your scores to colleges!)

Athletes: Register with the NCAA at eligibilitycenter.org; request transcript through the NCAA site

YOU ARE READY TO APPLY!

Complete online and paper applications (via Naviance, commonapp.org and/or college/university websites)—IMPORTANT: For Common App. schools, you MUST match your Common App. and Naviance accounts AND complete the FERPA waiver through Common App http://vimeo.com/73384070

Make sure all colleges to which you are applying are listed on “colleges I’m applying to ” page on Naviance

Request teacher recommendations (in person first, then on Naviance)

Submit a completed “HHRS Application Processing Request” form for each college to which you are applying

Complete, print and submit your resume and brag sheet to your counselor (copies will be made for you to give to the teachers writing your recommendations)

HHRS Application Processing Form:

HHRS TRANSCRIPT RELEASE FORM:

FOR PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS:

Office of Admissions

University/College Name

University College Address and Zip

Henry Hudson Regional School

1 Grand Tour

Highlands, NJ 07732

STAMP

Your Name

Your Address/Zip

Your name

Your street

Your city, state Zip

STAMP The following teacher’s recommendation was received on the date indicated below:

Teacher’s name _______________

Date Rec’d ___________

APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED) 5 stamps must be submitted for every non-electronic

submission school

Deadlines:

All required materials must be submitted to Guidance 2 weeks before the college’s deadline (although you may bring them earlier)

To have your applications and supplemental materials submitted by Thanksgiving recess, you must bring all required materials to Guidance by November 13, 2013; applications to be sent by the winter break must be submitted to Guidance by December 6, 2013.

When you are ready to submit applications, it is mandatory that you make an appointment with your counselor.

EARLY DECISION/EARLY ACTION/RESTRICTIVE EARLY ACTION:

Do you know what this means?

You must still give the office two weeks to process your application for early action or early decision-see your counselor about this option!

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

College Name

Application Type (Regular, Early Decision/Action, Rolling)

Deadline/Date Submitted

HHRSApp. ProcessRequest form

Resume and Brag Sheet(1 of each)

Stamps

Request Teacher Rec.

SECOND SEMESTER ACTIVITIES:

Scholarships/Financial Aid: Check Naviance, www.fastweb.com, www.scholarships.com, www.finaid.org for scholarships and other funding opportunities

Watch for winter Financial Aid Workshop: TBA

Apply for a PIN (parents and students) at www.pin.ed.gov

After January 1, 2014 apply for financial aid at fafsa.ed.gov

Complete college/university financial aid forms and/or CSS profile

TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:

REVIEW PROCESS:

Apply online—complete FERPA waiver, essays, EOF questionnaires, etc.

Request recommendations

Submit application processing form, resume, brag sheet and stamps (if applicable) to your school counselor

Have SAT and/or ACT scores sent directly to your colleges

Parents—start gathering paperwork for financial aid applications

QUESTIONS???