Welcome!

Junior Parent College and Post

Secondary PlanningInformation Session

Beverly High School Guidance Department

Welcome and Introductions College Search/College Visit Process Junior Year Timeline Naviance Admissions Tests, SATs and ACTs Senior Year Timeline Financial Aid Questions?

Agenda

Beverly High School Guidance Department

COUNSELORS:» JULIE ANGELO

» MICHELLE BURKE» DANIELLE DICARLO» TINA GRASSO» MELINDA LOOSIAN

SUPPORT STAFF:» EILEEN PERRY, SECRETARY

& SCHOLARSHIPS» LORI SPURVEY, REGISTRAR &

TRANSCRIPTS

Life After Beverly High School

92% of 2014 graduates pursued post-secondary education

62%

31%

3% 1% 3%0%

4-year college

2-year college

other schooling

work

armed services

unknown

How do I choose a school? Narrowing down choices:

– Location, size, environment, internship options, study abroad options, majors, selectivity, cost, etc.

Making A List of Schools…Reach = dream school/but may be a stretch

Target/Realistic = good chance of getting accepted

Safety = will definitely be accepted (MAKE SURE SAFETY SCHOOLS ARE SCHOOLS WHICH YOUR CHILD REALLY WOULD CONSIDER ATTENDING)

Visit Colleges, Meet with Reps, Take Virtual Tours

College Visits/Fairs

**Students allowed 1 day junior year for college visits and 2 in senior year.

**Check for Open House/Tour Dates through Admissions Office on college websites.

**Pick up college visit forms in Guidance.

**College Mini-Fairs @ BHS in October.

**Boston National College Fair in the Spring. Check www.neacac.org for details.

To-Do-List for Spring of Junior Year

**Work hard in school and try to finish strong

**Meet with guidance counselor to check graduation requirements, course selections, and college/career planning

**Register for SATs/ACTs and consider taking SATs Subject Tests

**Develop preliminary list of colleges

**Attend Spring Open House Events (look at college sites for these)

**Plan college visits in conjunction with any summer travels

**Choose carefully your senior courses at BHS. (Consider graduation requirements & college acceptance requirements)

**Brainstorm & write rough draft of college essay (found on applications)

**Complete Data Sheet info in Naviance

**Ask teachers for letters of recommendation

Career Day for Juniors February 13

~Speakers from a variety of careers speak to students in small groups. Like careers are placed together, for two 45 minute presentations.

~Topics discussed include daily job tasks, education required, related fields, etc.

~Juniors select their top four choices from a list, and then are assigned to two separate presentations.

~Speakers still needed! Volunteer tonight!

College Panel for JuniorsApril 8 Assembly

Last Year's Colleges That Attended:

>Northeastern U.

>Worcester State U.

>North Shore C.C.

>Johnson & Wales

Topics:

>Admissions Criteria, what they are looking for in prospective students

>Details about school, programs, majors

Naviance Using Family Connection

http://connection.naviance.com/beverly

Online Resource for College/Career Planning &

Advising

How do students and parents register?

Guidance Staff creates accounts with students when they are Freshmen

Parents accounts can be created through Student Account – Look under About Me Tab – my profile!

On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box, through Family Connection

Guidance reviews Naviance procedures in Junior Sessions and Individual Appointments

What can Naviance do?

Compares colleges in a chart version and in a scattergram plot, using BHS Graduate Data

Links students directly to college websites

College Searches Maintains an organized portfolio

of colleges students are applying to/interested in

Career Exploration with Personality Inventory/Career Interest Profiler/Learning Style Inventory

Course Selection Process Starts Here

How is it accessed?

Family Connection web-based, and a direct link is provided on the BHS website. Click on NAVIANCE to get there! The direct website is:http://connection.naviance.com/beverly

Student accounts are created ahead of time with Guidance Staff

Guest accounts are available if student forgets username or password

Students can see Guidance Staff to reset usernames and passwords, if necessary

Parent accounts can be created through student accounts.

Upcoming SAT/ACT Test Dates

SATs March 14

February 12th registration deadline

May 2April 6th registration deadline

June 6May 8th registration deadline

www.collegeboard.com

ACTs

April 12March 7th registration deadline

June 14May 9h registration deadline

www.act.org

Visit schools all summer and in early fall Take SAT or ACT in Oct or Nov Complete applications

Early Decision/Early Action (usually by Oct 15, Nov 1, or Nov 15)

Applying by Thanksgiving (for Regular Decision) Submit Financial Aid Forms

FAFSA filed after Jan 1 February 15 is priority filing date CSS Profile deadlines are earlier, usually in fall Look for local scholarship applications on

Naviance

DEADLINES, DEADLINES, DEADLINES!.

Senior Timeline

Financial AidFederal aid (FAFSA / CSS Profile)

– FAFSA: www.fafsa.ed.gov can be mailed after Jan 1st– CSS Profile: find on www.collegeboard.org or college’s own

form – Loans, Grants, Work Study

Scholarships BHS has a running list of private scholarships. Check

Naviance/Daily Announcements/Website regularly. Research many national scholarships through

www.fastweb.com School-based merit scholarships available

Thank you for coming!!

Beverly High School

Guidance Department

www.bhsonline.org

978.921.6132