WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE PROCESS!

OUR COUNSELORS ARE HERE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR POST-GRADUATION PLANS:

1. 4 yr. College

2. 2 yr. College

3. Community College

4. Trade School

5. Military

6. Workforce

Last year 98% of seniors attended a post secondary school.

Mrs. Lapp – B1, B2, A1, A2

Mr. McGinty –B5, B6, A5, A6

Mrs. Tickman. –B3, B4, B7A3, A4, A7,

Mr. Zampogna B8, B9, B10,

A8,A9,A10,A11

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET INTO COLLEGE? WHAT IS THE CRITERIA?

Course selection Rank Interests Tests Essays Recommendations Interviews Academics

NAVIANCE

www.connection.naviance.com/cohsusername: email addresspassword: student created

All students have accounts. Must use this for application process. College planning, career planning, college majors, career interest inventories, college matches, recommendations, transcripts

COLLEGE! You should apply to

about 6 colleges

There are 3 parts to

the application process

1. The Application Common Application College Application

2. The transcript, recommendations, any other school forms completed through Naviance

3.SAT/ACT scores

sent from testing agency

Application

Common Application (not all colleges accept this) Generic application Completed electronically

College/University own application Obtained through their website Can only be submitted to that school

Types of Admissions:

Early Decision: This is a binding agreement. You must attend that University and withdraw your applications to other schools.

Early Action: Allows you to apply early, but it is not binding. You can then compare the colleges that accept you and their financial aid offers.

Rolling Admissions: Admission is granted on a first come first serve basis; though there may not be a deadline once the “seats” are filled, these schools will not accept more students. So get your application in as soon as possible.

Deadline: This is a specific date on these applications. You are responsible for knowing when your applications are due.

Transcript Request

1st submit application 2nd update Naviance with colleges and

request transcript 3rd complete orange transcript request form

in the Counseling Center. $5.00 processing fee.

**Note: nothing will be send until form is completed

Standardized Test Scores

SAT/ ACT Request that your scores are sent to the college

through the testing agency www.sat.org www.act.org

Financial Aid/ Scholarships

Financial aid- Seniors you will complete the FAFSA form in January. Complete on-line. February 11, 2014, FAFSA completion COHS from 6-7 in Library.

Community Scholarships- are listed as they come in on Naviance, under “college tab”, under scholarships

GPA CONVERSION CHART90-100 4.0

89 3.9

88 3.8

87 3.7

86 3.6

85 3.5

84 3.4

83 3.3

82 3.2

81 3.1

80 3.0

79 2.8

78 2.7

77 2.6

76 2.4

75 2.3

74 2.1

73 2.0

72 1.7

71 1.3

70 1.0