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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT WOOTTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018

CLASS OF 2018 COUNSE LING GOOGLE CLASSROOM • CLASS CODE : 5JSX7C • WE ARE ASKING THAT ALL SE NIORS JOIN OUR CLASSROOM • BE NE FITS: • CLASSROOM PRE SE NTATIONS • HANDOUTS • E MAILS • CALE NDAR OF E VE NTS • ARTICLE S Naviance Account for parents-please ensure that your email address is accurate on your students account.

HE HE LP IS AL LP IS ALWAYS A YS AVAIL AILABLE ABLE • MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR COUNSELOR OR MS. HITCHCOCK IN THE COLLEGE CAREER CENTER • ATTEND COLLEGE WORKSHOPS IN THE COLLEGE CAREER CENTER • ATTEND COLLEGE VISITS IN THE COLLEGE CAREER CENTER • LOOK ON NAVIANCE AND COLLEGE WEBSITES FOR COLLEGE INFORMATION

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SE SE NIOR YE NIOR YE AR ACTION PL AR ACTION PLAN AN Miscellaneous scellaneous APPLICATION PROCESS • ONLINE APPLICA ONLINE APPLICATIONS IONS • Essay Workshops Essay W shops • COMMON APPLICA COMMON APPLICATION ION • Resume W sume Workshops shops • CO • COALITION APPLICA ALITION APPLICATION ION In Interview W Workshops • SCHOOL • College Visits College V sits SCHOOL’S INDIVIDU ’S INDIVIDUAL AL • Parent P nt Programs for F ograms for Financial nancial Aid Aid APPLICATION APPLICA ION • CHECK COLLEGE & Scholarships & Scholarships CHECK COLLEGE WEBSITE WEBSITE FOR FOR THEIR ADMISSION THEIR ADMISSION REQ REQUIREMENT IREMENTS • MAKE A RESUME MAKE A RESUME • REQ REQUEST TRANSCRIPT EST TRANSCRIPTS • REQ REQUEST LET EST LETTERS OF ERS OF RECOMMENDA RECOMMENDATION ION • SEND SA SEND SAT/A T/ACT T TEST SCORES TEST SCORES DIRECTL DIRECTLY T TO COLLEGES COLLEGES

E LE CTRONIC SUBMISSIONOF COLLE GE MATE RIALS & NAVIANCE E -DOCS • WOOTTON HIGH SCHOOL USES NAVIANCE E-DOCS TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS, COUNSELOR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND TEACHER EVALUATIONS TO MOST COLLEGES. • MOST COLLEGES INCLUDING ALL COMMON APPLICATION COLLEGES CAN RECEIVE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. • ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE AN ACTIVE NAVIANCE ACCOUNT. SEE YOUR COUNSELOR OR MS. HITCHCOCK IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT. • MAKE SURE ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION IN NAVIANCE IS CORRECT (ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, BIRTHDAY). YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE YOUR LEGAL NAME ON ALL COLLEGE APPLICATION FORMS- NO NICKNAMES! • MAKE SURE THE EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED IN NAVIANCE IS ONE YOU CHECK REGULARLY. YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN NAVIANCE UNDER ABOUT ME TAB/PROFILE.

A COMPLE TE APPLICATION Student sends: Application, fee, SAT/ACT scores, essay, activities, supplements Student Requests: Teacher recommendations , Transcripts Counselor/ Teacher sends: School sends: Letter of Transcript, Letter of Recommendation, Recommendation, Teacher Evaluation Secondary School Form (if applicable) Report Form, School Profile

COMMON APPLICATION & FE RPA CONSE NT  EVERYONE NEEDS TO CREATE A COMMON APPLICATION USER ACCOUNT. THE WEBSITE IS WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG  ON THE COMMON APPLICATION, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FERPA WAIVER AND WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO SEE YOUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.  IF YOU DO NOT WAIVE YOUR RIGHT, TEACHERS MAY NOT WRITE A LETTER FOR YOU. YOU CANNOT UNDO YOUR CHOICE.  THE FERPA WAIVER IS UNDER THE COLLEGES SECTION ON COMMON APP. WEBSITE. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE ENTIRE EDUCATION SECTION BEFORE COMPLETING AND HAVE AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE ADDED TO YOUR LIST.

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MATCHING NAVIANCE& COMMON APPLICATION o On Naviance under Colleges That I’m Applying To o Put in email and birthdate that you use to log into the Common Application

HOW TO RE QUE ST TRANSCRIPTS ON NAVIANCE ? After matching your common application you will see Common Application Matching-Complete. Look under this box for “Request Transcripts”

RE QUE STING TRANSCRIPTS Make sure to select the right college/ university campus. Many school names are alike. It is the Select the appropriate student’s decision type (Regular, responsibility to E arly Action, E arly select the correct Decision etc). college. Print out ‘the Colleges I am thinking about’ tab to assist with completing the decision type.

HOW ARE YOU APPL YING? If you see the symbol (?) Under Submissions Y ou MUST select How are you applying?

HOW ARE YOU SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION? Choices are: • Via Common App • Direct to the institution • I’m not sure yet If you are not sure, please come ask your counselor, Ms. Hitchcock or the registrar

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS WHE N APPL YING WHE N USING THE COALITION APPLICATION! Students do not attach official documents. ALL students must check off the box below. Students WILL NOT Manage Recommenders or Counselor Recommenders on Any College Application. This will all be done by using Naviance.

TE ACHE R RE COMME NDATIONS • YOU MUST ASK TEACHERS IN PERSON IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO WRITE YOU A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION. MOST LIKELY, THIS HAPPENED IN JUNIOR YEAR. • TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS CAN ONLY BE ADDED IN NAVIANCE AFTER COLLEGES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO YOUR LIST VIA TRANSCRIPT REQUEST. • CLICK ON THE COLLEGES TAB IN NAVIANCE AND SELECT ‘COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO’. SCROLL TO TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS, AND USE THE DROP DOWN BOX TO SELECT THE NAME OF THE TEACHER. • A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS YOU HAVE REQUESTED TRANSCRIPTS FOR WILL APPEAR, AND WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION WILL BE NEEDED FOR THAT SCHOOL. • BE SURE TO SELECT THE CORRECT NAME OF THE TEACHER FOR THE COLLEGE THAT YOU WANT A LETTER FOR. IF THE COLLEGE WILL ONLY ACCEPT ONE LETTER YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO SELECT ONE TEACHER. FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED FOR EACH SCHOOL. • IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE THAT YOU REQUEST YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WELL BEFORE THE COLLEGES’ DEADLINES TO GIVE YOUR TEACHERS ENOUGH TIME TO WRITE YOUR LETTER.

Letters of Recommendations on Naviance TE ACHE R RE COMME NDATIONS CONT’D

TE ST SCORE S • STUDE NTS ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR SE NDING THE IR SAT/ ACT/ TOE FL AND SUBJE CT TE ST SCORE S TO COLLE GE S. • GO TO WWW.COLLE GE BOARD.ORG, WWW.ACTSTUDE NT .ORG OR WWW.E TS.ORG TO SE ND YOUR SCORE S. • MAKE SURE SCORE S ARE SE NT BE FORE DE ADLINE S . THIS CAN TAKE UP TO 3-4 WE E KS E VE N E LE CTRONICALL Y .

TRACKING AND FOLLOW-UP • CHE CK THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION MATE RIALS ON THE INDIVIDUALCOLLE GE WE BSITE . • CHE CK THE STATUS OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS ON NAVIANCE . • MAKE SURE TO THANK YOUR TE ACHE RS/ COUNSE LOR FOR WRITING YOUR LE TTE R OF D  RE COMME NDATION. A HANDWRITTE N NOTE IS ALWAYS APPRE CIATE • DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO START WORKING ON APPLICATIONS. • STE P-BY-STE P DIRE CTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL COUNSE LING WE BSITE , NAVIANCEAND GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

UPCOMING DATE S AND E VE NTS • SEPTEMBER 11-15 -COUNSELORS WILL BE MEETINGS WITH ALL SENIORS DURING ENGLISH CLASS FOR NAVIANCE TRAINING. • SEPTEMBER 22 & 23 – NO HOMEWORK WEEKEND • ESSAY HELP FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS • INTERVIEW WORKSHOP • FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS • SEPTEMBER 25-FINANCIAL AID 101 • HOW TO COMPLETE THE FAFSA • CSS FINANCIAL PROFILE (COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE PROFILE) • SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.

THE RE ALITY OF IT ALL “ SO REMEMBER, THE LETTERS YOU GET OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DON’T DETERMINE ANYTHING. PICKING A COLLEGE IS LIKE PICKING A SPOUSE. YOU DON’T PICK THE ‘TOP RANKED’ ONE, BECAUSE THAT HAS NO MEANING. YOU PICK THE ONE WITH THE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER THAT COMPLEMENTS YOUR OWN.” “STRESSED FOR SUCCESS?” NEW YORK TIMES, MARCH 2016