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Moorestown High School Counseling Department COLLEGE APPLICATION NIGHT Class of 2018 1,950 applications processed to 350 different Colleges/Universities Top 10 # of Applications: Class of 2018 Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick Drexel


  1. Moorestown High School Counseling Department COLLEGE APPLICATION NIGHT

  2. Class of 2018 1,950 applications processed to 350 different Colleges/Universities Top 10 # of Applications: Class of 2018 Rutgers University–New Brunswick Drexel University Rowan University University of Pennsylvania University of Delaware Pennsylvania State University The College of New Jersey University of Maryland, College Park Saint Joseph’s University Rowan College at Burlington County

  3. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA What is Naviance?  a web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports high school and college planning.  Specific to our school and contains college admittance information for the past ten years.  Electronically submits and documents receipt of college application material which includes the following:  transcript  secondary school report if required  MHS profile  counselor letter of recommendation

  4. Naviance Homepage

  5. College Visits

  6. The Application Process All seniors are familiar with accessing Naviance. To begin applying to colleges, seniors should proceed with th e following: 1. Create an account at commonapp.org coalitionforcollegeaccess. 2. Complete application including the FERPA Waiver. It is in the best interest of the students to waive their right to access by checking "yes."

  7. Common App Review

  8.  Log into Naviance account and complete “Match Accounts” under the “Colleges” tab. You will need your Common App email address. Be sure you have signed your FERPA waiver in Common App first.

  9.  Finalize list of “Colleges I’m Applying to List””  Please specify submission type (Common App, Direct to Institution, etc.)  Specify application type (Early Action, Early Decision, etc.)

  10.  Apply to colleges and then under “Colleges I’m Applying to” click “Edit.”

  11. ❑ Once you click “Edit,” you have the option to check “I’ve submitted my application,” as well as change app type, results, interests, etc.

  12. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA Letters of Recommendation  Submit to Counselor a signed Teacher and Counselor Recommendation Waiver and Transcript Release Form with list of colleges where you have applied include deadlines. Forms must be completed 15 school days in advance of the application deadline.  Request letters of recommendations from your teachers. Please supply stamped, addressed envelopes and any supplemental forms (e.g. Common Application Teacher Evaluation) required to your teachers for your letters of recommendations.  Be sure to send Thank You notes to those who wrote you a recommendation.

  13. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA Aft er the Application STUDENT SCHOOL  SAT/ACT Scores must be sent  Your school counselor will through testing agency submit the following to the  Collegeboard.org college/ university:  ACTStudent.org  Counselor recommendation  Follow up with each school letter regarding the status of your  Secondary school report application. Make sure to check form (if applicable) the college account/ portal and  School Profile e-mail regularly.  Official Transcript with  Update Naviance account with Senior Schedule admissions decisions.

  14. Self Report Academ ic Record  Some colleges require the applicants to self-report their transcript through the Self Report Academic Record (SRAR).  Rutgers  Penn State  University of Pittsburgh zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA  Any student applying to these schools should pick up an unofficial copy of their transcript from the Guidance Department to assist in the completion of the application.  Rutgers, Pitt and Penn State do not consider letters of recommendations in their admission process.

  15. QUESTIONS?

  16. COLLEGE READY? “How to Help a Teenager Be College-Ready,” NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/well/how-to-help-a-teenager-be-college-ready.html Resilience Consortium https://academicresilience.org/ This American Life: How I Got Into College,” NPR https://www.thisamericanlife.org/504/how-i-got-into-college

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