COLLEGE & Career SEMINAR 2015-16 MR. ASTORINO SENIOR COUNSELOR MRS. WEISS JUNIOR COUNSELOR
Senior Year: Busy and Exciting Applications SAT’s /ACT’s Deadlines College Visits Credits Senior Year: YOUR Scholarships College Searches Responsibility Keystone Transcripts Testing; Results, & Remediation Paperwork Career College Shadowing Athletics: NCAA
PREPARATION A SKILL for LIFE • Lack of Planning on YOUR PART DOES NOT constitute an EMERGENCY on MY PART .... For Results: Your Approach May Be the Key
Senior Year: 1st Semester September Request applications for colleges and universities that you are interested in & ensure that you have all the required admission and financial aid applications. Register for the October/November SAT or ACT If the colleges require letters of recommendation, ask the appropriate people to write one on your behalf. Include the recommendation form, any special instructions, and a stamped, addressed business envelope. Plan to visit colleges and set up interviews with admissions counselors. October Mail applications in time to reach the colleges by the deadlines, check the college application data base (posted on the guidance counter) to check when your app has been sent to the colleges to which you are applying. If applying for early decision, send in your application now. Register for the Dec/Jan SAT or ACT if you have not taken them already or if you are unhappy with your scores, have the official scores sent to colleges on your list.
Senior Year: 1st Semester Continues November Take the SAT / ACT if appropriate If you need financial aid, obtain a FAFSA form from the guidance office. Also check with the colleges to which you are applying in case they require any other forms Continue applying to colleges Keep all records, copies of test score reports and college applications until your second year of college Be sure your first quarter grades are good! Colleges will consider these grades for admission December Have official test scores sent to colleges on your list if you have not done so File your last college applications If you applied for early decision, you should have an answer by now. If accepted, follow the instructions for admitted students. If the decision is deferred or denied continue applying for other colleges. Januar y Notification of Acceptances start Update your info on the Guidance Counter College Data Base This enables you to be considered for special programs & scholarships
College Application Process Deadlines: Pay strict attention to deadlines Two Major Deadlines: Thanksgiving & New Years # of Applications? Consider Expense (5 is a reasonable #) Application Fee Waivers: Edinboro University: Mr. Astorino Education Ambassador
Transcripts College Application & Transcript Form ! Year of Graduation_________ ! ! Allow a minimum of 10 SCHOOL DAYS for Allow a minimum of Processing ! ! Name_______________________________ Date__________ ! Transcript is being sent for: _____Athletics _____College Application _____Scholarship _____Other 10 SCHOOL days for ! Please complete this form in its entirety and attach all enclosures prior to submitting to Guidance. Incomplete forms will be returned to the student. ! List the name & COMPLETE ADDRESS of the college and/or individual/department to which this transcript will be mailed: processing ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ! Is there a College issued application deadline date? YES or NO If yes, give date________ ! The following information is to be included with my transcript: Is this “THE Common Application”? YES OR NO Complete in its _____ Completed Application attached ____ No application attached Applied in person? YES OR NO Applied online? YES OR NO _____ Check/money order made payable to the college/university entirety _____ Paid application fee online ! _____ Fee Waiver ! _____ Addressed business envelope to mail transcript and attachments. If application materials are more than four pages, use a large mailing envelope. (provide stamps separately) (NOTE: Penn State application is electronic) ____ Letters of Recommendation: Please list the individual completing each letter: ! 1. _____________________________________________________________________ ! Include application, 2. _____________________________________________________________________ ! _____ Additional information to be included______________________________________________ Please send an official transcript of my high school record to the above educational institution, organization or individual. ! addressed * envelope, This form should not be turned in until your application has been submitted online or attached here and all enclosures are included. ! Please list intended MAJOR: ______________________________________________. ! stamp(s) COUNSELING OFFICE USE ONLY AT GA BW BH ! INITIAL_______________DATE RECEIVED:__________________ INCOMPLETE_____ Returned to student: ______________ Received corrected: ___________ Date mailed:______ E-mailed:______ Faxed:_______ Delivered to Student:____________
DO NOT submit a College Application Transcript Request Form to the Guidance Office UNTIL you are COMPLETELY finished with your application (on-line submission OR ALL recommends to me)
Information for College Applications Information for College Applications Counselor E-mail: garyastorino@generalmclane.org anneweiss@generalmclane.org School Code 391-165 School Address General McLane HS 11761 Edinboro Rd. Edinboro, PA 16412 Graduation Date 6/2/2016 All the school info and my personal counselor info is included on the school profile & my business card
Deadlines for Applications (Misconceptions) September 15th Date that we plan on sending the first set of college application November 30th Ample time for most schools
COMMON MISTAKES on College Application Transcript Request Form No Envelope ; no Stamps No Address No Return Address Incomplete Address : ADMISSIONS OFFICE NAME OF UNIVERSITY COMPLETE/CORRECT STREET ADDRESS; ETC. YOUR RETURN ADDRESS Student fails to write specific Admissions Address on the form itself
LET’S AVOID THE FOLLOWING Story of College X last year Parent calls me 5/20/14 “College X has not received a transcript” “College X want you to fax it” This is my BUSIEST time of the year I then fax it GA “Sent the transcript out 3/21” (ONE day after I received the request form) GA Calls College X Admissions Representative (rep) say they are meticulous & that (rep) enters & knows (rep) did not enter. I concur 100%. BUT I know it has been sent … so WHERE is it? (Rep) asks me where it was sent & I giver (rep) the address from my College Application & Transcript Request Form completed by the student ..... the address that the STUDENT listed was not the address that the admissions (rep) gave me. Here are the problems: 1- College X - why did it not get forwarded from the “other” office to admissions 2- Student - was there a return address on the envelope? 3- Student - Why did you not give the complete address & the correct address A- You did not write Admissions Dept. B- You had incorrect address 4- Major is Nursing - student did not get admitted since that program has deadline ..... and competitive admission
Requesting a Recommendation RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION FORM ! ! (Please print) ! ! Name ________________________________________________________________ ! ! Graduation Year _________________ ! Days Absent : Grade 11 ____ Grade 12_____ ! ! Explain the specific purpose for which you are requesting this recommendation ! (application, job, scholarship) ______________________________________________ ! 1. __________________________________________________________________ ! Extracurricular Activities or Organizations ( include positions held) and Year ! 2. ______________________________________________________________ _ ___ ! 3. __________________________________________________________________ ! 4. ______________________________________________________________ _ ___ ! 5. __________________________________________________________________ ! 6. _________________________________________________________________ _ ! Award ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Date Received ! Awards/Honors/Recognition _______________________________________ ! _________________________ ! _______________________________________ ! _________________________ ! _______________________________________ ! _________________________ ! _______________________________________ ! _________________________ ! Company Name ! ! City ! ! Job Title ! ! Employment Dates ! Work History ! ____________________ ! __________ ! _______________ ! ____________________ ! ____________________ ! __________ ! _______________ ! ____________________ ! ____________________________________________________________________ ! Post High School Plans ____________________________________________________________________ ! ____________________________________________________________________ ! Community Service ____________________________________________________________________ ! ____________________________________________________________________
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