PATHWAYS TO THE BACCALAUREATE • A special program at NVCC designed for • Applying for and participating in the students who: Pathway program does not bind your student to attend NVCC – Are interested in obtaining a bachelor’s (4 year/college) degree • Pathway students can transfer to any 4 year school – May need assistance with the college process • NVCC application and Pathway – Interested in transferring to a 4 year application are different college/university – Has a strong desire for academic success * Applications will open in late October • No minimum GPA is required to apply
PATHWAYS TO THE BACCALAUREATE BENEFITS IN HIGH SCHOOL BENEFITS AT NVCC • Individual meetings with Pathways • Works with the same counselor from high counselor in high school school into NVCC (academic, career, transfer, and financial aid counseling) • Workshops on the NVCC application process • All NVCC students can take advantage of the GAA (Guaranteed Admission • Preparation for placement tests & Agreement) with various placement testing at the high school universities/colleges, however Pathway • Assistance with financial planning students can start the process early • Priority course registration
ENTRANCE EXAMS • Check the colleges website to see if they require a college entrance exam (SAT or ACT) and/or a SAT Subject Test • Generally colleges/universities would like all application materials, including the ACT/SAT by the deadline • RRHS does not send scores to colleges. Is my score good? Seniors will need to request these scores • This depends on: to be sent via: • Your student’s GPA – ACT.org • Your student’s Transcript • The university they’d like to attend – Collegeboard.org (SAT/AP) • Do they super score? • Alongside with other variables
COALITION OR COMMON APPLICATION WHICH DO WE CHOOSE? • Common Application and Coalition are applications that colleges use to streamline the college application process • Look at the college websites to see which application they use, if they select to use one • Once your Senior has researched all their colleges, created a list, look to see which application applies to most • Some colleges may even use both applications
Remember your Senior completes the application Direct to Institution
NAVIANCE RRHS Phoenix
NAVIANCE Match your CommonApp to your Naviance account. Your email address needs to be the same for both
NAVIANCE: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Under the Colleges tab, Apply to Colleges is the link to request a Letter of Recommendation from teachers Ask Early! Some teachers have a limit of how many letters they will write per school year. Generally give your recommender 3 weeks notice before the college deadline.
NAVIANCE: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Steps to request a letter: 1. Ask in person first! 2. Once that recommender agrees, log into your Naviance account 3. Select the teacher you would like to write this recommendation 4. Select “All current and future colleges I add to my Colleges I’m Applying To list 5. Include a personal note 6. Submit request
EMAILS • Seniors should create an appropriate e- mail address for college applications, if they have not done so already • You should have access to your students college application e-mail • Colleges will communicate to your student through this e-mail
College Admissions Officers Are Checking Social Media Fully 40 percent of admissions officers say they visit applicants’ social media pages to learn about them, four times the percentage that did so in 2008, according to a just- released survey ( Money Magazine Jan 2016)
What students should do to highlight strengths through social media … 1. Create a positive presence using a professional network i.e. Linkedin 2. A Digital Portfolio • (ex: Zeebee) 3. An about Me page
Your student should want to attend every college/university they apply to
CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLLEGE: SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER • Program of Study • Distance from home • School Size • Religious affiliation • Class Size • Net price • Support Programs • Financial Aid Options • City & Neighborhood • Outside Learning Options • Campus Culture • Housing Options near Campus • Extracurricular Activities
Use a helpful tool such as this one to stay organized
ADVISEMENT APPOINTMENT • Beginning September 4 th Seniors will have the opportunity to schedule a Senior Advisement appointment with their School Counselor • School Counselors will meet with Seniors beginning the following week • Seniors can schedule an appointment by visiting the RRHS School Counseling Page and selecting “Senior Advisement Appointment” • They should follow all the directions on that web page
TRANSCRIPT REQUEST • The transcript request form allows for School Counselors to send: – School profile – Initial transcript – Counselor recommendation (if requested) – Teacher recommendation (if requested) – Secondary School Report (if applicable) – Mid-year transcript (February) – Final transcript (June)
Know your Colleges/Universities Deadlines!! College Application Deadline *Materials due to Counselor October 15 September 24 November 1 October 11 November 15 October 25 December 1 November 9 December 15 November 16 January 1 December 3 January 15 December 14 February 1 January 11 February 15 January 25 March 1 and beyond February 14 *Transcript Request sheet & Student Insight sheet
1 Student updates list of colleges in Naviance Student Student brings applies 2 yellow transcript request to the online Counseling Office Counselor sends 3 information to college through Naviance
ESSAYS DONE FOR ME?! • More and more colleges are catching students using services such as these • This is one sure way not to get in • Your student needs to write their own essay and complete the application themselves • If your student needs assistance they may ask a teacher for advise, help on essays, grammar, and/or topics
FINANCIAL AID: APPLICATION FOR FAFSA OPENS: OCTOBER 1 st • FAFSA4CASTER is a free financial aid calculator that gives you an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid . This information can help families plan ahead for college. • Use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for aid! • The FSA ID, consists of a user-created username and password. This can be setup before the October 1 st date. • It allows users to electronically access personal information on Federal Student Aid Web sites as well as electronically sign a FAFSA. *Complete this before mid November as colleges start to look at Merit Scholarships
SCHOLARSHIPS • The RRHS College & Career Center page is a great resource for Scholarship sites • Some of the most common are: – Collegeboard.org – Fastweb.com – Scholarships.com • LCPS has a Scholarship webpage that is only for Loudoun county students
QUESTIONS • Have questions? – Reach out to your Seniors School Counselor or send them with a list of questions to their Senior Meeting • List of 12 th grade School Counselors – Mrs. Jennifer Domingues (Last names A-Cr) – Ms. Amrita Sethi (Last names Cu-Jan) – Mrs. Kelley Familant (Last names Jar-Moll) – Mrs. Cynthia Connell (Last names Mon-Saw) – Ms. Nicole Bryan (Last names Sc-Z)
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