Senior Year College Prep Guide: Strategies for Success
Explore the comprehensive senior year college preparation guide detailing essential steps such as academic course selection, test preparations, college research, utilizing Naviance, and more to ensure a strong post-secondary plan. Access helpful resources and tips to navigate through the college application process smoothly.
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Keep senior schedule strong Five academic classes required for sports Final ACT/SAT tests, college campus visits/virtual tours, utilize Naviance for research, meet with OOHS counselor. Develop a post-secondary plan, explore options, research program requirements at schools you are interested in, meet application deadline dates
Schoology course: OOHS Senior Class of 2021 1. Senior Seminar Materials 2. Graduation Requirements/Honors and Awards/transcripts 3. The College Application Process and Naviance
Online Resource for Planning & Advising Overview for Parents
Naviance is a college and career planning tool Naviance Web-based resource that supports career and college planning Promotes communication between guidance counselors, teachers, students and parents Student accounts Teacher accounts School Counselor and Registrar access to all accounts Naviance icon on OLSD icon on OLSD 7
Use the Career planning tools/inventories to assess interests and potential career paths/college majors Research colleges throughout the nation Link to selected third-party resources (ACT, SAT, Common Application) Request transcripts and letters of recommendation. 8
The Schoology course, OOHS Class of 2021and the Naviance Welcome page will provide students with information on how to request transcripts and letters of recommendation through their Naviance account. Students may request one on one meetings with their counselor to field any individual questions they may have as they go through the college application/career planning process. In a nutshell, most seniors must use Naviance to: Request transcripts and track submission dates Request letters of recommendation from teachers and track their submission Search for scholarships 9
The application itself (Common Application or the institutions application) Application Fee Some include an essay (depending on application) High School transcript- Requested on Naviance Includes School Profile Secondary School Report or Common App Counselor Recommendation form Official Test Scores (some colleges are going test optional) Requested from act.org weeks to process) Letter of Recommendation (depending on the college) act.org or collegeboard.org (can take up to 4 weeks to process) collegeboard.org (can take up to 4 PAY ATTENTION TO ALL DEADLINE DATES (university, program, scholarship)
Over 900 colleges accept the Common Application (CA) Naviance and CA are both owned and operated by Hobsons The student accounts must sync electronically through a matching process in the student s Naviance account. To match the CA to Naviance, a student must have a CA account, list one college on the account and complete the FERPA in CA
Regular Decision-The process in which applicant completes the application by the institution s specified date and then receives decision by April 1. Rolling Admission-The process in which an institution reviews applicants as they complete the application requirements and renders decisions throughout the admission cycle. Early Action-The process in which applicants apply to an institution by their EA deadline and my receive a decision well in advance of the institution s regular response date. The institution may accept, deny or add applicant to the regular applicant pool. Many institutions require applicants apply by the EA deadline to be considered for scholarships and/or honors programs. Early Decision-The process in which students make a commitment to a first-choice institution where, if admitted, they definitely will enroll. Students may apply to other institutions, but may have only one ED application pending at any time.
Scholarships (Merit Based) Part of admissions application. May be special scholarships with a separate application/deadline. Check college websites. --National, Regional and Local also available Online databases: Fastweb, Highfive Scholarships, Cappex Scholarships (links on Naviance) U.S. Department of Labor Scholarship Search Organizations, Employers, Labor Unions, Credit Unions Naviance Scholarship List --Primarily Awarded by Colleges
Financial Aid (Need Based) --Must Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). --FAFSA available after October 1, 2020. Report) with the EFC (Expected Family Contribution). --May qualify for Federal Aid (grants, loans, work study). Additional need based aid from the college/university. --CSS /Financial Aid Profile may be required by some private institutions student.collegeboard.org/ financial www.fafsa.ed.gov --Family and University receives an SAR (Student Aid www.fafsa.ed.gov student.collegeboard.org/css aid- -profile css- - financial- -aid profile
October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020 FAFSA application available October 16, 2020 November 1st college application deadlines October 16, 2020 Transcript request deadline for November 16, 2020 December 1st college application deadlines November 16, 2020 Transcript request deadline for December 7, 2020 1st college application deadlines December 7, 2020 Transcript request deadline for January
February 15, 2021 colleges ebruary 15, 2021 FAFSA priority deadline for many April 1, 2021 financial aid packages April 1, 2021 Deadline for colleges to communicate May 1, 2021 May 1, 2021 National Declaration Day May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 Graduation Day
ACT Test Dates Sept,12, 13, 19 2020 Oct. 10, 17, 24,25, 2020 Dec. 12, 2020 Feb. 6, 2021 ACT Test Dates Registration Dates August 28, 2020 September 17, 2020 November 6, 2020 January 8, 2021 Registration Dates SAT Test Dates Sept. 26, 2020 Oct. 3, 2020 Nov. 7, 2020 Dec. 5, 2020 SAT Test Dates Registration Dates August 26, 2020 September 4, 2020 October 7, 2020 November 5, 2020 Registration Dates
Must test at least 4-6 weeks prior to an application deadline date Must order scores to be sent from testing agency to university -opportunity to send 4 score reports at time of registration, must pay for subsequent score reports When ordering score reports, go directly to ACT or Collegeboard for SAT-allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
