College Planning Application Process Senior College Planning Night

College Planning & Application Process Senior College Planning Night for the Class of 2020 Jeannie Semar, Nikki Fine, Amy Wess, JJ Lemon and Sarah Pace

The College Process

College Visits ▪ Campus Visits ▪ Regional Visits & College Fairs ▪ NACAC National College Fair at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Sunday, October 20, 2019 11 a. m. – 3 p. m. ▪ Admissions Representatives at Radnor High School

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Prioritizing Your Application ▪ Rolling ▪ Priority ▪ Early Action (EA) and Restrictive EA (REA) 10/15, 11/15. . . ▪ Early Decision (ED) 11/1, 11/15. . . ▪ Early Decision II (ED II) 1/1, 1/15. . . ▪ Regular Decision 1/1, 1/15, 2/1. . .

The Transcript

Parts of the Application: How to Apply Common Application Coalition Application School Specific Application

Parts of the Application: How to Apply

Parts of the Application: The Application Itself ▪ Personal Information ▪ Academic Information – Self Reported Academic Record ▪ Essay ▪ Supplements ▪ Fees

Parts of the Application: Test Scores www. actstudent. org www. collegeboard. org www. fairtest. org AP Scores

Parts of the Application: Letters of Recommendation ▪ Counselor ▪ Teacher ▪ Other Recommenders

Parts of the Application: Official Academic Records Student requests transcript through Naviance (allow at least 10 school days) Counselor sends: • Transcript • Senior year courses • Counselor letter of recommendation • SSR • School Profile OPTIONAL: Student requests first quarter grade report February: Counselor sends midyear report June: Counselor sends final transcript

Parts of the Application: Options & Supplements ▪ Interviews ▪ Resume ▪ Auditions ▪ Portfolios ▪ Supplements (Digital Media)

Student Responsibilities ▪ Complete and submit each application and fee ▪ Send test scores to each school ▪ Request transcript for each school – Complete Self-Reported Academic Record, if required by college ▪ Request teacher recommendations through Naviance

Final Decisions: ▪ By April 1 st, colleges will notify you: – Accepted – Denied – Waitlisted – Conditional Admission ▪ By May 1 st, you must: – Commit and deposit to the school that you will attend – Accept spots on any waitlists you choose

Financial Aid ▪ FAFSA – Available October 1 st, 2019 ▪ FAFSA Completion Q & A Drop-In: Thursday, October 3 rd, from 4 PM – 8 PM RHS Library ▪ CSS Profile – Available October 1 st, 2019 ▪ Institutional Forms & Deadlines

Scholarships ▪ List in Naviance ▪ Radnor High School Scholarship Fund (Spring 2020 deadlines) ▪ Website Databases: – www. fastweb. org – www. scholarships. com

NCAA Eligibility Center

Digital Citizenship Think before you post!!

Navigating Naviance

Questions?