Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2012 Transcripts

Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2012

Transcripts and Record Reviews • Check address • Check social security # • Cover Record Review form – pay close attention to deficiencies, credits, OGT’s • Fill in ACT info – if scheduled, score, etc. • Fill in post-graduate plans, major, etc. • Sign Record Review form • Keep transcript & turn in Record Review

Transcript Release Form & Activity Record These should be turned in and on file already!

Senior Year • Fall – college visits & college applications mailed by Christmas • Winter – financial aid – FAFSA – completed by March 1 st (check the college deadline) • Spring – compare college & financial aid packages to select your school

College Rep Procedures • An announcement will be made when a college rep will be here to meet with students • Check listing on Guidance bulletin board • Get your planner signed as your pass

College Visit Procedures • Every student is entitled to 2 excused college visit days - & a third with prior approval • Parent needs to call you off that morning – saying that you are going on a college visit • You must get your College Visit Form signed at the college

College Visitation Days • University of Akron – • October 20 or November 3 – all majors • Days for specific majors • www. uakron. edu/admissions • Kent State University – • Open Houses • Days for specific majors • www. admissions. kent. edu • Go to websites if interested in other college visitation days or open houses.

College Applications • We have many college applications on file in the Guidance Office in the big black filing cabinet & on the book shelves when you walk in!!! • If we do not have an application for the school you want, you are responsible to contact the university for the application.

Online College Applications • Some colleges will not charge an application fee if you apply online • Signature page – this will be at the end of your online application – be sure to print this out and bring to Guidance

Application Deadlines • Pay close attention to the deadlines for the particular schools you are interested in! • Regular application deadline • Honors Program deadline • Scholarship Application deadline • Goal: All college applications in before Christmas Break!!!

Common Application • www. commonapp. org • 500 colleges (many in OH) = 1 application • Baldwin-Wallace, Case Western Reserve, Dayton, Denison, Findlay, Hiram, John Carroll, Kenyon, Marietta, Miami, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Wittenberg, Wooster, Xavier……

College Entrance Exams 1) ACT 2) SAT School Code: 360 -030

ACT Test Sections • • • 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) English Math Reading Science Writing (optional)

ACT Plus Writing • Some schools require the writing portion • Some schools recommend the writing portion http: //www. act. org/aap/writingpref/index. html

ACT Dates • • October 27 th (deadline Sept. 21 st) December 8 th (deadline Nov. 2 nd) www. actstudent. org Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch • Online registration is encouraged! • If you have not yet taken the ACT or SAT it is critical you sign up for the October test.

ACT Costs • ACT = $35. 00 • ACT Plus Writing = $50. 50 • Late Registration = add $22. 00

SAT Test Sections • 1) Critical Reading • 2) Math • 3) Writing

SAT Dates • October 6 th (deadline Sept. 7 th) • November 3 rd (deadline Oct. 4 th) • December 1 st (deadline Nov. 1 st) • www. collegeboard. com • Online registration is encouraged!!!

SAT Costs • SAT Reasoning Test = $50. 00 • Late Registration = add $27. 00

Financial Aid Night • Monday, January 7 th, 2013 @ 5: 30 pm • You & a parent can register for a PIN # (Personal Identification #) in December • www. fafsa. ed. gov

Websites • We have put together a list of many valuable websites for you to use. • Test Prep • Career / College Search • Financial Aid / Scholarship

NCAA/NAIA • All potential Div. I & II athletes need to register with the NCAA eligibility center. Potential NAIA athletes should register with NAIA eligibility center. • www. eligibilitycenter. org / fee • www. playnaia. org / fee

Scholarships • • • Morning announcements Guidance bulletin board Senior newsnotes Scholarship drawer Resource books

Communication • Senior Newsnotes • Morning announcements • Guidance bulletin board

Final Thoughts • Pay attention to deadlines and details! • Proofread applications/essays. • Do everything online when possible.