Senior Student Parent Night 2017 Senior Meeting Meeting

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Senior Student / Parent Night 2017

Senior Student / Parent Night 2017

Senior Meeting • Meeting with the student and his/her counselor, parents do not attend

Senior Meeting • Meeting with the student and his/her counselor, parents do not attend these meetings – Starting this week • Topics Reviewed: – Transcript, GPA/SATs/ACTs, internal application process, Common App process, Coalition App process/ College list/ interview for recommendation letter • Before senior meeting complete the Senior Letter of Rec Survey on NAVIANCE/ Parent Input for Rec Letter

Internal Application Process • 15 Calendar Days Turnover Time! (over 1700 school packets processed

Internal Application Process • 15 Calendar Days Turnover Time! (over 1700 school packets processed last year) • You should have already filled out the yellow “Authorization for Release of Transcript” form and returned in to the counseling office. • Complete a “Recommendation Letter Follow-up Form” for each teacher you asked for a rec letter in the spring and get that form to them ASAP. Teachers have been asked to upload their recommendation letters no later than 10/15

Internal Application Process continued • Submit an “Application Submission Form” for each college to

Internal Application Process continued • Submit an “Application Submission Form” for each college to which you have applied. The 15 day processing time begins when this form is received in the counseling office. • Send your SAT or ACT scores directly from ACT or College Board to each college/university • Check NAVIANCE to see when materials have been submitted to college • Senior meetings are being scheduled - please make every effort to make it to your meeting

COLLEGE TAB VIEW ALL THE COLLEGES THAT WILL BE VISITING GREAT VALLEY AND SIGN

COLLEGE TAB VIEW ALL THE COLLEGES THAT WILL BE VISITING GREAT VALLEY AND SIGN UP TO ATTEND

Completing The Common App FERPA Agreement • Applicants will submit the FERPA decision on

Completing The Common App FERPA Agreement • Applicants will submit the FERPA decision on their Common Application account • FERPA question is answered when you add your first college to the application. Under the “My Colleges” tab of your application. • In order for the counseling office to send transcripts, counselor recommendations, and teacher recommendations, this FERPA portion MUST be completed and your NAVIANCE account linked with your Common App account. Counselors will assist with this in senior meetings.

Coalition Application • You should find your high school CEEB Code 392363 but you

Coalition Application • You should find your high school CEEB Code 392363 but you can also search by city (Malvern, PA) • Please do not enter your recommenders or counselor on the Coalition Application. • We will use NAVIANCE to submit the school packet to these colleges, just as we do with the Common Application. • You will need to check the box on each application that indicates your materials will be submitted in another manner.

Completing the Senior Letter of Recommendation Survey • Student – If the student hasn’t

Completing the Senior Letter of Recommendation Survey • Student – If the student hasn’t already done so, we ask all students to complete their survey. The counselors use this information to assist in completing their letter of recommendation. • Parent – The parent also has there own version of the survey to complete. The parent survey can be completed only by using the parent account and can not be found on the student’s account. Completing this survey assists counselors to complete the student’s recommendation.

Local Scholarships • List of Local Scholarships will be available by March 1, 2018.

Local Scholarships • List of Local Scholarships will be available by March 1, 2018. • The list is sent to senior homerooms, sent to seniors in an email, posted on NAVIANCE and the GVHS website, school messenger and available in the Counseling Office. • All scholarship material will be available on NAVIANCE. • Keep checking for updates and additions once the link opens (notices will continue to be sent if additions are made) • All applications, unless otherwise noted, are due in the Counseling Office by April 3, 2018 at 3: 00 PM. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Campus/Study Hall • Students can sign in to the counseling computer lab during campuses

Campus/Study Hall • Students can sign in to the counseling computer lab during campuses to work on applications. • Students with study halls can ask Mrs. Mc. Donnell for a pass to come out of study hall to use the counseling office computer lab. (this is limited to 5 students each period)

Breakout Session 1 st Breakout Session 6: 55 – 7: 25 2 nd Breakout

Breakout Session 1 st Breakout Session 6: 55 – 7: 25 2 nd Breakout Session 7: 30 – 8: 00 3 rd Breakout Session 8: 05 – 8: 35