Transcript College Application Process

Welcome to Boerne High
School
Off To College 101
Boerne High School
Counseling Office
Richmond Frasier (GO-N), Donna Landreth (O-Z), Ashlie D’Spain (A-GN), Sylvia Payne: Registrar
The BHS Counseling Website is
currently configured to help
seniors/parents with the college
application/research process
Under the Guidance and
Counseling link at the Boerne
High School Website
College Application Process
Finalize SAT/ACT scores-send to schools
 Visit & select colleges for application
 Obtain & complete college applications
 Prepare resume/write essay
 Complete application
 Request recommendations
 Request transcript
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College App. Process (cont.)
Send application
 Schedule interviews
 Submit NCAA form
 Apply for scholarships/grants
 Submit FAFSA & perhaps CSS profile
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Testing
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SAT/ACT
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Oct. test for Early Action
SAT=www.collegeboard.
com
ACT = www.act.org
Have scores sent
directly to each of your
schools
SAT Subject Tests
Not required for ALL
universities
BHS Code = 440730
CHS CODE = 440732
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Testing (continued)
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TAKS (or EOC)
Texas Success Initiative
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Not used for admissions
Take prior to college
entrance
Given as the THEA, ASSET,
COMPASS, or Accuplacer
exam
Exemption standards
apply…
TSI Exemption Standards
Reading AND Writing Exemption:
ACT: 23 Composite, 19 English
SAT: 1070 CR/Math Combined, 500 Critical Reading
TAKS: 2200 ELA and Essay Score of 3
Math Exemption:
ACT: 23 Composite, 19 Math
SAT: 1070 CR/Math Combined, 500 Math
TAKS: 2200 Math
WHAT ARE COLLEGES
LOOKING FOR ?
Difficulty of high school courses
High school GPA / class rank
SAT / ACT scores
Essays/personal statement
Community service commitment
Extracurricular involvement
Letters of recommendation
Minority/first generation status
Interview with admission counselor
YOUR List of Colleges
Dream School? Reality School?
Find your “fit”:
Academically
Personally
Socially
Financially
College Visit
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Schedule
appointment with
college (2 weeks prior
to visit)
Notify attendance
office prior to visit
Return signed and
dated college
letterhead form to
attendance office
from university
NCAA Clearinghouse
Required for college
athletic participation
 Complete at beginning
of 1st semester of
senior year, or
summer after 11th.
 Apply online
(www.ncaaclearinghouse
.org)
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College Application
Apply on-line
Texas public colleges:
www.applytexas.org
 Many private colleges:
www.commonapp.org
 College website
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Check for necessary additions (essay,
recommendations, interview,…)
Mailing Application
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Three methods for sending a completed
application
 Online (be sure to hit “submit”)
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Mail yourself
Mail through registrar if application must be
submitted in entirety
Check with colleges to ensure your
application is complete-You should do
online status check.
Résumé
Mimic the college
application where
possible
 Use outline form
 Be brief, yet
thorough
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Include Name,
Address, Phone
Number, Social
Security Number
 “Edit” your email
address
 Complete activity
section in
application as well
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Transcript
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From registrar, obtain
and fill out transcript
request form
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Include school’s address
First 3 transcripts are free
Cost after 3: $2 per copy
Rush transcript is $5
Include addressed
envelope (no stamp
necessary)
Allow adequate time
(3 school days)
Mid-Year Report
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If your college requires a mid-year
report, bring your request to the
Registrar’s office in January.
Midyear Reports also require:
envelope addressed to the college
a $2.00 transcript fee.
The College Essay
DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
…. it leads to a rushed effort that is evident
to the reader
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ANSWER THE QUESTION
…. use a reasonable progression of ideas
…. focus on quality not quantity of words
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The College Essay (cont.)
MAKE IT ERROR FREE
…. do a draft, then rewrite… rewrite…
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USE YOUR VOICE
…. do not over-use a Thesaurus or a proofreader
…. remember you are writing to an adult not a peer
…. do show your personality
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AVOID EXPRESSING EXTREME OPINIONS OR
EXCESSIVE SARCASM
Counselor Recommendation Packet
(“purple packet”)
Counselor Recommendation Packet
(Student Information to Counselor)
Dear Student:
Boerne High School
Counseling Center
1 Greyhound Lane
Boerne, TX 78006
830/357-2200
Some college applications require a recommendation letter or comments
from your counselor. In that event, you must provide your counselor
with a resume and a completed Counselor Recommendation Packet.
Turning in a Counselor Recommendation Packet will not
automatically result in a letter being written. You must also fill out
a yellow “routing form” indicating the colleges for which you need the
letter and their applicable deadline. Letters will not be written for
any college application that does not require a recommendation, unless
there are special circumstances.
Thank you for thoroughly completing this packet and giving the
counselor three weeks notice (15 school days). The more information
you and your parents provide in your Counselor Recommendation
Packet, the better.
Sincerely,
The Counseling Staff at Boerne High School
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General info (include
SSN)
Resume
Student Profile
Parent input
Teacher evaluation
forms
Also available on BHS
website under
counseling link.
Counselor Recommendation
Fill out yellow form with counseling
office to outline your plan
 Counselor Recommendation Packet
alone does not start recommendation
process
 Attach school report from application
 Addressed and stamped envelope (or
send thru registrar)
 Allow minimum of 3 weeks processing
time
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Teacher Recommendation**
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Ask if teacher is
willing to write letter
Provide copy of
resume, a stamped
envelope, teacher
form from application
Follow up with thank
you
**Not required for all
schools
Local Scholarship Resources
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Look in:
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BHS Announcements
Individual College Website
Online (e.g. www.fastweb.com)
Local Senior Scholarship Application
Available(Spring-February)
Majority of scholarships
arrive in the spring
semester
Scholarships and Grants
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Merit Based Aid
 Check
college financial aid
department.
 Many schools have separate
scholarship applications.
 Be aware of due dates.
 Search www.fastweb.com for
scholarship and grant programs.
FAFSA
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Required for most need-based
scholarships and grants
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Based on family income in the year prior
to college entrance
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Complete FAFSA in January
 www.fafsa.ed.gov
CSS Profile
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Complete CSS in the fall
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www.collegeboard.com
(CSS)
Used by some colleges to award private
grants and scholarships.
Important Upcoming Events
BISD College Night
NOVEMBER 1ST
6:30-8:00 PM
HOSTED BY
BOERNE HIGH SCHOOL
Financial Aid Night
Date: December 6th
6:00 PM
At Champion High School