Transcript Putting it All Together:

Putting it All
Together:
How to apply to college,
meet every deadline and
still enjoy senior year!
Mr. Bob Foltin
Mrs. Sue Biemeret
SHS College Counselors
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What You’ll
Learn
Timeline for senior year
Application timeline
College application
process
Transcript request
process
Better understand how
to make it through
senior year!
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NOW
Finalize your college app
list
Last chance to take ACT
or SAT
Apply online at
www.act.org or
www.collegeboard.org
Search for scholarships at
www.fastweb.com
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Timeline - Now
 Meet with college reps in
CCC
 List posted in Naviance, in CCC and
on SNN—
changes daily so keep checking!
 9/7, Period 3, University of Illinois
[2104]
 9/13, Period 1, University of Iowa
[West Aud]
 9/13, Period 4, Indiana University
[West Aud]
Get pass 2 school days prior to
visit in CCC! Need teacher
permission to attend.
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✓ Visit colleges
Other Fall
Events
 College Athletic Evening
 September 12, 7 pm,
Wauconda HS
 http://eligibilitycenter.org
 National College Fair - 10/9
[Milwaukee], 12-3:30 or 10/10
[McCormick Place], 11-3
 National Performing Arts Fair –
10/12, Roosevelt University,
6:30-9 pm
 CLC ICE College Fair – 10/20, 68 pm
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Timeline,
Continued
Attend Financial Aid
Seminar 1/4
File FAFSA in February
Revisit colleges –
Feb/March
Pick up Local
Scholarship packet –
March
Decision Day: May 1st
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What to Do
NOW
 IF you need teacher/counselor
recommendation(s), ask NOW!! [Give
each recommender at least 3 weeks
notice.]
College recommendation form
available in CCC or online at CCC
website.
Tip: Complete form once
and make copies for your teachers
 Need help with Essays??? Attend a
“Write Stuff” workshop in the CCC:
 9:30am (late arrival) – 9/1, 9/9,
9/15
 7:30am (2nd day) – 9/7, 9/13
 2:35pm (8th hour) - 9/12
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College
Application
Process
 Begin to complete online apps
 Tip: Make copy of every app you
send
 Arrange to send ACT/SAT
scores [www.act.org or
www.collegeboard.org]
 IF you need teacher/counselor
recommendations, ask NOW!
 Arrange to send electronic
transcript from Parchment
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College Apps,
Round 1
 Major Deadline #1: All
public university apps must
be filed by October 15th!!
 Includes application,
transcript, test scores, any
other required information
[essay, letters of
recommendation, etc.]
 Extremely crucial at Illinois,
Indiana and Michigan…
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College Apps
 Major Deadline #2:
 If you are applying Early
Decision or Early Action to
any college, plan to file
complete application by
October 15th
 Remember that many of ED/EA
apps require teacher/counselor
letters, so be sure to ask by
mid-September….
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College Apps
Major Deadline #3: ALL
four-year university
applications should be
filed by DECEMBER 1st
Aim to finish the entire
college application process
Only exception: 2-year
apps, which should be filed
by March 1st
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The Lowdown on
Letters of
Recommendation
 Check to be sure you even need a letter!
Check college website. [There should be a
reason you’re sending letter[s].
 Be sure to ask teacher/counselor at least 3
weeks before any deadline
 Complete a College Recommendation Form
[available in CCC or on our website], copy
and give to each recommender
 Be sure to give recommender any additional
required forms.
 Recommender mails letter for you, so
provide each recommender with preaddressed and stamped envelopes.
 If using Common App, “invite” teacher to
write a letter online; you can complete
request process online
 Be sure to write/email a “thank you” to each
recommender!
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The Common
Application
 Attend our Workshop on Common App:
9/14, 8th hour
 Only used by 450 schools
 Create account at: www.commonapp.org
 Make a note of your Common App ID
 Work your way down the left rail to
complete every piece of the CA
 99% of schools have supplements
[usually more essays…]
 Last item on rail: SCHOOL FORMS
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COMMON APP
SCHOOL
FORMS #1
“Invite” teacher[s] to
write a recommendation
for Common App
This initiates process
for teachers, who can
submit letters online or
on paper
Tip: Speak with your
teacher[s] before you invite
them
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COMMON APP
SCHOOL FORMS
#2
 Under School Forms, invite your
counselor to be a recommender—
KEY STEP FOR Common App!
 [This will email your counselor to
submit your school forms online.]
THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO
SEND A TRANSCRIPT TO ALL
COMMON APP SCHOOLS. [Greatly
simplified process this year!! It’s FREE!!]
Tip: Make an appointment with your
counselor before you invite them!
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Your Transcript:
Registering with
Parchment
 REGISTER WITH
PARCHMENT.COM
 All transcripts sent electronically
through Parchment [previously known
as Docufide]
 Complete registration process by
going to parchment.com
 NEW: Student or parent can
establish account – Decide who
will be ordering transcripts.
 Tip: If you have siblings
following you to college,
parent account might be more
convenient.
 Tip: If you will be handling
every detail of transcript
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process, set up your own
account.
PARCHMENT.COM
How to Register
 Click on “Sign In” in upper right
corner of Parchment home page
 Follow prompts to complete
registration process
 Required Information:
 Email, Password, Name [as it appears on
SHS transcript] , Date of Birth
 Optional preferences for other
college info – we feel Naviance
provides better info
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Your Parchment
Transcript
 First transcript you request goes
to you in your Parchment account
 Tip: Use this as a reference
tool as you complete your
college applications
 Go to parchment.com and sign in
using your email and password
 Search for Adlai E. Stevenson HS
 Tip: Be sure to check the SHS
in Illinois!
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Parchment
Registering
 “Date started” high school is 2008
 Student ID and Social Security Info is
optional; Parchment stores data by
name and birth date
 Transcript Authorization Form MUST
be signed BEFORE any transcript will
be released.
 Insert the PIN mailed to you by
Parchment to accelerate this process
 An unofficial copy of your SHS
transcript will be sent to your
Parchment account. [This is not
official; colleges receive updated
official transcripts.]
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Managing Your
Parchment
Transcript
 You can view, delete, refresh or
deliver your transcript to colleges
 Tip: Refreshing your unofficial
transcript can take 24-72 hours
and will update all info
 To send a transcript to college, click
on deliver icon
 Tip: Icon is an arrow embedded in
a box
 Follow prompts to search for
college[s]
 Tip: Be sure you have the right
college checked!!
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Requesting Your
Parchment
Transcript
 BIGGEST NEWS: Most
transcripts will be delivered
FREE or at a greatly reduced
price!!
 Due to contract between
Parchment and the State of
Illinois
 New fee structure will be in
place after Labor Day so don’t
request a transcript before
September 6th!
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Three Last
Words about
Transcripts
 Do not send transcript to Common
Application schools through
Parchment!!
 Counselor will deliver all
Common App transcripts at no
charge
 Wait until you receive your PIN
from Parchment to begin
registration and transcript
process!
 The earliest college deadline is
October 15th, so no need to panic
about deadlines!!
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Transcript
Requests –One
last thing…
 It takes time for Parchment to
process your transcript…
 It takes time for the college to
process your transcript request
and add it to your electronic file,
so…
PLEASE wait 2 weeks before
inquiring if your transcript has
been uploaded into a college’s
info system and attached to your
application!
“Electronic” does not mean
“instant”
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Big News from
UIUC
 NO TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED
IN APPLICATION PROCESS!!
 You will self-report all your
courses, semester grades and
senior year courses online
 If you are admitted and plan to
attend UIUC, a final transcript
will be required.
 UIUC app goes live on
September 1st
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Tips for UIUC
Process
Use your Parchment
transcript as a
reference tool as you
complete your UIUC app
Attend our Workshop on
new application: 9/8,8th
hour in CCC
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CCC Support
 Write Stuff workshops:
 9:30-10:15: 9/1, 9/9, 9/15
 7:30-8:15: 9/7, 9/13
 8th hour: 9/12
 UIUC Application Workshop
 8th hour, 9/8
 Common Application Workshop
 8th hour, 9/14
 CCC Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
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