Transcript Senior Parent College Night

Junior College Guidance Night
May 31, 2011
Mr. Luke Sferra, High School Counselor (A-K)
Mrs. Katie Dahm, High School Counselor (L-Z)
Mrs. Ah Young Chi, College/Career Counselor
Your resources for college planning
•CCC website
•CCC calendar on the web
•MHS eNews mailing list  to sign up
•Naviance Family Connection
•College and Career Center!
Postsecondary Options
•4-year college or university (Bachelor degree)
–Public: UC or CSU
–Private: over 70 in California
–Out of State Public or Private: over 3,000
•2-year college (Associate degree, career training or transfer)
•Trade or technical school (varying degrees and certificates)
•Military
•Work
•Gap year (concrete plan with a destination in mind for the 2nd
year, usually)
By now…
•You have begun the college search process and have a working
list of colleges to apply to
•You are researching these schools and refining your college list
•You have taken the SAT or ACT (and maybe even the SAT Subject
exams)
•You have visited a couple of schools over winter or spring breaks
•You have met with Mrs. Chi at least once to discuss your postsecondary plans
College Admission Testing Timeline
Nov 20, 2010
• Practice
SAT
May 7, 2011
• SAT
Subject
Dec 4, 2010
• Practice
ACT
June 4, 2011
• SAT
• 1st or 2nd
time
• SAT
Subject
March 12, 2011
• SAT
• 1st time
June 7, 2011
• ACT
• 1st or 2nd
time
April 9, 2011
• ACT
• 1st time
Fall 2011
• ACT, SAT,
SAT
Subject
• Retake as
needed
College Applications & Requirements
Simple Guidelines for
Applying to Colleges
Application Deadlines
•Rolling Admission
•Regular Decision
•Early Action
•Restrictive Early Action
•Early Decision
What are colleges REALLY looking for?
•Success in challenging curriculum
•Have you taken advantage of the opportunities at your
school?
•This doesn’t mean taking EVERY Honors and AP courses
that we offer at MHS
•MESSAGE: FINISH STRONG THIS SEMESTER!!!
•Meet other entrance requirements
•MESSAGE: PAY ATTENTION TO REQUIREMENTS & DEADLINES
•Are you and the college a good match for each other?
•MESSAGE: YOU HAVE MUCH OF THE CONTROL
Letters, Forms & Deadlines for MHS
•Most private schools require at least 1 letter of
recommendation, from teacher or counselor
•Many private schools require Secondary School Report form to
be completed by the high school counselor
•Before students can request letters and forms, students and
parents must complete the Brag Sheet
•What is a Brag Sheet?
•Brag Sheet is available for download in Naviance
•Find instructions on Guidelines for Requesting Counselor and
Teacher Recommendation Letters also in Naviance
Counselor Packets
•Students must provide counselor with the following:
– Completed Brag Sheet
– Secondary School Report form, signed and waived, for each school
– Official transcript for each school (get transcript from Ms. Morgan)
– 9”x12” envelope, stamped (3) and addressed, for each school
– Paper clip materials into appropriate piles and submit them
together to Mr. Sferra or Mrs. Dahm
•DUE: Oct 1 for Early Applications & Nov 1 for Regular Decisions
•Counselors will send following materials to each college:
completed Secondary School Report, official transcript, letter of
recommendation, and MHS Profile
Teacher Recommendation Letters
•Students must provide each teacher with the following:
– Completed Brag Sheet
– 1 unofficial transcript for teacher’s review (Ms. Morgan)
– Teacher Evaluation form, signed and waived, for each school
– regular size envelope, stamped and addressed, for each school
– MHS Request for Letter of Recommendation form (in Naviance)
– Paper clip materials into appropriate piles and submit them
together to each teacher
•DUE: Oct 1 for Early Applications & Nov 1 for Regular Decisions
•Teachers will send following materials to each college:
completed Teacher Evaluation form and letter of recommendation
So what should I be doing NOW?
~ STUDENT ~
•Do well in your classes - #1 goal
•Your transcript (grades and coursework) is the most important
factor in admission decisions
•Nothing replaces the importance of your transcript
•Make up all D and F grades
•Junior Year “Prep for College” Calendar
•Make sure you have an appropriate email address
•Make sure your email address is correct/updated in Naviance
•Get on the mailing lists of colleges you’re interested in
•Remember that YOU are in charge of this process; vast majority of
colleges want YOU more than you want them
So what should we be doing NOW?
~ PARENTS~
•Sign up for MHS eNews mailing list
•Allow your student to take the lead
•Offer positive support
•Stay in touch with their progress
•Remind your student of deadlines
•Get familiar with Naviance Family Connection
•Coffee with the Counselors
Looking ahead to the Senior year…
•College rep visits to MHS
•College counselor visit to classrooms
•More individual meetings with college counselor
•12th Grade College Night
•College essay review sessions (individual and free)
•College Essay Workshop (evening, fee required)
•College application workshops (lunch time)
•Coffee with the Counselors for parents continues
•Financial Aid Night
Scheduled Events
Program/Activity
Date
Summer SAT prep course @ Boys & Girls Club
August 8-18, 2011
SAT prep course for October SAT
Begins August 20, 2011
Classroom guidance in Senior English classes
September 6-7, 2011
12th Grade College Guidance Night
September 13, 2011
SAT Bootcamp: One-Day Workshop for October SAT
September 17, 2011
UC and CSU applications open
October 1, 2011
College Essay Workshop (6-8 p.m. with fee required)
October 5, 2011
UC and CSU applications DUE
November 30, 2011
Financial Aid Night
December 6, 2011
Naviance Family Connection
•Detailed information on Naviance Family Connection:
•www.malibuhigh.org/naviance
•To log into NFC account:
•https://connection.naviance.com/malibu
•NFC Quick Reference Guide is available after you log in
Questions?
Mr. Luke Sferra, High School Counselor (A-K), [email protected]
Mrs. Katie Dahm, High School Counselor (L-Z), [email protected]
Mrs. Ah Young Chi, College/Career Counselor, [email protected]