Transcript Putting it All Together:

Putting it All
Together:
How to apply to college, meet every
deadline and still enjoy senior year!
Mr. Dan Miller
Mrs. Sue Biemeret
SHS College Counselors
Ms. Terese Sullivan
Special Education Transition Counselor
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What You’ll Learn
• Application deadlines
• College application process
• Transcript request process
• Timeline for senior year
• Better understand how to make it through
senior year!
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NOW
Finalize your college app list
Visit colleges
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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Scholarships
• Always listed in Naviance
• Some schools limit number of SHS applicants:
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Morehead-Cain [North Carolina]
Wells [Indiana]
Jefferson [Virginia]
Emory Scholars
• Local Scholarships are available in February
• Watch for deadlines!
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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!
• 9/9, 4th hour, U Illinois [West Auditorium]
• 9/10, 2nd hour, Indiana [West Auditorium]
• 9/11, 1st hour, Iowa [Recital Hall]
• 9/19, 3rd hour, Missouri [West Auditorium]
• All other rep visits take place in CCC
Create pass 2 school days prior to visit in CCC!
Need teacher permission to attend.
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College Visits –
Brand New Protocol!!
• Goodbye “blue college pass”
• Hello Naviance student-printed pass
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Log on to Naviance
Click on “Colleges”
“View all upcoming college visits”
“Sign up”
Print confirmation page
Put your SHS ID number on this page
Bring page to teacher for approval at least 2 days prior to
visit
• Teacher always has final say regarding your attendance at rep
visit…
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College Visits
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College Visits
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College Visits
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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 midSeptember….
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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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Other Fall Events
• College Athletic Evening
• September 8, 4 pm, Lake Forest HS
• http://eligibilitycenter.org
• National College Fair – 9/28 [Navy Pier], 11-3 or
9/29, Milwaukee, 12-3:30
• National Performing Arts Fair – 10/13,
• Chicago H.S. for Arts, 1-3:30
• CLC ICE College Fair – 10/17, 6-8 pm
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Timeline, Continued
• Attend Financial Aid Seminar 1/8
• File FAFSA in February
• Revisit colleges – Feb/March
• Pick up Local Scholarship packet –February
• Decision Day: May 1st
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What to Do NOW
• Need help with Essays??? Attend a “Write
Stuff” workshop in the CCC:
• 9:30am (late arrival) – 8/29, 9/12
• 7:30am (2nd day) – 9/4, 9/10
• 2:35pm (8th hour) – 9/9, 9/17
• Find an “essay coach” – Teacher, Resource
Center, College/Career Center
• You do not need to hire an outside
resource!
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Stevenson High School College Career
Center
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Your Transcript:
Registering with Parchment
• REGISTER WITH PARCHMENT.COM
• All transcripts sent electronically through
Parchment
• Complete registration process by going to
www.parchment.com
• Student or parent can establish account
• If student is minor, parent should establish account
• If student is 18, student should establish account
Please note: We are not processing any transcripts
until September 6th to guarantee accuracy of
every transcript we send….
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PARCHMENT.COM
How to Register
• Click on “Sign In” in upper right corner of Parchment
home page
• Follow prompts to complete registration process
• Make a note of your password!
• Required Information:
• Email, Password, Name [as it appears on SHS
transcript] , Date of Birth
• Once completed, you can begin to send transcripts to
colleges
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“My Transcript”
• The only tab you need to access to send
transcripts
• You will receive prompts to complete a
Parchment Profile – JUST SAY NO and
skip
• This feature sends information about you to colleges; more
marketing than counseling
• For great, accurate college info, log on to Naviance!
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Parchment Registering
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“Date started” high school is 2010
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“Last Year Attendance” is 2014
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Student ID and Social Security Info is optional; Parchment stores data
by name and birth date
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Must indicate that you have your parents’ permission to create account
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Must sign FERPA release form; we encourage you to waive right to view
recommendation info
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When asked, be sure to list the Adlai Stevenson High School in Illinois!
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Each time you sign in, scroll down to “My Transcripts” to view or send
your transcript to colleges
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FERPA?
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Why should you consider waiving your right of access? Waiving
your right lets colleges know that you will never try to read your
recommendations. That in turn reassures colleges that your
recommenders have provided support that is candid and truthful.
While you are free to respond as you wish, if you choose not to
waive your right, some recommenders may decline your request,
and some colleges may disregard letters submitted on your behalf.
Remember, even if you retain your right of access, you still won't
be able to view any recommendations until after you have been
admitted to and enrolled in a college. In other words, FERPA does
not give you the right to inspect recommendations before they are
sent to your colleges.
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For more information on FERPA follow this link:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
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Managing Your
Parchment Transcript
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You can view, or send your transcript to colleges
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View your transcript to use as reference tool as you
complete applications
• 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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To send a transcript to college, click Send button
• Click on “Academic Destination” to send transcript to college [Be
sure to choose the right college!]
• [Can also send to NCAA and other destinations….]
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Requesting Your
Parchment Transcript
• Most transcripts sent to midwestern
colleges will be delivered FREE
• $2.55 fee for other transcripts sent
• Due to contract between Parchment and the
State of Illinois
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Two Last Words about
Transcripts
• Do not send transcript to Common Application
schools through Parchment!!
• Counselor will deliver all Common App
transcripts at no charge
• More to follow on Common App….
• 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 3 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 Some Big Schools
NO TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED IN
APPLICATION PROCESS at:
U Illinois, U Iowa, U Kansas, U California,U
Georgia, Iowa State, Northern Illinois
• You will self-report all your courses, semester grades
and senior year courses online
• Use your Parchment transcript as a guide
• If you are admitted and plan to attend one of these
schools, a final transcript will be required.
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Tips for University of
Illinois Process
• Use your Parchment transcript as a
reference tool as you complete your
UIUC app
• Attention to detail is very important
• Attend our Workshop on application:
9/16,8th hour in 2104
• Application goes live on 9/1
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The Common Application
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Attend a Workshop on Common App:
• 9/10, 8th hour
• 9/17, 7:30 am
• 9/20, 9:30 am
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Used at 520 colleges
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Brand new format this fall, debuted on 8/1
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Create account at: www.commonapp.org
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99% of schools have supplements [usually more essays…]
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Focus on asking for recommendations and sending transcript today
[under “My Colleges, Assign Reommenders”]
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COMMON APP
SCHOOL FORMS #2
• When completing your Common App, 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!!
It’s FREE!!]
Tip: Make an appointment with your counselor before you invite
them!
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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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The Lowdown on Letters of
Recommendation
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Check to be sure you even need a letter! Check college website.
[There should be a reason you’re sending letter[s].
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Be sure to ask teacher/counselor at least 3 weeks before any
deadline
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Complete a College Recommendation Form [available in CCC or on
our website], copy and give to each recommender
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Be sure to give recommender any additional required forms.
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If rec must be mailed, provide each recommender with preaddressed and stamped envelopes. [Most recs can go online…]
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If using Common App, “invite” teacher to write a letter online; you
can complete request process online
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Be sure to write/email a “thank you” to each recommender!
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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, if needed
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CCC Support
• Write Stuff workshops:
• 9:30-10:15: 8/29, 9/12
• 7:30-8:15: 9/4, 9/10
• 8th hour: 9/9, 9/17
• UIUC Application Workshop:
• 8th hour, 9/16, 2104
• Common Application Workshops:
• 9/10, 8th hour
• 9/17, 7:30 – 8:15
• 9/20, 9:30 – 10:15
CCC Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
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