Transcript College Applications: The Process

Fall College Workshops
Part I: The Common Application and
Naviance
Newbury Park High School Counselors
Lesley Drossin
Rik Napora
Jose Ireta
Chuck Severns
Tina Choi
College and Career Specialist
Cita Ricafort
School to Career Coordinator
Nick Colangelo
Some Essential Resources
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions
www.csumentor.edu
www.californiacolleges.edu
www.commonapp.org
www.assist.org
www.act.org
www.collegeboard.com
http://connection.naviance.com/newburypark
http://collegeconfidential.com
CHECK OUT OUR NEW
WEBSITE!
WE ARE ON FACEBOOK!
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The Newbury Park High School Counseling
Department has established a Facebook
Page so that we can post important
information for all of our students.
Visit and Like us soon!
THIS PRESENTATION MAY BE
FOUND AT:
www.nphs.org
Go to “Counseling” and click on
“Naviance/Common App Workshop Part 1”
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Some First Steps
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Set up a special, professional email account
(NOT [email protected]) for all of your
college applications, and check it regularly!
Pick up an unofficial transcript from the
Counseling Office counter.
If a letter of rec is required, ask your
teachers and counselor! (check common app
college requirements link for # of letters
required)
Use the same exact name on all college
related correspondence!
Private & Independent Schools
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Costs for private and independent schools are greater than the
public schools, but the gap has been closing recently.
Scholarships and financial aid may be more available for many
private schools.
You may apply to private schools through their own websites or
via the Common Application (More about the Common App
later).
You will need to submit a counselor’s form (Secondary School
Report), and one to two teacher recommendations for most
private schools.
You will need to complete a transcript request for each private
school to which you apply (see the next slide!).
Most private schools require one or more personal statements.
Deadlines for private schools vary. Please be sure to check
websites for information.
Notification of admission can also vary among private schools,
as well as the method of delivery.
Testing requirements vary, as well. Your counselor can help
you!
Things to consider when applying to a
non-common app school
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How difficult are they to get into?
What are their subject and testing
requirements?
What about out-of-state costs?
What do their applications look like?
When are their deadlines?
When will I know about admission?
RESEARCH COLLEGE WEBSITES FOR
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The Application
 Early
Decision, Early Action, etc.
 Print Copy of Submission Verification
 Deadlines: Private and out of state—
varies; Most by December or January
 Don’t wait until then—make your deadline
November 15!
Mid-Year Reports?
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Some schools will request a mid-year
report or transcript at the end of Term
One. Be sure to complete a Mid-Year
Transcript Request if this is the case.
The Essay
(Help Me, Please!)
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For help with your essays/personal
statements click here:
http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalst
atement/
Scholarships and Financial Aid
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Use all available resources: Naviance, College Board,
College Confidential, and especially our own CCC
assistance from Mrs. Ricafort(monthly scholarship
bulletin)
Be sure to complete the FAFSA
Complete the CSS Profile, if necessary. This is mostly for
private and independent colleges
Use the resources available to you on the college sites,
as well.
Be sure to complete the NPHS Common Scholarship
Application!
Scholarships and Financial Aid
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January 29
Financial Aid Night-7:00/PAC
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March 2
FAFSA Deadline
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February 20
Panther Scholarship Workshop
& Applications become available
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April 1
Panther Scholarship
Application Submission Deadline
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Students will be able to be excused for
three days per year for college visits, as
long as you use the ”Planned Absence”
form available in the Attendance Office.
Contact the Dean of Attendance with
questions
- Mr. Bowler @ 498-3676 ext. 1017
The Dates!
 October
10CSU Application Workshop at 7 pm
and…
UC Application Workshop at 7:30 pm
 Before coming to these workshops, begin
completing your CSU and UC apps. And,
Bring your unofficial transcript with you.
 Oct. 31/Nov. 1—Many Early Action and
Early Decision Deadlines
IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A
COLLEGE APPOINTMENT
See Mrs. Smilor or Mrs. Baker in the
Counseling Office
OR
 Call 805-498-3676 Ext. 1016 or 1015
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WHAT IS NAVIANCE?
 An on-line resource for students and parents to support
college and career planning
 Linked with each high school
 E-Docs, a service that your Counselor uses to send
electronic documents and view student information
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WHAT CAN STUDENTS AND PARENTS DO
USING FAMILY CONNECTION?
 Receive important emails from
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the Counseling Office/College
and Career Center
Create a résumé
View upcoming college visits
Complete a college search
Develop a prospective college
list
Provide access to scholarship
lists/enrichment programs
 Take personality and career
inventories
 Complete surveys
 Compare colleges
 Links to Common Application
 Track deadlines
 Produce scattergrams
 And much more!
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HOW IS IT ACCESSED?
Naviance is accessible via nphs.org
Student registration is your school ID number
Account Creation: student id and an email address
Parent registration is the student id number,
followed by a lowercase “p” (i.e. 12345p)
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SIGN-IN PAGE
First time registration, click
“I need to register.”
The next time you
log in, use user
name and password
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AFTER YOU SIGN IN
Click on the Tabs
Messages and
documents
from your
school
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AFTER YOU SIGN IN
Complete BOTH surveys for letters of rec.
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RESUME
BUILDER
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About Me: Personality/Career Surveys
Interest
Surveys
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The “Colleges” Tab
View
College
visits
and
perform
college
research
here!
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COLLEGE PROFILE
Read about admissions requirements
and add to prospective list…
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SuperMatch!
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COLLEGE MATCHING TOOLS
Use these links
to refine your
college search
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SCATTERGRAM
School
Averages
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EDOCS
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SCHOLARSHIPS
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TO DO LIST
Step by step
instructions to apply
to a four-year college
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HAVE FUN EXPLORING!
Parents: We encourage you to spend time with your student
exploring the site together.
Students:Visit often! Naviance is a useful, free tool to help you
plan for life after high school!
The best way to get to know Naviance is to log-on and see it
for yourself! Have fun!
www.nphs.org click Counselors’ Corner
http://connection.naviance.com/newburypark
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On to the Common
App! Please save your
questions until the end
of the presentation.
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