Transcript Monroe Township High School College and Career Counseling

MONROE TOWNSHIP HIGH
SCHOOL COLLEGE AND CAREER
COUNSELING CENTER
SENIOR PARENT INFORMATION SESSION
UNDERSTANDING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS
COLLEGE APPLICATION CALENDAR
• SEPTEMBER
1. Meet with your school
counselor
2. Finalize your list of
colleges
3. How will you apply?
4. Request letters of
recommendation
5. Send scores
• OCTOBER
1. SAT and/or ACT testing
2. Complete and edit your
college essays
3. Early Decision or Early Action
dates often begin in October
4. Check in with those
individuals writing your
recommendations
COLLEGE APPLICATION CALENDAR
• NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
1. Attend our Financial
Aid Information Session
on November 12 at
6:30PM
2. Continue to submit
applications
3. Watch deadlines
4. http://student.college
board.org/cssfinancial-aid-profile
• JANUARY
1. Contact financial aid
offices to ensure
proper completion of
forms
2. Submit FAFSA forms
beginning 1/1/15
3. Continue to do well in
your classes. Midyear
grade reports will be
sent out in late
January to colleges
COLLEGE APPLICATION CALENDAR
• FEBRUARY AND MARCH
1. Read any admission
decisions that arrive
CAREFULLY. *All will
require action on your part
• APRIL
1. Review admission
decisions and financial
aid award letters
2. Placed on a wait list?
Contact the admission
office directly if you
are still interested
3. MAKE A FINAL
DECISION
COLLEGE APPLICATION CALENDAR
• MAY
1. Mail in your enrollment
form and deposit
check to your chosen
school. *May 1 is the
most common
deadline.
• JUNE
1. Final transcripts will be
sent out to your
chosen school at the
end of June.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
-IMPORTANT REMINDERS• Finalizing the List
1. Is it a reach school?
Safety? Target?
2. How many is too
many?
3. Should I apply early?
• Sending Scores
1. www.collegeboard.org
2. www.actstudent.org
Please keep in mind that there are
application processing fees.
Applying to a lot of schools can
become costly
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
-IMPORTANT REMINDERSTo Use Common App or Not to Use Common App…
A. Common Application, www.commonapp.org, may
reduce some application steps.
There are now over 500 member colleges and universities
accepting the Common Application.
*You must create Common App account and then sync it with your
Naviance account. Remember to sign Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) at Common App.
B. College’s Application
The respective college may allow for completion of the application
directly.
*Colleges sometimes waive the application fee when using this
method.
NAVIANCE
1. Make sure you know your Naviance Login
information
2. You will add your list of prospective
colleges to your Naviance account. This
will be done by selecting “Colleges I Am
Applying To” in Family Connections. *This is
required to ensure submission of your
transcript and supporting documents.
3. Letters of Recommendation must be
uploaded to your Naviance account.
STANDARDIZED TESTING
SAT
October 11, 2014 (late
ACT
October 25, 2014 (late
registration only)
registration only)
November 8, 2014
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
Fee: $52.50
School Code: 310584
Fee: $38.00 (no writing)
$54.50 (w/ writing
School Code: 310584
IMPORTANT WEBSITES
www.eligibilitycenter.org – For aspiring college athletes
www.fafsa.ed.gov – The official website for the FREE
Application for Federal Student Aid
www.hesaa.org – The New Jersey higher education student
assistance authority website.
www.fastweb.com – 1000’s of scholarship opportunities are
available
www.pin.ed.gov – Create your pin for the FAFSA form
www.collegeboard.org – SAT registration and so much
more
www.actstudent.org – ACT information
http://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile - By filling out
one form, you can apply online for nonfederal financial aid from
almost 400 colleges and scholarship programs.
IMPORTANT DATES
• Continuing Education Fair –
Thursday, October 2
• Financial Aid Info Session –
Wednesday, November 12
• Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Fair (Field Trip) –
Thursday, November 20
COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING
CENTER
• MTHS School Counselors:
• Michele Critelli – District Supervisor of Guidance
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Shawanda Beale – School Counselor
Damaris Dominguez – School Counselor
Cathy Ielpi – School Counselor
Diane Peterson – School Counselor
Michele Rockoff – School Counselor
Bayu Sutrisno – School Counselor
Brooke Yudell – School Counselor
• Please check out the CCCC webpage, our monthly
newsletter or call our office. We are always available to assist
you.