Transcript Processing Your College Applications

PROCESSING YOUR COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS
How to use Family Connection for all things
relating to college apps!
ADD SCHOOLS TO “COLLEGES I’M
THINKING ABOUT LIST”
TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORMS
COMPLETE A TRANSCRIPT REQUEST
FORM AND SUBMIT TO MRS. RICHARDS.
THE FORM MUST BE SIGNED BY A PARENT.
THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE WE SEND
ANY TRANSCRIPTS.
FORM AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE OR IN
THE COUNSELING OFFICE.
When you start applying to schools,
stop in the Counseling Office and add
the needed information to the back of
the Transcript Request Form.
Your counselor will then send your
transcript and other related documents
in a timely manner.
If you do not fill out the back of the
form, no transcripts will be sent!
Your transcript request
must be submitted
at least 10 school days
prior to any deadline.
CREATE AN ACCOUNT FOR THE
COMMON APPLICATION, AS MANY
SCHOOLS (INCLUDING UCONN AND
ECSU) USE THIS SERVICE.
There are NO PAPER Common Applications.
If you are applying to an institution that requires
the Common App, you MUST apply
electronically!!!
 Once
you set up a Common Application
account, you will need to remember your
Common App Password
&
Common App ID
SUGGESTION:
Write these in your agenda!!!
IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR COMMON APPS,
YOU MUST MATCH YOUR COMMON APP
ACCOUNT TO FAMILY CONNECTION.
THE
DIRECTIONS ARE IN THE BLUE BOX ON THE
“COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO” SCREEN.
NOTE:
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MATCH FAMILY
CONNECTION WITH THE COMMON APP UNTIL
YOU HAVE TOTALLY COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE
APPLICATION ON THE COMMON APP WEBSITE!
If you do not use the Common App for ANY of
your schools, click on “Not Needed” in the
lower right corner of the blue box.
ASK TEACHERS FOR
RECOMMENDATIONS PERSONALLY,
“COLLEGES I’M
APPLYING TO”.
THEN ADD IN
ONCE YOU HAVE DECIDED WHERE YOU WILL
APPLY, MOVE SCHOOLS FROM THE
“COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT” SCREEN
TO THE
“COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO” SCREEN.
FOR THE RARE PAPER APPLICATION!
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IF the school you are applying to DOES NOT have an
on-line application, you will need to download and
complete a paper application.
To submit a paper application, you still need to list the
school in Family Connection, and complete the
Transcript Request Form.
To process your paper application, bring the
application, any supporting materials (essay,
recommendations, etc.), a large envelope addressed to
the college with 4 stamps to the Counseling Office.
APPLYING TO MCC
If you are planning on attending MCC, or any of
the state community colleges, you do not need to
apply until the end of January.
MCC does have both an electronic application
(usually available at their website late January)
and a paper application.
You will still need to follow the process we have
described when you apply.
COLLEGE REP VISITS
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The list of colleges visiting THS is also in Family
Connection under the “Colleges” tab.
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Click on the sign-up prompt, and you will receive a
pass on the day of the visit.
PLEASE SEE YOUR
COUNSELOR WITH ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING
THIS PROCESS!