Senior Workshop Fall 2019

Senior Workshop

Fall - 2019

Upcoming Financial Aid & College Fairs:
• FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid Opens – Oct. 1st.

• Financial Aid Night: FAFSA
  Del Norte High School: Tuesday, Oct. 9th, 6:00 pm. – PAC

• PUSD College Fair:
  Rancho Bernardo High School: Wednesday Oct. 17th, 6:00-8:30 pm.

• Cal-Soap College Fair:
  Scottish Rite Center, Mission Valley: Wed. Oct. 24th, 6:00-8:00 pm.

Senior College Application
Workshop Series:
• PAC – CSU Application Workshop:
 Tuesday, October 2nd – 8:00-9:00 am
• PAC – UC Application Workshop
 Tuesday, October 9th – 8:00-9:00 am

• Library Computer Lab - Online Application Workshops:
       Tuesdays: – 8:00-9:00 am, October 16th – November 27th.
       Dates: Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 27.

The Common Application =
                Your School Counselor!
                Check Common Application
         for specific requirements for each college:

            1 Counselor Secondary School Report.
1 Counselor Letter of Recommendation (varies with college).
   1-2 Teacher Evaluations + Letters of Recommendation.
 Official Transcripts (2 steps: Naviance = Form to Registrar.)
Official Test Scores (sent directly from Collegeboard or ACT.)

Counselor Letter of
             Recommendation Packet =

                 Completed and
            turned into your Counselor
          4 weeks prior to first deadline:

(Forms can be found in the Document Resources in Naviance
            under College Application Forms)

            Note: Please see your teachers for
            individual teacher requirements.

Letter of
Recommendation
Procedure:
In the packet
distributed in
senior homerooms.

Also available in
the Document
Resources on
Naviance and in
the Nighthawk
Center.

Give this Form to
your counselor
listing ALL of the
colleges your are
applying to. You
must notify your
counselor if you
add/or delete
colleges from your
list or change any
deadlines!

FERPA WAIVER:
Give this required
form to your
counselor, so that
your transcript,
letters of
recommendation
and other
supporting
documents can be
sent to the colleges
that you will be
applying to.

You must utilize your
Naviance account to
keep track of your
college applications
and request to have
your documents
sent.

Check the
homepage for
specific
Instructions,
Read More:

All the
necessary
forms can be
found in the
Document
Resources on
Naviance.

The bottom of
the homepage
will direct you
to many useful
pages, updates
& links.

Required Counselor Packet for
               Letters of Recommendation
                          What is included?

• Hard copy signed FERPA Waiver! NOTHING will be sent without this
  form!
• College Information Sheet (Document Resources). This list should
  match the list under “Colleges I am applying to” in Naviance. Include
  all colleges.
• Student/Counselor Questionnaire (“About Me” – Naviance).
• Parent Brag Questionnaire (“About Me” – Naviance).
• Resume – Create/upload into Naviance or give to counselor.
• 3 Teacher input forms (Document Resources).
• Order Transcripts: (Order in Naviance + Form to Registrar).

Colleges Tab

You can sign up
for college
visits either
through the
homepage or
under the
“Colleges”

View all
upcoming
college visits.

About Me Tab

This is where
you will find
the required
Student and
Parent
Questionnaires.
You should also
make a resume
and update
your test
scores,
including AP
scores.

Lots and Lots
      of
Scholarships-

   Apply,

   Apply,

   Apply!

To find the full list of
colleges, click here

   LOG IN
   SCREEN

812 member
 institutions on
one application!
http://www.commonapp.org

Create and use
an appropriate
email just for
college
applications.

This is the major
form of
communication
for most
colleges.

Students can
give colleges
permission to
contact them.
This election
can be changed
at any time by
going to
Account
settings.

MEET THE FIVE TABS

HELP IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE

 Application instructions are here on the side
 throughout the whole application and video
 instructions are imbedded within the application.

New Financial Aid
Tab detailing the
many resources that
are available.

Take advantage of
the information to
make informed
decisions regarding
the colleges and
universities to
which you apply.

Please pay careful
attention to
affordability to
family budget and
be realistic
regarding total cost
of attendance.

Clicking on
the college
will direct you
to college
specific
information
and
application       Click “add”
requirements.     when you
                  want to add a
                  college to
                  your
                  dashboard.

Dashboard:
Provides a clear
and convenient
way to review
deadlines and
submission
statuses for all
the colleges to
which you are
applying!

Note: This must
match your
Naviance
Account.

Types of Decisions
Early Decision (ED)
Under Early Decision, students are permitted to apply early only to one college or university. If they are accepted, students are
legally bound to attend that school (and are forbidden to apply to all other schools). Typically, Early Decision applications are
due November 1.

Early Action (EA)
Under Early Application or Early Action (also called multiple-choice early action), applications typically are due October 15,
November 1-15, but may vary. Students are not required to commit to attending a particular college until May 1.

Restrictive Early Action (REA) - Single-Choice Early Action
With Single-Choice Early Action, students are allowed to apply early to one college or university only (in other words, students
are forbidden to apply to any other school using Early Applications or Early Decision applications, with exception of scholarship
or program deadlines). Typically, Single-Choice Early Action applications have due dates of between November 1 and 15.

Regular Admission
Regular Admission applications are due to most colleges and universities between January 15 and February 1 (the University of
California schools have a regular application deadlines of November 30). Each school’s Regular Application deadline should be
noted and adhered to by student applicants.

Rolling Admission (Rolling Decision)
Under Rolling Admission, there are no application deadlines; colleges accept applications and applicants throughout the year.
Decisions to admit students are made on a case-by-case basis and students usually receive decision letters within 4 to 8 weeks.

Under the My
Colleges Tab,
each individual
college has its
own specific
questions,
deadlines and
may also have
additional writing
supplements.

Specific college
information
includes,
deadlines, testing
policies,
application fees,
required forms
and
recommendations,
application fees
and much more!

My Colleges       New York
                   University
    Tab
Details both the
Application Fee
and the number
of Recommender
Evaluations for
individual
colleges.

College Specific
Questions:

Pay special
attention to
deadlines.
Always verify on
the college or
university
admissions
website and look
for terms of
admission.

Match the dates:
under “Colleges I
am applying to in
Naviance

Double check
the college
website for
application
dates and
deadlines for
major specific or
merit based and
other
scholarship
opportunities.

Ex. USC

College Specific
  Fine Art Portfolio

Some colleges give
interested applicants
the option to
complete and submit
an Fine Arts Portfolio
as part of their
application. This is
may be required
through a service
called SlideRoom.

You must complete the Education
Section before the FERPA Release
Authorization appears!
Click on the Common App tab to
begin working on the main part of
the application.

FERPA
 To Waive or Not
    To Waive?
    READ ON!
Also download a
hard copy of the
FERPA waiver from
the Document
Resources in
Naviance and bring
it to your counselor.

Note:
No Letters of
Recommendation
will be released to
colleges without it!

Sign and submit
the FERPA
WAIVER!
Once this is
done, it cannot
be changed!

You must also
complete the
Common App
Matching in
Naviance!
(Blue Box)

Note:
When is my
deadline?

To meet an
application
deadline, you must
submit your
application
materials by 11:59
pm on the deadline
date posted on
your Dashboard.

You will request
your teacher
recommenders on
Naviance under
the Colleges Tab     Message: Your
Letters of           school is using
Recommendation.      Naviance eDocs.

Some colleges
allow outside
recommenders
that may be linked
directly to the
Common
Application

Note:
Other
Recommenders

You have the option
to invite an advisor
to look over your
application in the
read only mode.

This information is
important if you will be
applying for Federal
Financial Aid and is
required if you will be
filling out the FAFSA.
This is also a good time
to find out if the college
requires the CSS Profile
found on the
Collegeboard website.
Some colleges require it
as a supplemental to
the FAFSA.
Check the college
Financial Aid website or
CSS Profile.

It is important to
list ALL schools
attended for any
courses you have
taken outside Del
                      DNHS CEEB
Norte High           Code:054351
School.
Transcripts are
required from all
schools attended.

Report any
colleges you
attended,
courses you
took whether
onsite or online
and grades that
you earned.

• Must include your
  counselor’s name,
  email and phone
  contact.
• Includes a Secondary
  School Report
  submitted by your
  counselor.
• May Include a Letter of
  Recommendation.

• Reported class
  size: 515
• Del Norte High
  School does not
  report rank.
• Use the weighted
  cumulative GPA

List all tests taken
and scores
earned in SAT,
SAT Subjects, ACT
and AP exams.

You MUST have
your OFFICIAL
scores sent
directly from the
testing agency
either
Collegeboard or
ACT.

Check ALL
deadlines for test
score submission.

There are only 10
spots for Activities, so
you may have to
group them together
in a logical way by
similar activities.

For example: Did you
complete some
community service or
participate in an
activity as a member
of a club? List it as
part of the functions
and duties under the
club, rather than
separately.

Senior Year Academic Course Listing
    •   List courses as trimesters in the exact order taken on the transcript.
    •   List only senior courses.
    •   All senior courses are on the transcript unless taken elsewhere.
    •   Make sure to order an official transcript.

                     Selected Colleges:
                List All grades and Courses:
•   List courses as trimesters in the exact order taken on the transcript.
•   List grades 9-11. **List grade 12 grades only after Tri. 1.
•   List AP courses with Seminar as full year in trimester taken.
•   List pairs in the trimester(s) it is taken.
•   List singletons separately.

IMPORTANT
List senior courses as
trimesters. You have 15
spots to list senior year
courses. List as
trimesters.

You must list all courses,
academic and non-
academic including
Seminar classes, PE,
Work Experience, T/A,
etc.

List single courses in the
trimester that is taken

IMPORTANT;
Most colleges will not
require this step,
however there are a
selected number of
colleges that will require
you to enter your entire
transcript of courses,
grades and credits.

You must list all courses,
academic and non-
academic including
Seminar classes, PE,
Work Experience, T/A,
etc. exactly as reflected
on your transcript.

Grade 12:
Mark “no” if no
official grades have
been issued on your
transcript yet for
Tri. 1.

Note: Most colleges
on the Common
Application will
receive a Midyear
Report and updated
transcript with Tri. 1
grades.

Write your essay in
Word and then copy and
paste it into the
application.

A word of caution: Look
at your essay after you
copy and paste. You
may have to fix the
formatting.

USE SPELL CHECK and
remember this essay
goes to ALL schools so
do not be school specific
in your essay.

If you are in the
situation that you
must answer yes to
either of these
questions:
Please specifically
discuss the
situation with your
counselor

College Specific
Writing Supplement

Some colleges
require applicants to
submit a Writing
Supplement. A
college’s Writing
Supplement can only
be submitted after
your application
materials have been
submitted.

PDF of
application

Once you have
completed the
FERPA Waiver
on Common        Click the “red” plus
Application,
you must
“Match” your
account with
Naviance. This
will sync the
two systems.

Copy your
Common
Application
email exactly
and double
check the
birthday.

Your college
list in
Naviance must    Click the “pencil” to edit
to match the     and keep track of
                 application dates,
same colleges    submissions and
listed in your   decisions.
Common
Application.
Make sure you
list ALL the
schools you
are applying
to in
Naviance!

You are required
to keep your
college
information up to
date, including
application type,
deadlines and
outcomes! You
can accomplish
this by editing
and adding to the
specific criteria.
Just click on the
pencil in your list
of colleges.

You must also add
your teacher
requests for
letters of
recommendation!
There are two
ways to get to the
link. Either on the
“Colleges” page or
“Colleges-Apply to
Colleges.

Choose your
teachers from
the pull down
menu. If your
teacher is not in
the list, see your
counselor! You
can write your
teacher a note
of thanks when
you send the
invite, but be
sure to ask them
in person first!

Assigning Teacher
      Letter of
Recommendations:

You can select “All
  Applications

     And/or

You can customize
  your request by
 selecting specific
colleges to assign
   to individual
     teachers.

Ordering
Transcripts:
A two step
process.

1. Order in
   Naviance.
2. Download
   Transcript
   Request
   form. Bring
   to the
   Registrar.

You must order your
transcript through
Naviance, by clicking
on the Transcript link.
Only order those
transcripts that you
need at this time.

Download the
transcript request
form, fill it out and
bring it to the
Registrar. This is the
only way that your
transcripts will be
sent!

You can check
the status of
your transcripts
or order new
ones!
But don’t forget
to follow up with
a hard copy form
to Finance and
the Registrar!

Transcript Delivery Methods
This icon means the student documents can be submitted electronically via
Common Application.

This icon means the student documents can be submitted electronically
and it is a college specific application.

This icon means that student has chosen to utilize the college specific
application and not use the Common Application. (Some colleges allow
students to choose which application they want to use.) Utilize this
method also when completing the Coalition Application. Their
documents can still be submitted electronically.

 This icon means that the student documents must be
 mailed by US mail

Senior Workshop
     Thank you for coming!
If you have specific questions,
  please see your counselor!