The College Application Process: Naviance

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The College Application ProcessNaviance eDocs

• Mendham High School Counseling Office

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Welcome!

• John McGoldrick - Supervisor College/Career
  Counseling
• Kara Angelastro - Counselor
• Lara Drewes - Counselor
• Melissa Hart - Counselor
• Hillary Klimowicz - Counselor
• Richard Kumpf - Counselor
• Marlene Russell - Counselor
• Lauren Buhowski - College Career Center

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Agenda

• 15-20 minutes
• Practical information
• The Application Process
• 4 EASY STEPS
• Important Deadlines
• Upcoming Events
• Question and Answer (General)

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Overall Expectations

• Keep the process in perspective
• Work together as a family
• Students must take ownership
• Discuss finances openly
• Start early and meet all deadlines

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Naviance and The College Application

• School Documents will be sent online through the
  Naviance program
• Common Application Reports
• Teacher and Counselor Recommendations
• Transcripts
• School Profile
• Some schools will still be sent paper copies

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Student Expectations

• Student Expectations
• Continue to research/visit colleges and update
  Colleges Im Thinking About
• Create a CommonApp account, complete FERPA, link
  to Naviance
• Request Teacher Letters of Recommendation IN
  PERSON then through Naviance
• Complete Brag Sheets Resume for the counselor
• Submit a blue Transcript Request Form to your
  counselor
• Students - Check email daily and respond.

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Step 1 The Common Application- Naviance Link

• Go to Commonapp.org and set up your account EVEN
  IF YOU ARE NOT APPLYING TO Common App SCHOOLS
• Complete the FERPA consent form.
• Login to Naviance and enter your Common App email
  address in Colleges Im Applying To section.

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Step 2 Requesting a Transcript

• Hand a completed BLUE Transcript Request Form
  to your counselor personally. One per school. DO
  NOT LEAVE THIS FORM IN A COUNSELOR MAILBOX!
• Your counselor should have brag sheets a resume
  from you prior to this step
• Allow 3 weeks to process.
• Administrative Assistants will move college from
  Colleges Im Thinking About to Colleges Im
  Applying To, NOT THE STUDENT.
• The counselor will submit the following
• Transcript
• School Profile
• Secondary School Report
• Counselor letter of Recommendation
• Teacher Recommendation if complete

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Step 3 Teacher Recommendations

• Please make sure you personally ask the teacher
  prior to submitting the official request.
• Always allow at least 3 weeks for teachers to
  complete the letter
• For electronic submissions Click on the College
  tab, then Colleges Im Applying To
• Scroll down to Teacher Recommendations
• Click add/cancel request
• Add new request, click the drop-down list and
  choose the teacher from the list, click submit
  request.
• If the teacher would like to mail the letter
  please hand them addressed/stamped envelopes to
  the admissions office

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Step 4 Test Scores

• Students order Standardized Test Score Reports
  online (they are not sent through guidance)
• Allow ample time (2-4 weeks) for admissions
  office to receive electronic score report
• For the SAT and SAT Subject Tests
  www.collegeboard.com
• For the ACT www.actstudent.org
• Even if you choose to self-report test scores in
  your college application, you still must have the
  official scores sent through College Board or ACT.

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Throughout the Process

• Students Communicate with your counselor
• Check for emails from the Counseling Office
  regularly
• As you hear back from schools, let your counselor
  know

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Review 4 Easy Steps

• Step 1 The Common Application/Naviance Link
• Create Common App Account
• Complete FERPA consent in Common App
• Enter Common App Email in Naviance
• Update Colleges Im Thinking About
• Step 2 Counselor Forms
• Transcript Request Form, Brag Sheets, Resume
• Step 3 Teacher Recommendations
• Invite Teachers under Colleges Im Applying to
  or provide envelopes
• Step 4 Submit Test Scores
• www.collegeboard.com, www.actstudent.org

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Upcoming Events

• September
• College Fair at County College of Morris
• Sunday, September 20th from 1200-300
• Individual College Rep Visits begin Tuesday,
  September 15th
• October
• SAT October 3rd (Late Registration by 9/22)
• ACT October 24th (Register by 9/18!)
• 10/29 - Financial Aid Night, 7pm Auditorium
• 10/5 - PTO Speaker, The Admissions Game, 7pm
  Auditorium
• November
• SAT November 7th (Register by 10/9)
• Application Deadlines for Early Decision/Early
  Action (November 1st/November 15th)

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