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Junior Class Meetings for the Graduation
Class of 2018
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WHO IS DRIVING THE PROCESS?
•YOU ARE THE DRIVER
•ASK FOR ADVICE FROM YOUR PARENTS, TEACHERS, GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, COACHES AND OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE JUDGEMENT YOU RESPECT
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Junior CheckList • Research Possible Schools • Plan College Visits • Refine List for Colleges • Prepare and Take the SATs and/or ACTs (Spring/Fall)• Ask two teachers for recommendations in person then request through
Naviance, and give them your deadline• Complete Student Questionnaire and Parents Complete Brag Sheet • Complete the Common Application (can create account now) and/or College
Application ( as they become available)• Contact College Board or ACT to have scores sent to colleges • Complete Transcript Request form
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RESEARCH COLLEGES ON GUIDANCE WEBSITE
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Scattergram in Naviance
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College Visits• TRY TO VISIT COLLEGES WHILE COLLEGE IS IN SESSION
• FOR COLLEGE VISITS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE COLLEGE VISITATION AUTHORIZATION FORM FOUND IN GUIDANCE
• FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, STUDENTS NEED TO RETURN TO VOORHEES WITH A NOTE ON SCHOOL LETTERHEAD INDICATING YOU WERE AT THE COLLEGE
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College Visit Authorization FormVOORHEES HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE VISIT AUTHORIZATION FORM
NAME OF STUDENT _____________________________________________________________________________
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TO BE VISITED ________________________________________________________________
DATE OF INTENDED VISIT _________________________________________________________________________
Student Signature _______________________________________________________________________________
Parent Signature ________________________________________________________________________________
Guidance Counselor Signature _____________________________________________Date ____________________
Visitation forms must be submitted to the Guidance Counselor a minimum of three (3) days prior to the visit.
Upon return to school, the student must provide within five (5) days, written verification on college letterhead of their campusvisit, which must include date and time of visit. Please return verification to our attendance office.
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REFINE YOUR LIST OF COLLEGES
Apply to 5 – 12 SCHOOLS IN TOTAL
• 1 – 3 REACH SCHOOLS
• 3 – 6 REASONABLE SCHOOLS
• 1 – 3 PROBABLE SCHOOLS
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SATs AND ACTs
•FOR SATs AND ACTs STUDENTS TYPICALLY TAKE • ONE TEST IN THE SPRING OF JUNIOR YEAR• ONE TEST IN THE FALL OF SENIOR YEAR • IN THE FALL YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT COLLEGE
BOARD OR ACT TO HAVE YOUR RESULTS SENT TO THE COLLEGES YOU ARE APPLYING TO
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REGISTRATION AT THE SAT WEBSITE
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SAT/ACT COMPARISON
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RECOMMENDATIONS
•BEFORE SCHOOL ENDS THIS YEAR ASK TWO TEACHERS YOU HAVE HAD RECENTLY IF THEY WILL WRITE A RECOMMENDATION IN THE FALL AND REQUEST VIA NAVIANCE
•IN THE FALL, WHEN YOU ARE READY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE, ASK THE TEACHERS IF THEY CAN WRITE YOUR RECOMMENDATION
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COMPLETE STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE • STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR
COUNSELOR TO WRITE THEIR RECOMMENDATION
• QUESTIONNAIRE CAN BE FOUND ON GUIDANCE WEBSITE
• BEST TO DOWNLOAD OFF WEBSITE, COMPLETE AND EMAIL TO COUNSELOR BY JUNE 1 AND NO LATER THAN THE START OF SENIOR YEAR
• PARENTS SHOULD COMPLETE PARENT BRAG SHEET
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STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND PARENT BRAG SHEET AVAILABLE ON GUIDANCE WEBSITE
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COMPLETE THE COMMON APPLICATION
• COMMON APPLICATION ALLOWS STUDENTS TO FILL OUT ONE APPLICATION AND SEND IT TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS
• STUDENTS CAN BEGIN TO COMPLETE THEIR ESSAYS
• USE STUDENT VOORHEES EMAIL ADDRESS
• RECORD PASSWORD IN PHONE
• STUDENTS CAN START COMPLETING THE COMMON APPLICATION BEFORE SENIOR YEAR
• THE COMMON APPLICATION WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE ANY TRANSCRIPTS ARE SENT TO COLLEGES
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Common Application Essay Prompts for 2017 – 2018
http://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/common-
application-announces-2017-2018-essay-prompts
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NCAA Eligibility Center
If you plan to participate in Division I or Division II athletics, you must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center now and discuss this decision with your counselor:http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/eligibility-center
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Fall of Senior Year • APPLY TO ALL COLLEGES (BY THANKSGIVING) • TAKE FALL SAT OR ACT (IF NEEDED)• CONTACT COLLEGE BOARD OR ACT TO SEND SCORES • ASK TEACHERS TO WRITE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUEST THROUGH
NAVIANCE • REQUEST GUIDANCE COUNSELOR SEND TRANSCRIPT AND SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS TO COLLEGES• YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTED DURING YOUR ENGLISH CLASSES IN
SEPTEMBER ON HOW TO USE NAVIANCE FOR THE COLLEGE PROCESS • YOUR COUNSELOR WILL MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO DISCUSS
YOUR COLLEGE PLANS AND ENSURE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COLLEGE PROCESS
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FINAL ADVICE • START NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!• THE ONLY BAD QUESTION ABOUT THE COLLEGE PROCESS IS
THE ONE THAT YOU DO NOT ASK• YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH
YOU ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS• MS. GORTON IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK
WITH YOU ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS
GOOD LUCK CLASS OF 2018!!!