Class of 2016: Post Secondary Planning

Where would you like to be when you graduate this June?

Work Military- ASVAB (Thursday, 12/8 8am)

Gap Year PG Year Post-Secondary Education:

-Community College-Technical/Trade School-4-year College or University- 2+2 (2 yrs at community college + 2 at traditional

college)

Consider your options

Getting StartedDo your research: create a list of colleges

that match your interests. Refer to your Junior Book.Naviance College SuperMatch Collegeboard.org Cappex or otherVisit colleges: Open Houses, Info

Sessions, Tours.College Admission Counselor visits at

KHS

Applying to Colleges Required application materials: What is most important? Do you know?

Application Essay Test Scores (Next SAT is in November, at KHS, registration deadline is Oct

9th) Test optional? SAT, Subject Tests, ACT, Others? Sending scores Khan Academy- Official (free) SAT practice test

Recommendations: teachers, counselor, others? Transcript

How many should you apply to? Reach Realistic Safety

Financial Safety Schools

Deadlines: Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling Admissions, Regular Decision

Deadlines ARE important

NCAA Eligibility

Division I and II Athletics

Register online

www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org

Send SAT scores www.collegeboard.org

Send Transcript

Fee

College Applications Common application or Institution application?

Common Application www.commonapp.org

Institution applications- found on college websites

Regardless of how you are applying, the transcript request and teacher recommendations go through NAVIANCE

Naviance: Go to the KHS website and click on ‘School Counseling’.

Teacher Recommendations

Drop down menu allows you to choose a teacher and write a note on the right.

Under the ‘About Me’ tab, on left see Senior Sketch. Please fill out and save.

Also under ‘About Me’ fill out Transcript Request Form. Parents must sign if under 18.

VERY IMPORTANT INFO. PAY ATTENTION HERE PLEASE!!!Common App = Your application

Naviance= Transcripts and Letters of Rec

Be careful who you ask. Naviance will always send the first teacher who submits if it only requires one recommendation and you have two teachers in your account.

On CA, do not add teacher recommendations through the “other recommenders” option. That option is only available for some colleges and is meant for other adults; clergy, work supervisor, coach, advisor, mentor, etc.

Student/Parent Nights

Senior Parent Night

Financial Aid Night Wednesday, December 9th in the

auditorium

Where do you go from here?

• Continue to narrow down your list of colleges• Personally ask teachers for recommendations-

form• Remind and KHS School Counseling website• We recommend submitting applications before

December break