Welcome Parents! September 28, 2015 Stuyvesant High School

CASELOADCOUNSELORWORK HOURSQ & A period A – HWILSON x.2256 Daily 9:00am – 4:10pm Daily 10 th period JJ – JAPEDRICK x.2222 Daily 9:15am – 5:15pm n/a K – QMAKRIS x Daily 8:30am – 3:40pm Daily 5 th period S – Z HUGHES x.2254 Daily 8:00am – 3:10pm Daily 1 st period We have walk-in question and answer sessions throughout the day. Students can ask questions of any one of us!

 Meet with all the senior social studies classes on 9/30  Welcomed more than 50 college admissions reps to Stuy…and they keep coming!  Began one-on-one college advisement w. seniors  Notified 131 seniors of their status as National Merit Semifinalists  Assisted over 60 students with applying to Questbridge  Welcomed “the new guy”  And much more!

 Your child should limit themselves to no more than ten private colleges  Use the tools within Naviance (scattergrams, external links etc.) and the college websites to determine both admissibility and fit  Students should meet briefly with their college counselor to go over their list  Each student’s final list should be balanced academically and financially  -That means including several target and safe schools  -The CUNY and SUNY systems may provide a financial safety net

 Read the college admissions pages VERY CAREFULLY …not just the Common Application instructions  Continue to show “demonstrated interest” this year…visit, attend Stuy visits, interview, Common App supplements, etc.  Clearly communicate early plans and discuss with your counselor  Remember that students must have their standardized test scores sent directly to the colleges to which they’ll apply  and  ACT vs. SAT? Subject Tests? SPECIFIC Subject Tests??  EA/ED may need to send scores very soon! Check! ie U Michigan

 Create account at  Enter at least one institution in “ My Colleges ”  Complete “Education” section and FERPA Waiver  Enter address and date of birth in Naviance under “Colleges” tab and then “colleges I’m applying to”

Remember to match with Naviance! Use your College Counselor’s contact information Be careful to complete/submit both the main application and supplemental apps for each college Eligible students can request fee waivers via Common App

 Most SUNY schools now use it…avoid  But, not all colleges use Common App.  Students must manually add these schools to Naviance  Notable exceptions include:  CUNY & Macaulay Honors College (  U. of California system, Penn State, Rutgers…  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown…

Deadlines for informing the College Office: Applying Early Action/Decision If your child is applying to any college(s) ED or EA, or to a BA/MD program, they must indicate this school in Naviance by 10/26/15. Applying Rolling Admission If your child is applying to any college(s) that have rolling admissions, they must list this school in Naviance and then they must inform their college counselor after they have hit submit. Otherwise, we will not know to send their transcript and other materials. Applying Regular Decision For all other colleges to which your child is applying, they must list these schools in Naviance by 1/04/16.

 BA/MD programs – these often have early deadline dates.  U. of California – 11/30 (must self report grades)  Rutgers – application deadlines EA: 11/01 and regular: 12/1 (must self report grades)  CUNY Macaulay Honors College – application deadline December 1 6pm (remember to enter OSIS# on CUNY online application)  colleges in the UK/outside of the U.S. often have very early deadlines. (for UK colleges, visit and search “Non-UK Students”)  Some colleges, often large public colleges, have early “Priority” Application or Scholarship Deadlines (often in early – mid November).  DEADLINES ARE RUTHLESS…mind them closely!  Inform the College Office of any “unusual” deadlines.

 Students must add their teacher requests to their Naviance accounts  Click the “Colleges” tab, then “colleges I am applying to”, then scroll down to Teacher recommenders and click “add/cancel requests”  Students can then use the drop down menu to update requests  Naviance will cover MOST colleges…Common App and otherwise.  Some colleges (Macaulay Honors College) require recommenders to submit letters directly through website or by *mail-*provide addressed/stamped envelopes to teachers  PLEASE thank your teachers and counselors!

~ 1 – 2 maximum ~Have to communicate something different and noteworthy How do colleges feel about supplemental recs? “Supplemental evaluations are also welcome — we simply ask that they provide different or additional context beyond the two we’ve already requested. Some examples of supplemental recommendations include coaches, employers, research advisors, and music teachers. Supplemental letters from a third academic teacher rarely provide additional helpful information.” “Most applicants, and most admitted students, submit no supplemental recommendations. Some applicants and admitted students submit one supplemental recommendation; a few submit two. Submitting more supplemental recommendations will not disqualify you, but it is rarely necessary”

 Starting in October: official transcript, current schedule, and required school reports/letters  February: First Term Final Grades ( “Mid-Year Report”) Standardized Test Scores via Collegeboard and/or and ACT Inc. Application & Supplements All financial aid documents AP scores will only need to be sent to the ONE college your child chooses to attend

 The College Office does not need any of the colleges’ Secondary School Report forms or High School Counselor Recommendation forms.

 We will host a financial aid night in the winter  Get early aid estimates at: - -each institution’s “net price calculator”  Financial Aid Forms  FAFSA (January)-  Collegeboard’s CSS Profile (often due earlier for ED/EA applicants)  TAP (need based grant for NYS colleges) –  Deadlines remain ruthless  Don’t let sticker prices scare you away  Tuition discounting  Merit & need based scholarships  Simply include a few financial safe options

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