1. Senior Parent College Application Night September 19, 2017
Cherokee High School
Senior Parent College Application Night
September 19, 2017

2. Purpose of Senior Parent College Application Night
Assist you and your senior with the application process
To Discuss:
Application procedures
Transcript requests
Letters of recommendation

3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applying Online
Start by checking application deadlines
Begin applications with earliest deadline first
Apply either through the college website or Common Application website (commonapp.org)

5. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
Help your student prioritize their responsibilities
Discuss the application deadlines that your student plans to meet in advance
Encourage them to be organized
Help them to make a plan
Hang college application calendar or checklists in a common area (kitchen, etc.)
Set weekly times to review their progress/status

6. GET ORGANIZED
Who? What? Where? When?

7. GET ORGANIZED! GET ORGANIZED
Checklists are a great tool to self-assess
Used by pilots and surgeons daily
Reminding ourselves of what we know is as important as learning

8. The Common Application
The Common Application is a college admission application that may be used to apply to approximately 700 colleges and universities

9. The Common Application

10. The Common Application

11. The Common Application

12. The Common Application

13. The Common Application

14. and the Common Application
Naviance
and the Common Application

15. Rutgers Application Process

16. Rutgers Application Process
SRAR- Self-Reported Academic Record

17. Items sent from Cherokee Teacher Recommendations
Are they needed?

18. Items sent from Cherokee

19. Items sent from Cherokee

20. Items sent from Cherokee Teacher Recommendations
If Required:
Ask two teachers in person
Use recommendation form for teachers- available in the Counseling Center and on the website
Put teacher recommendation request in Naviance
Give at least 3 weeks notice
Check Naviance or confirm with teacher(s) to see when letters have been uploaded
Note - Once uploaded, you will not be able to read teacher recommendations

21. Teachers Recommendations in Naviance
To request a letter of recommendation:
In Family Connection, click on the My Colleges tab and then click Letters of Recommendation .
On the recommendation request page, click on the blue Add Request button. You have to do one teacher at a time. TWO TEACHERS MAX!
Step 1: The student should select a teacher from the drop-down list.  If the teacher is missing from the drop- down list, students should contact their counselor.
Step 2: Choose “All current and future colleges I add to my Colleges I’m Applying To list.”
Step 3: Students can add a personal note (up to 3000 characters) to the teacher, highlighting any important aspects of their applications (such as first choice schools, early decision applications, intended major or degree of study), that they may want the teacher to consider when writing a letter of recommendation. 
Step 4: Students should click the Save button at the bottom of the screen which returns them to their recommendation status page. At the top of the screen, a green status bar  shows the teacher's name and the number of request for the student.
From here, you can see the status for all Teacher Recommendations requests that have been made. Check Naviance to see when letters have been changed to “In Progress.”
Students will not be able to view/access letters of recommendation.

22. Teachers Recommendations in
Naviance
Letters of Recommendation

23. Teachers Recommendations in
Naviance
ADD REQUEST

24. Teachers Recommendations in
Naviance
Submit Request
Choose: All current and future colleges I add to my Colleges I’m Applying to List

25. Teachers Recommendations in
Naviance
Status

26. Items sent from Cherokee
Transcripts
Complete a transcript request form for each transcript needed
Available in both Counseling Centers and on Counseling Center website
After all steps are complete, give to the registrar:
Mrs. Prickett (north) or
Mrs. Kosienski (south)
Please note:
All students must have a permission to transmit pupil records form on file.

27. Transcripts
Transcripts

28. Transcripts
Mailed

29. Mid-Year reports and final transcripts
Submit a mid-year transcript request form for mid-year grades
Forms will be available to students in the 2nd marking period
In June– students must report to the appropriate registrar which college they will be attending

30. Items sent from Cherokee Counselor Recommendations
Use the same procedure for teacher recommendation via Naviance
Fill out the counselor form for letter of recommendation found in the ABOUT ME tab in Naviance
Indicate on the transcript request form that a letter of recommendation is needed

31. Important Dates to Remember
Deadlines
Important Dates to Remember
Leave at least 2 weeks for the letters of recommendations and transcripts requested to be processed
November 15th for all December 1st deadlines
December 9th for all mailings before Winter Break
** We CANNOT honor same day requests for transcripts

32. Sent Directly from Testing Agency
SAT/ ACT Test scores
Sent Directly from Testing Agency
4 free score reports when registering for SAT’s
SAT scores are sent as quickly as possible to you, chosen colleges, and scholarship programs
Within 9 days of taking the test, you can change or remove a college from score report
If you need to order more than four score reports, or send score reports more than 9 days after, it will cost $12 for each
TESTING WEBSITES

33. Cherokee Counseling Website

34. Rowan college of burlington county
Spring Ahead Program
Meeting October 12, Sign up in North Counseling NOW!
Apply online and send transcript by winter break
ACCUPLACER (Placement Test)
Sign up in North Counseling beginning January 2, 2018 to test at Cherokee on January 29, 2018 (limited availability)
Test at RCBC campus - Open evenings and weekends
Practice questions on RCBC website
Tour/registration in Spring
Sign up in North Counseling beginning February 26, 2018 to attend the registration visit on March 22, 2018 (limited availability)

35. Helpful Information School: GPA: Cherokee High School
120 Tomlinson Mill Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
Counselors Title: School Counselor
Phone: Fax:
Number of Credits for your Classes:
Full Year Courses- 5 credits
Full Year Lab Sciences- 6 Credits
PE-2.5 Credits/ Health- 2.5 Credits
Semester Courses- 2.5 Credits
GPA:
Unweighted is out of 4.00
Weighted is out of 6.00
Your can report either unless it is specified
Rank: Is EXACT
Number of Students in Senior Class:
545
CEEB:

36. (New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship)
F.A.Q.
NJ STARS
(New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship)
www.
Scholarship covers tuition for NJ community colleges
Requirements:
Top 15% of class
In past, weighted class rank has determined eligibility
Students must complete a rigorous series of high school courses

37. F.A.Q.
How do I apply for scholarships?
Search tools ( and Naviance)
FAFSA/ Financial Aid Night
Merit vs. Need based aid
Local Awards- Mr. Petragnani (Available in December)

38. Counseling Center Newsletter
Cherokee Guide
Counseling Center Newsletter
The Cherokee Guide is available on the counseling center webpage
Contains important information about colleges, scholarships, and careers

39. FINANCIAL AID It’s all about the FAFSA!!!!!
File the FAFSA AFTER October 1, 2017
Check out for thousands of scholarship opportunities
Local Awards application late December/January AND again in the Spring. You must complete the entire two-part process!

40. October 24, 2017 7:00 PM North Cafeteria
Financial Aid Night
October 24, 2017
7:00 PM
North Cafeteria