1. PVHS Counseling Department Presents …
Senior Parent College Application Night
September 4th, 2018

2. PVHS Counseling Staff
Counseling Director: Joanne Nagurny Counselor (A-Cen): Audrey Douts Counselor (Ceo-Gr): Amy Carroll Counselor (Gs-L): Shelby Lenox Counselor (M-Or): Kelley McCarter Counselor (Os-Sal): David Edwards Counselor (Sam-Z) Safiya Muhammad Career Center Coordinator: Angela Hatcher Social Worker: Michelle Toland Psychologist: Joey Shoen

3. AGENDA Understanding the application process
Understanding application deadlines
Explaining PVHS application support options
Sharing resources available to you & your student

4. UPCOMING EVENTS
Financial Aid Night: Tuesday, September 6:00pm PVHS Auditorium
LCPS College Fair: Sunday, September 2:30 pm Stone Bridge High School
NOVA Night: Tuesday, October 6:00pm PVHS Auditorium
Scholarship Night: Tuesday, February 6:00pm PVHS Auditorium

5. TIMELINE During 11th grade … spring semester:
Take SAT or ACT
Visit schools you are interested in
Make a list of schools to which you wish to apply in fall
During 12th grade … fall semester:
Complete the FAFSA starting October 1st
Decide on application deadlines & apply ON TIME
Take SAT or ACT a 2nd time if needed
During 12th grade … spring semester:
Look for financial aid and scholarship options

6. COLLEGES WANT: A strong transcript! - Challenging Classes
- Strong grades, High class rank, High GPA
2. Extracurricular, Athletic, Volunteer, and Community Involvement
3. Interesting essays and strong recommendation letters
4. Personal Interviews may be offered and are a good way for the college to know you as a person

7. APPLICATIONS - OUR ROLE
Submitting transcripts
Completing and sending Secondary School Report (SSR) or Counselor Report
Writing letters of recommendation for colleges that require it or allow it – if the students want one
Remember: We DO NOT send test scores with transcripts. Please request SAT scores at collegeboard.com and ACT scores at actstudent.org

8. COLLEGE APPLICATION OVERVIEW – YOUR ROLE
Complete the FAFSA beginning October 1st for Financial Aid eligibility
Find colleges that would be a good match and apply to them online (their website, Common App, Coalition App)
Submit transcript request form (including details of what the college needs for a complete application) to the PVHS Counseling Office
Take SAT or ACT and submit scores directly to colleges
Apply for Scholarships (Winning scholarships=Free $$)

9. VIRGINIA COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK!
Park View students have the opportunity to apply to select Virginia colleges for free during this week
Prepare your application and essay to be submitted during this week
See your counselor for additional information
Look for announcements regarding Virginia College Application Week

10. FAFSA

11. NAVIANCE Upcoming College Visits SuperMatch College Search
“Colleges I’m Thinking About”
“Colleges I’m Applying To”
Scattergrams
Common App match feature

15. COLLEGE VISITS AT PVHS

18. SUPERMATCH COLLEGE SEARCH

21. COLLEGE APPLICATION DEADLINES
Early Decision (ED): Legally Binding!!
Early Action (EA) ** financial aid/scholarship options
Regular Decision
Rolling Admissions/Open Admissions

22. PVHS COUNSELING DEADLINES
Transcript requests must be turned in to the Counseling Department at least 2 weeks prior to each college deadline.
For December 1st college deadlines, submit your transcript request form by Friday, November 9th
Because of the holiday break in December, for early January application deadlines, you MUST submit your request to your Counselor by Monday, December 3rd.
The College Forms link will be on the PVHS website on the home page AND from the School Counseling welcome page.

23. RESOURCES The PVHS College/Career Info Center
Teachers & Administrators
Former PVHS Students
Admissions visits in the College/Career Center
PVHS School Counseling Website
Your School Counselor
Naviance

24. PVHS COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER Angela Hatcher
College Admissions visits at PVHS
SAT & ACT Information, including fee waivers
College and Career Resources
Scholarship & Financial Aid Information

25. SAT/ACT INFORMATION SAT sending scores/signup: www.collegeboard.com
ACT sending scores/signup:
Next SAT: October 6th (registration: Sept 7th)
November 3rd (registration: Oct 5th)
December 1st (registration: Nov 2nd)
Next ACT: October 27th (registration: Sept. 21st)
December 8th (registration: Nov. 2nd)

26. NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Also referred to as NOVA or NVCC
No minimum GPA
No SAT or ACT scores are needed
Students who plan to start at NVCC and transfer to a 4 year school should apply to the PATHWAYS program
Transfer option for guaranteed admissions to all public Virginia schools if student meets requirements

27. SCHOLARSHIPS Local Scholarships (Spring) FastWeb.com Scholarships.com
Finaid.com
Cappex.com
National Merit Scholarships (PSAT)
Ask Admissions for school specific awards & aid (early admissions application can help!)
Local Scholarships (Spring)
-Loudoun County Scholarship Packet (Feb. 2019)
-Community Organizations/Businesses

28. Other Questions? Thank you for joining us!
from the PVHS Counseling Department