1. NIWOT HIGH POST- SECONDARY PLANNING MEETING CLASS OF 2016

2. TIMELINE Senior planning meeting (general info) Register for a 30 minute individual meeting Complete mandatory tasks in Naviance prior to individual meeting Follow up with your counselor with questions

3. Naviance Log-in username: first initial plus full last name plus year of graduation ex: MBrown16 password: student id NAVIANCE ACTIVITIES*  Complete Senior Planning Worksheet Link to Naviance  Update college list (colleges I’m applying to section)  Check out the scholarship list *activities need to be completed prior to individual meeting with your counselor

4. TESTING Students may want to consider re-taking the ACT, SAT or take SAT Subject Tests. To register: www.actstudent.org www.sat.org *see handout for test prep resources

5. NCAA Students who plan to participate in Division 1 or 2 collegiate athletics need to make sure they have registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center http://eligibilitycenter.org See the NHS website for additional information about NCAA.

6. COLLEGE RESEARCH  College Visits @NHS - Students can view a list of visiting colleges on Naviance. Students can sign up to attend a college visit presentation on Naviance or in the Counseling Office.  Use the search tools on College Board https://bigfuture.collegeboard.orghttps://bigfuture.collegeboard.org  Visit college campuses  Use college tools in Naviance (search/match)  CO Admissions Index - http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Admissions/IndexScore http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Admissions/IndexScore  Pick up resources in the College & Career Center  Attend College Fairs (see handout for dates/times/locations) www.gotocollegefairs.com www.gotocollegefairs.com www.collegefairsdenver.org www.gotomyncf.com www.collegefairsdenver.orgwww.gotomyncf.com

7. APPLICATIONS Start applying to colleges now Early Decision - binding/non-binding Early Action/Notification Priority Regular Rolling College Application Checklist / Transcript Request Counseling Office, Ms. Waschak $2.00 per transcript Pay attention to deadlines!

8. COLLEGE CHECKLIST / TRANSCRIPT REQUEST

10.  Give a teacher/counselor at least two weeks to write a letter of rec.  Provide a resume  Provide a copy of your Senior Planning Worksheet from Naviance.  Complete the Letter of Rec form (available in Counseling Office or on the website)  Make sure to THANK the recommender! RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

11. IMPORTANT DEADLINES

12. COLORADO SCHOOLS SCHOOLEARLY ACTIONREGULAR CU BOULDERNOVEMBER 15FEBRUARY 1 COLORADO STATEDECEMBER 1FEBRUARY 1 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES NOVEMBER 15APRIL 1 UNIVERSITY OF DENVERNOVEMBER 1JANUARY 15

13. COMMON APPLICATION

14. COMMON APP RECOMMENDERs

15. IMPORTANT!!! IB and Traditional/AP students will enter the Counselor information differently for the Common App

16. TRAD/AP STUDENTS: ENTERING COUNSELOR INFORMATION IN COMMON APP Type: Counselor Title: Mr., Ms. or Mrs. First Name: enter first name of your counselor ex: Sarah Last Name: enter last name of your counselor ex: Davis E-mail: enter your counselor’s e-mail (ex:davis_sarah@svvsd.org)davis_sarah@svvsd.org

17. IB STUDENTS: ENTERING COUNSELOR INFORMATION IN COMMON APP Type: Counselor Title: Dr. First Name: Niwot Last Name: IB Counselor Email address: niwotcounseling-group@svvsd.orgniwotcounseling-group@svvsd.org Counselors will receive an e-mail and your counselor will complete your recommendation

18. ENTERING TEACHER OR OTHER RECOMMENDER INFO IN COMMON APP ALL STUDENTS WILL ENTER TEACHER or OTHER RECOMMENDER INFO IN THE FOLLOWING WAY: Type: Teacher, Other Recommender, Parent Title: Dr., Mr., Mrs. or Ms. First Name: enter first name of your teacher ex: David Last Name: enter last name of your teacher ex: Ross E-mail: enter your teacher’s e-mail (ex:ross_david@svvsd.org)

19. OTHER ONLINE APPLICATIONS For all other online recommendations (except Common App), your counselor information can be entered in the regular way.

20. FAFSA – fafsa.ed.govfafsa.ed.gov Students and their parents must complete the FAFSA in order to be eligible to receive federal financial aid. Students and parents can request a PIN now (http://pin.ed.gov), but cannot complete the FAFSA until after January 1, 2016.http://pin.ed.gov CSS Financial Aid/PROFILE - https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsphttps://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp Online application through CollegeBoard that collects information used by almost 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award financial aid from sources outside the federal government. FINANCIAL AID

21. COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY FUND (COF) IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING COLORADO COLLEGES  Apply for the COF at https://cof.college- assist.orghttps://cof.college- assist.org  COF is required to receive in-state tuition rates at Colorado colleges

22. WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE - WUE Reduced tuition program for students applying to schools in the western United States. Visit their website for more information and a list of WUE colleges & universities: wiche.edu/wue wiche.edu/wue

23. SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION  Research scholarships through the Financial Aid Office at each college/university. Many institutions require students to be admitted before being considered for scholarship opportunities. Please make sure to submit all supplemental financial aid/scholarship applications required by each college.  Use Naviance to find scholarships which are harder to find on other search websites.  The following sites may be used to search for scholarships: FinAid, FastWeb, College Board, collegeincolorado.org, and the NHS FinAid FastWeb College Board collegeincolorado.org Counseling website

24. MILITARY Contact a recruiter for more information about requirements, benefits and the ASVAB. Start researching the military at: todaysmilitary.comtodaysmilitary.com ROTC Scholarship– todaysmilitary.com/before-serving-in-the-military/rotc-programs Military Academy Information https://blogs.svvsd.org/nhscounseling/?page_id=84 Information on nominations, process and requirements

25. CAREER / ALTERNATIVES  Log in to Naviance to utilize the Career Interest Profiler  Use College in Colorado to complete interest inventories  Visit https://blogs.svvsd.org/nhscounseling/ to find more information about alternatives to graduation such as a GAP year experiencehttps://blogs.svvsd.org/nhscounseling/

26. INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS  Starting Thursday, September 3rd, sign up for an individual 30 minute meeting with your Counselor. Appointment sheets will be in the Counseling Office.  IMPORTANT: Please write your appointment time down, or even better, put it in your phone!!

27. QUESTIONS?