2.  Refreshments  Restrooms  Questions  Handouts  Planning Timeline  Prayer

3.  Junior Parent Meetings with counselors- There’s still time! Set up an appointment  Summer visits to colleges  Naviance - list of schools  Counselor and teacher recommendation requests

4. connection.naviance.com/ucrhs

5. Log in with your student  Career and Personality Interest Inventories  Assessing Your List of Colleges  SuperMatch College Search – 23 very detailed criteria including: personalized GPA, SAT & ACT scores, location, major, Disability Services, NCAA Division Sports, etc.

8.  Counselor Letters - Student and Parent Brag Sheets due now along with updated resume!  **The more we know….. Forms can be found on the School Counseling website  Teacher Letters - students should have requested these last year and submitted activity profiles and teacher prompts to each teacher

11.  Naviance  NJSCA Links – Resources  Union Catholic Financial Aid Night- Thursday November 19, 2015  FAFSA  CSS Profile

12.  How many tests should my student take?  March 2015-- ACT- reportable  Be mindful of deadlines!  Subject tests  Fee waivers  UC School Code : 311362

13.  How are these reported to colleges?  Let colleges know when you “will take” the test  Superscoring

14.  What does test optional really mean?  Fairtest.org

15. Found under Academics  The Google calendar!!! ◦ Open Houses- Also on handout ◦ College Representative Lunch Visits ◦ Webinars ◦ College Fairs - Also on handout ◦ Nov 16 th HBCU College Fair- Essex County College ◦ And other College Events + Transcript Deadlines!!! Check your email! Handout – Commonly asked Questions

16. NCAA Quick reference and links Eligibilitycenter.org College coaches may request your transcript + Send Independently + Athletic Release Forms

17.  Campus visits- Do they know you’re there?  College interviews- Sell yourself! Negatives into Positives – Disclosure  Branding yourself – Twitter/Facebook/Google  College fairs- same reps-  Admissions representative contact- emails and lunch visits

18.  Look at all application questions together  Have one solid essay about yourself and adapt  Answer the question they are asking  Address any hiccups in your high school transcript/major life events  Answer all “optional” supplemental essays/questions  Who can help me with my essay?

19.  Early Decision - Binding – BEWARE  Early Action- Best of both worlds  Rolling Admissions- Reviewed as received  Regular (Priority) Deadline  What if I miss the application deadline?? (Transcript requests must be in 3 weeks before the deadline) Demonstrate Interest by applying as early as possible!!

21.  Signed Blue form- MUST ACCOMPANY each request  Type Senior courses once. Retype if there are any class changes.  Activity Profile for your file. Template on the webpage  $4 Transcript fee-each request  SAT/ACT scores– UC DOES NOT SEND SCORES

28. Drop off in the School Counseling Office before or after school only! Adhere to published transcript request deadlines. See Transcript Request form and website Give extra time for the Common Application

29.  Rutgers University has their own application  You must self report your transcript on a separate online form  If you decide to attend Rutgers University, you will indicate that in your senior packet and we will MAIL your final transcript.  DO NOT SUBMIT A BLUE TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM FOR RUTGERS UNIVERSIY

30. We are here to assist you in the process! Email is the easiest way for you and your student to reach us! This PowerPoint will be posted on our School Counseling webpage Thank you and Good Night!