1. The College Process Senior Parent Night 2015.
The College Process Senior Parent Night 2015

2. Guidance Website

3. Where to Start What do you want to be when you grow up?
Post Secondary Options:
4 year college/ university
2 year/ community college
Technical or vocational school
Apprenticeship
Direct to workforce

4. Remind.com

5. First Steps At Home At School
Talk about post secondary planning with your family
Register for and take the SATs/ ACTs one last time
Consider SAT II Subject tests
Clean up / censor your Facebook/ Twitter
Naviance
At School
Keep focused on your academics – these grades really count!
Talk to your guidance counselor about your plans
Ask teachers for letters
Hone your writing skills
Naviance

6. SEARCHING What do you want in a college?
Course of Study (Major/ Minor)
Athletics
Size of School
School Location
Mission
Clubs & Activities
Living/ Learning
SES of student population
Average # of Years to Graduate
Co- Op opportunities
Study Abroad
5 year programs
Student Supports
Financial Aid

7. SEARCHING Continued How to Search Naviance – Family Connection
Counselor Consultation
Talk to older friends/ family members and even teachers

8. Narrowing the Field The Right School for You
Pick 6-10 Schools
1-3 Safety
3-5 Moderate
1-2 Reach
Visit
Meet with Schools When They Come Here
Talk with Current / Former Students

9. Applying . . . Common App or Other form?
Letters of Recommendation – Do they have specific forms?
Essay – START NOW !
SAT/ACT & SAT II (sent directly from Collegeboard.org/ actstudent.org)
Activities :
In and out of school
Leadership is key

10. Transcript
NJ SMART ID
GPA
CLASS RANK
Legal Names

11. Release of Information
Completed once per academic year
Releases all academic information including letters of recommendation to colleges and scholarships

12. Resume Copies for Guidance and those writing letters of recommendation
Admissions
Scholarship
Academic Achievements
Athletics
Extracurricular
Community Service
Work Experience

13. COLLEGE APPLICATION FORM
Complete one for each school online on the Guidance site. This is the “written request to send records”.

14. Tricks of the Trade Know alumni? Email your tour guide
IM/ Chat with students through admissions
Join the Facebook group
Contact faculty

15. General Naviance Info
One stop resource where parents/students access plethora college & career info
24 hour Web Based College and Career Planning Tool
Electronic Transcripts and Document Exchange
Course Planning
Alumni Tracking
Family Connection - specific to PBHS & linked with Naviance Succeed that we use in guidance office

16. Login: Personal e- mail
Password: Self-created
Students already registered Parent Codes will be given out this evening

17. Home Page

18. What can be done in Family Connection
College Tab – Research, scholarships, view upcoming visits, list of ‘colleges I’m applying to’
Career Tab – career interest inventories, roadtrip nation with video clips
About Me – Student Brag Sheet, resume building, test scores
My Planner - set goals, assign tasks and to do lists

19. ‘College’ Tab

20. Under Colleges Tab ‘Colleges I’m applying to’

21. How to Pay for It All FAFSA Scholarship Grants Work Study
Merit
Need
Athletic
Legacy
Grants
Work Study
Military Service

22. Questions?