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Bishop O’Connell High School

Counseling Department. Bishop O’Connell High School. BRIEFING ON THE COLLEGE PLACEMENT PROCESS. JUNE 24, 2013. PURPOSE OF BRIEFING. PURPOSE OF BRIEFING

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Bishop O’Connell High School

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  1. Counseling Department Bishop O’Connell High School BRIEFING ON THE COLLEGE PLACEMENT PROCESS JUNE 24, 2013

  2. PURPOSE OF BRIEFING PURPOSE OF BRIEFING • To present the college placement process enabling parents and students to gain an understanding of the steps necessary to successfully pursue entry into college or university. This is a jump start effort commencing in June. •  Provide counselee assignments

  3. BRIEFING OUTLINE • Welcome • Counseling Team • Parent Expectations • College Placement Action Steps • Questions and Answers • Wrap up

  4. BRIEFING PROTOCOL • Presentation • Question and Answer Session ( please hold all questions until the Q & A session) • Email dstabile@bishopoconnell.org if you desire a copy of the PowerPoint Slides.

  5. Counseling Department • DEAN OF FACULTY AND DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING MRS. ERIN O’MALLEY • DIRECTOR COLLEGE COUNSELING MRS. KRISTINA HERBST

  6. College Counselorscounselee assignments Mrs. Herbst: A through Bergeron Mr. Giska: Berube through EllisIacobucci through ObeidDr. Stabile:Falcon through HyltonOlafsson through Zinzi *A number of students have been reassigned to counselors outside the alpha code due to family relationships or special circumstances

  7. DJO AND PARENT EXPECTAIONS • Prepared for undergraduate school • Strong spiritual base and moral compass —to make appropriate choices, decisions, and always do the right thing • Succeed at the undergraduate and graduate level • Become independent

  8. COUNSELOR’S MISSION • Advocate • Guide student and family through the college placement process • Provide complete range of counseling services

  9. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLANCLASS OF 2014 18 ACTION STEPS TO SUCCESS • REGISTRATION VERIFICATION OF NAVIANCE • IDENTIFICATION OF 5 TO 7 COLLEGES (August 15, 2013) • Transcript Request (Done through Naviance, no charge) • Register for Common Application (August 1-15, 2013)

  10. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLAN (CONTINUED) • Complete Applications online through Common Application or web sites of those colleges not participating with Navianceand hold until reviewed. (Ongoing) 6. Complete College Essay (August 30,2013)

  11. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLAN (CONTINUED) • Request Faculty Recommendation Letters, and Provide Resume, and Follow up email through Naviance. ( As soon as possible) • Early Decision, Early Action Submissions (To be completed by October 25, 2013)

  12. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLAN (CONTINUED) • SAT/ACT, if Necessary, September, October, and November • Financial Aid Strategies (Ongoing) --Merit --Scholarships --Grants --Work Study --Loans

  13. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLAN (CONTINUED) • Discussion with Parents (May-Sept) ---Landscape ---Same Direction • ACADEMIES/ROTC/ART/MUSIC/ ATHLETESArt-Digital Photos, Music Requires Audition, Athletes Based on Performance

  14. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLAN (CONTINUED) • Self Advocacy With Colleges and Universities • First Semester Grades-GPA Recomputed • Submission of Acceptance Letters, Scholarships, and Honors.

  15. COLLEGE BOUND ACTION PLAN (CONTINUED) • Academics Awards Night May 28, 2014 • Close out Activities and Graduation May 29, 2014 at the Basilica • Final Transcript Sent to Colleges June 2014

  16. WHAT COLLEGES LOOK FOR • Assemble a freshman class that meets the requirements of its institution. Since most colleges have more applicants than they have available space, they establish certain criteria for selection. These include, but are not limited to, academic record (GPA, and strength of the program), test scores, activities, letters of recommendation and interviews.  Other factors they consider are athletic ability, special talents, legacy, and diversity. • No single factor will determine acceptance or rejection.

  17. SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS • Colleges must make “reasonable accommodations” (PL 94-142) • College support programs fall into 3 levels: • Basic: extended time: note taking—minimum support by law • Coordinated Services: Go beyond minimum support required by law. One trained staffer making input on admission decisions and offering study-skills classes, tutors, and other services. 3. Structured or Proactive Programs: Require student to sign a contract, and annual fees charges for $2,000 to 8,000 per year. Modified coursework, trained staffers to monitor student progress. Fewer than 100 schools fall in this category. ACTION: Work with your O’Connell Counselor and Mrs. Newbold.

  18. STANDARIZED TESTS • SAT • SUBJECT TESTS • SCORE CHOICE • ACT • ADVANCED PLACEMENT

  19. TYPES OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS • Regular Admission • Rolling Admission • Early Decision • Early Action • Single Choice Early Action (Only One Private School) • Open Admissions (600 CC;100 4 YR Listed in College Board College Handbook) Franklin Pierce, Granite State College, Cambridge College, U Maine Augusta, Southern Vermont College • Deferred Enrollment • Delayed/Provisional Admissions

  20. SERVICE ACADEMIES • The United States maintains five service academies: • United States Military Academy at West Point, New York; • United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland; • United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado; • United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut; • United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York.

  21. PRIVATE MILITARY INSTITUTES/ACADEMIES • Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME • Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA • The Citadel, Charleston, SC • Norwich University Military Academy, Northfield, VT • Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA .

  22. IN-STATE TUITION FOR NON-RESIDENT MILITARY DEPENDENTS STATIONED IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA WWW.DANTES.DODED.MIL

  23. FINANCIAL AID SOURCES • TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID ---MERIT ---GRANTS ---SCHOLARSHIPS ---LOANS

  24. FEDERALLY –FUNDED PROGAMS • Federal Pell Grants • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants • Federal Work-Study • Federal Perkins Loans • Federal Stafford Loans • Federal Loans to Undergraduate Students

  25. STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS • Virginia College Scholarship Assistance Program (CSAP) • VA Scholars Program (Merit Based) • VA Tuition Assistance Program (TAG) • VA Transfer Grant Program (VTGP) • VA Work Study Program • Last Dollar • Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship

  26. RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) SCHOLARSHIP • Offered by Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force • One- to four-year scholarships available • Pays for tuition, books, fees and a monthly allowance • Obligation of service, some of which may be active duty (4 Years Active/ 4 Reserve) • Highly competitive • Applications available from recruiters on line in spring of junior year • Interview required

  27. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION • Combines formal studies with an off-campus job related to the major • Emphasis placed on learning rather than work (unlike college work-study) • Offered at 2- and 4-year colleges • Typically adds an additional year to the degree program • Money earned defrays college costs • Can become a source of employment after graduation

  28. APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE • FASTWEB.COM—BEGIN SEARCH • CHECK DEADLINES • O’CONNELL FIN. AID WORKSHOP OCTOBER 2014 • COMPLETE FAFSA (Opens on January 1, 2014)

  29. FINANCIAL AID CALENDAR Apply Early. Apply Right. There's no need to be intimidated by the prospect of applying for financial aid. Summer Before Senior Year • Request college applications and financial aid information. Organize all college materials into separate files by college. You can use My College List on collegeboard.com to keep track of deadlines and materials. • Keep a college calendar of all admissions and financial aid deadlines.

  30. WHY VISIT COLLEGES • Seeing Beyond The Brochure • Get Answers to Your Questions • Assessing for a Good Fit

  31. CAMPUS VISITS WHEN TO VISIT • How to Schedule Your Campus Visits • During The Week • The Best Seasons-Late Summer and Early Fall • After You Have Been Accepted • When Not To Go –when campus is deserted

  32. RECOMMENDED TIMELINES June, July, August Activities 2013 Take advantage of summer break and visit colleges on your child's list. Call ahead for the campus tour schedule. Arrange to meet with a financial aid representative. Your child should (if necessary) schedule an on-campus interview with the admissions office.

  33. JUNE, JULY AUGUST ACTION ITEMS END OF JUNIOR YEAR • Start the Common Application www.commonapp.com Self Advocacy Skills • Organize, analyze and Apply • Athletes –NCAA Eligibility Clearing House: www.ncaaclearinghouse.net • AP EXAM Results---July • Register for fall SAT Tests

  34. Common Application WHAT IS THE COMMON APPLICATION?The Common Application is a not-for-profit organization that serves students and member institutions by providing an admission application – online and in print – that students may submit to any of our 346 members. • WHY USE IT?Once completed online or in print, copies of the Application for Undergraduate Admission can be sent to any number of participating colleges. This allows you to spend less time on the busywork of applying for admission, and more time on what's really important: college research, visits, essay writing, and senior year coursework. • Transcripts, letter of recommendation , school report form , and teacher evaluations sent hard copy by Bishop O’Connell.

  35. NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER • Grade 11 • Register with the eligibility center. • After your junior year, have your high school guidance counselor send a copy of your transcript. If you have attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the eligibility center from each high school. • When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999"). • Begin your amateurism questionnaire.

  36. NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER • Grade 12 • When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999"). • Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.) • Have your high school guidance counselor send a final transcript with proof of graduation to the eligibility center.

  37. O’CONNELL ENGLISH DEPARTMENT-COLLEGE ESSAY UNIT OF STUDY • Unit on College Essay Writing Taught in September/October • Students Write Essays-Select From Common Application or University • One on One with Their English Teacher to Finalize Essay

  38. COLLEGE ESSAY TIPS • So what advice can I give to a stressed essayist?Remember the cardinal rule of writing an application essay: Your reader should know you better after reading your work. It’s important to keep in mind that you are the star of your essay, so be sure to involve yourself in your topic. Make sure your topic is one you are passionate about; “What I Did on my Summer Vacation” isn’t going to cut it. Be creative. And most of all, be yourself.

  39. COLLEGE ESSAY TIPS (CONTINUED) Here are some other application essay do’s and don’ts.Do’s• Begin writing early in the process to give yourself time to revise.• Write, rewrite and polish your essay.• Show your essay to people whose opinion you value, but don’t have parents or teachers craft your essay for you.• Check your grammar—clear out any fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices, split infinitives, etc.• Be careful with spell check and use word processing for future cut and paste. • Be specific and descriptive.• Vary your sentence structure. Avoid repetition of compound sentences filled with prepositional phrases. Use simple, short sentences to give power to important points.• Show us your weaknesses as well as your strengths—they make you uniquely you.• Incorporate humor (with good taste). Make us laugh, and your essay will stand out. Don’t• Avoid being wordy, overblown or flowery.• Stay away from colloquial, folksy or overly informal words such as “very,” “a lot,” “cool,” “awesome” and “nice.”• Avoid clichés, such as “…as American as apple pie.”• Don’t leave us hanging. Make sure there are no ideas introduced without being fully discussed.• Avoid using the same words over (and over and over) again.

  40. COLLEGE ESSAY TIPS (CONTINUED) • Don’t• Avoid being wordy, overblown or flowery.• Stay away from colloquial, folksy or overly informal words such as “very,” “a lot,” “cool,” “awesome” and “nice.”• Avoid clichés, such as “…as American as apple pie.”• Don’t leave us hanging. Make sure there are no ideas introduced without being fully discussed.• Avoid using the same words over (and over and over) again.

  41. NAVIANCE “FAMILY CONNECTION” http//connection.naviance.com/bishopoconnell Registration Code Students Received Training (Data is based on O’Connell Students)

  42.     SEPTEMBER 2013  •  Parents schedule conference with your counselor • Students meet with counselor to review your listing of colleges. • ACT Offered

  43. OCTOBER 2013 SAT , Subject Tests, or ACT • Letter of recommendation writers should be given plenty of time to meet application deadlines and should be provided with stamped and addressed envelopes. • SAT, Subject Tests, and ACT govern this month. • Early decision or early action candidates should be sure to get all forms in as soon as possible.

  44. NOVEMBER 2013   November 1st and 15th Early Decision/Early Action suspense Dates  • --SAT and, Subject Tests given this month • --Your child should submit early decision and early action applications on time. (Oct 25 DJO suspense Date) • --Encourage your child to wrap up college essays no later than 30 August. You can help proofread essays for mistakes, but remember that writing the essay is your child's responsibility. It should reflect her voice, not yours.

  45. DECEMBER 2013 • Stress that admissions offers are contingent upon final grades. • Early decision and early action responses arrive this month. • SAT, Subject Tests and ACT given this month.

  46. APRIL 2014 • Only ACT given this month.      • Most admissions decisions and financial aid award letters arrive this month. Read each letter carefully, and take note of all reply deadlines. Carefully compare financial awards. • Report decisions to counselor and submit copies of all scholarship awards to the Counseling Department---specifically to your counselor.   • Your child should make a final decision, and mail the enrollment form and deposit check to the school she has selected before May 1 (the reply deadline for most schools). • Remind your child to notify in writing each of the schools she will not be attending so perhaps her place can be freed up for another student. • If your child is on the waiting list, have her contact the admissions office and communicate continued interest in the college. Your child should update them on her spring semester grades and activities, and request next steps. Discuss letter of appeal with your counselor.

  47. MAY 2014 • Only SAT and Subject Tests given this month. • If your child is taking AP Exams this month, make sure the AP Grade Report will be sent to the final-choice college. • Encourage your child to study hard for final exams. Admissions offers are contingent on your child's final grades. • Your child should be sure to thank teachers, coaches, and anyone else who completed evaluations, wrote letters of recommendation, or otherwise helped with college applications.

  48. JUNE 2014 • SAT, Subject Tests and ACT given this month. (Not at Bishop O’Connell) • O'Connell will send a copy of the final transcript to your child's college choice. • If your child plans on competing in Division I or Division II college sports, copy of the final transcript must be sent to the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse.

  49. JULY/AUGUST 2014 • Make college travel plans. Book early for the best prices. • Finalize your child's housing plans. • Shop together for items your child will need in college. • Make sure your child signs up for first-year orientation.

  50. Websitesand Resources • Our College Counseling website! www.bishopoconnell.org • College Corner • College Board (www.collegeboard.com) • College Guide Books

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