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College Planning for Parents at Immaculata - Presented by the Guidance Department

Join the Immaculata Guidance Department to learn about how we are preparing students for college. Discover what students and parents can do to prepare, and find out what counselors are doing to support students behind the scenes.

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College Planning for Parents at Immaculata - Presented by the Guidance Department

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  1. College Planning for Parents at Presented to you by the Immaculata Guidance Department

  2. Goals of the Program This Evening: We will help you identify what the IHS Guidance Counseling Department is doing to prepare students for college We will identify what students must do to prepare themselves for college and beyond We will identify what parents must do to prepare students for college

  3. What IHS Counselors are Doing Directly for Students: • Individual meetings with students and parents • Encouraging students to visit college campuses • Assisting with information regarding Financial Aid resources • Reviewing Junior College Day information with students where they will receive a wealth of resources and have the opportunity to visit our college fair

  4. What Counselors are Doing Behind the Scenes • Reviewing transcripts, standardized test scores, and lists of • potential colleges in Naviance system • Maintaining professional relationships with admissions personnel • Reviewing NCAA criteria for athletes and processing forms • Ensuring teacher recommendation letters are checked for accuracy and content, and are available when required • Releasing transcripts electronically when transcript request forms are presented to our office

  5. How Does it Fit In to the College Process? Naviance helps students plan for and achieve post-secondary goals In Naviance students can: • Create a career interest profile • Build a resume • Research and compare colleges to form a college list • View virtual tours of colleges • View scattergrams to determine whether or not a college is a good fit based on IHS data of GPA’s and test scores from the past 5 years • Track college applications and status of transcript requests

  6. Additional Naviance Information • Teachers upload their letters of recommendation into Naviance, students can view status of their requests • Naviance allows for the secure and timely transmission of supplemental materials to colleges • Allows counselors to track student applications as it is linked to Common Application

  7. More Naviance Information

  8. More Naviance Information

  9. NCAA Information

  10. What Should the Students be Doing?? • Paperwork due by May 1st: * Resume * Activities Profile Sheet *Brag Sheet * LoR Request Forms (x2) * Teacher Feedback Forms (x2)

  11. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st For your Teacher: For your Counselor: x2 x2

  12. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st For your Counselor: • Activities Profile

  13. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st For your Counselor: • Parents Brag Sheet

  14. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st For your Counselor: • Personal Resume

  15. DUE BY MAY 1ST TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR!

  16. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st Give to your teachers: • Teacher Feedback Form x2

  17. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st Give to your teachers: --LoR Request Form Be sure to include a copy of the activities profile you submitted to Guidance! x2

  18. DUE BY MAY 1ST TO THE TEACHERS!

  19. College Checklist ~ Due by May 1st For your Teacher: For your Counselor: x2 x2

  20. The Students Should Also... Register for the SAT/ACT Visit, Visit, Visit! Prep for the Common App essay Seek their counselor often for advice and questions.

  21. Visit, Visit, Visit! • Best way to learn about a school! • Immaculata offers 2 excused absences/per school year for college visits. • Ask about experiential visits: • Overnight visits • Lunch in Cafeteria • Sit in on a lecture • Interview students/faculty

  22. College Testing • The SAT and ACT are entrance exams used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. • The idea (in theory, at least) is to provide colleges with one common criterion that can be used to compare all applicants. • This is just one factor in the admissions decision. Schools also consider: • High school GPA • Academic transcript • Letters of recommendation • Extracurricular activities • Interviews • and personal essays The weight placed on these scores varies from school to school.

  23. College Testing

  24. College Testing ~ To Bring or Not to Bring...

  25. College Testing ~ Future Dates SATs ACTs

  26. SATs @IHS SATs @IHS!! • March 9, 2019 • October 5, 2019 • March 14, 2020

  27. The Common Application C What is it? The Common Application (informally known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of nearly 700 member colleges and universities in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, and many European countries * Common Application “resets” each year on August 1st, but students can create their account at any time and begin working *Students should have their college essay ready (complete and proofread) for upload into the Common Application

  28. Process for Applying to a College • Complete Common Application online • Complete Non-Common Application school applications on individual school websites • Once submitted, request standardized test scores from SAT and ACT • Request transcripts via IHS Transcript Request Form following deadlines for request (generally 2 weeks prior to college deadline)

  29. Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, Rolling Decision? EARLY DECISION: Apply early and get a decision early BINDING… you must attend this college if admitted regardless of finances Must withdraw other applications if accepted EARLY ACTION: Apply early and get a decision early Not binding REGULAR DECISION: Flexible Non-Binding Process Allows More Time for Decision Making ROLLING DECISION: Large time frame to apply Accepts applications as long as space is available

  30. What Do Parents Need to Do? Review materials from this evening and in folder that students received at Junior College Day Complete Parent Brag Sheet Plan college visits Keep up with deadlines for testing, applications, and scholarships Communicate with your child’s counselor Encourage your child to seek answers themselves regarding questions related to their college applications—empower them!

  31. What Parents Should NOT Do Fill out applications for students Write essays for students Complete paperwork for transcripts or scholarships Make this their college process—this is a time for your child to take a lead

  32. Fun Facts About College Admissions at IHS In the Class of 2018: • 88% went on to 4 year colleges, 10% to 2 year • Average number of applications per student was 6 • Median GPA was 3.42 • Total scholarship dollars attracted were $13.7 million

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