Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2014.
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Transcript of Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2014.
Transcripts and Record Reviews
• Check address• Check social security #• Cover Record Review form – pay close
attention to deficiencies, credits, OGT’s• Fill in ACT info – if scheduled, score, etc.• Fill in post-graduate plans, major, etc.• Sign Record Review form• Keep transcript & turn in Record Review
Senior Year• Fall – college visits & college
applications mailed by Christmas
• Winter – financial aid – FAFSA – completed by March 1st (check the college deadline)
• Spring – compare college & financial aid packages to select your school
College Rep Procedures• An announcement will be made when a
college rep will be here to meet with students
• Check listing on Guidance bulletin board
• Get your planner signed as your pass
College Visit Procedures
• Every student is entitled to 2 excused college visit days - & a third with prior approval
• Parent needs to call you off that morning – saying that you are going on a college visit
• You must get your College Visit Form signed at the college
College Visitation Days• University of Akron –
• October 11th or November 1st – all majors • Days for specific majors• www.uakron.edu/admissions
• Kent State University – • Previews – October 17th, Nov. 7th & 14th • Days for specific majors • www.admissions.kent.edu
• Go to websites if interested in other college visitation days or open houses.
Online College Applications
• All colleges prefer you apply online and some may require it.
• Signature page – this will be at the end of your online application – be sure to print this out and bring to Guidance
• Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch
Application Deadlines• Pay close attention to the deadlines for the
particular schools you are interested in!
• Regular application deadline• Honors Program deadlines – Akron Feb. 1st reg/Nov 1st Early
• Scholarship Application deadline – Akron Mar. 1st
• Goal: All college applications in before Christmas Break!!!
Common Application• www.commonapp.org
• Approx. 500 colleges (many in OH) = 1 application
• Baldwin-Wallace, Case Western Reserve, Dayton, Denison, Findlay, Hiram, John Carroll, Kenyon, Marietta, Miami, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Ohio State, Wittenberg, Wooster, Xavier
ACT Plus Writing
• Some schools require the writing portion
• Some schools recommend the writing portion
http://www.act.org/aap/writingpref/index.html
ACT Dates• October 25th (deadline Sept. 19th)• December 13th (deadline Nov. 7th)• www.actstudent.org
• Online registration is encouraged!• If you have not yet taken the ACT or SAT
it is critical you sign up for the October test.
ACT Costs• ACT = $38.00
• ACT Plus Writing = $54.50
• Late Registration = add $24.00
• Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch – see Guidance
SAT Dates
• October 11th (deadline Sept. 12th)
• November 8th (deadline Oct.9th)
• December 6th (deadline Nov. 6th)
• www.collegeboard.com• Online registration is encouraged!!!
SAT Costs
• SAT Reasoning Test = $52.50
• Late Registration = add $28.00
• Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch – see Guidance
Financial Aid Night
• Thursday, January 8th, 2015 @ 6:00 pm
• You & a parent can register for a PIN # (Personal Identification #) in December
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
Websites• We have put together a list of
many valuable websites for you to use.
• Test Prep
• Career / College Search
• Financial Aid / Scholarship
NCAA/NAIA• All potential Div. I & II athletes need
to register with the NCAA eligibility center. Potential NAIA athletes should register with NAIA eligibility center.
• www.eligibilitycenter.org / $70 fee
• Fee waiver available (NCAA only)
• www.playnaia.org / $70 fee
Scholarships• Morning announcements
• Guidance bulletin board
• Senior newsnotes
• Scholarship drawer
• Resource books