Coventry High SchoolSenior Interviews

September 2015

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

Transcript Release Form&

Activity Record

These should be turned in and on file already!

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 – lunch zones

• Get your planner signed as your pass

• Sept. 22 – KSU Stark

• Oct. 8 – U of Akron

• Oct. 14 – Walsh Univ

• TBA – Stark State College

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 10th or November 7th – all majors • Days for specific majors• www.uakron.edu/admissions

• Kent State University – • Previews – October 16th, Nov. 6th & 13th • 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 • Scholarship Application deadline

• Goal: All college applications in before Christmas Break!!!

Common Application• www.commonapp.org

• Approx. 600 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, and several others

College Entrance Exams

1) ACT

2) SAT

School Code: 360-030

ACT Test Sections• 1) English

• 2) Math

• 3) Reading

• 4) Science

• 5) Writing (optional)

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 24th (deadline Sept. 18th)• December 12th (deadline Nov. 6th)• February 6th (deadline Jan. 8th)• 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 = $39.50

• ACT Plus Writing = $56.50

• Late Registration = add $25.00

• Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch – see Guidance

SAT Test Sections

• 1) Critical Reading

• 2) Math

• 3) Writing

SAT Dates

• October 3rd (deadline Sept. 3rd)

• November 7th (deadline Oct.9th)

• December 5th (deadline Nov. 5th)

• www.collegeboard.com• Online registration is encouraged!!!

SAT Costs

• SAT with Essay = $54.50

• Late Registration = add $28.00

• Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch – see Guidance

Financial Aid Night

• Thurs., Jan. 7th, 2016 @ 6:00 pm• You & a parent can register for a

PIN # (Personal Identification #) in December

• www.fafsa.ed.gov• College Goal Sunday – Feb 14th

@2:00

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 & III 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 / $75 fee

Scholarships• Morning announcements

• Guidance bulletin board

• Senior newsnotes

• Scholarship drawer

• Resource books

Communication

• Guidance Webpage

• Morning Announcements

• Guidance Bulletin Board

Final Thoughts• Pay attention to deadlines and

details!

• Proofread applications/essays.

• Do everything online when possible.