High School Senior High School Senior Planning GuidePlanning Guide

High School Senior High School Senior Planning GuidePlanning Guide

Class of 2010Class of 2010

What’s Next?

• Review your transcript-you will receive one today!

Do you have enough credits to graduate?

Do you have the right classes for a four year college?

What do I need for college?

• Four years of English• Three years of Science• Three years of Mathematics• Minimum of two years of Foreign

Language

More…• Three years of Social Studies• Electives in the Social Sciences,

Humanities, Mathematics, Foreign Language-did you take the tough courses or did you choose to take less difficult electives

What do colleges want?• Most colleges are looking for 16 or

more academic or Carnegie units• You will achieve this if you take all

that RBR has to offer!• Honors and Advanced Placement

courses are a +++!

Review SAT ScoresRegister for SAT

• Go to www.collegeboard.com• Register for the November 7, 2009 test-

administered at RBRHS-deadline is 10/01/09

• CEEB Code: 311300• List your top four college codes on

form-included in cost-MANDATORY for Admission

Register for ACT

• Go to www.act.org• Register for the October 24, 2009

administration-deadline: 9/18/09• Testing Sites: Keansburg HS;

Keyport HS; Middletown HS North & South

SAT II-do I need them?• Subject specific tests-

www.collegeboard.com• Register the same way as the SAT’s• Look online or consult your counselor

about the colleges/universities you are applying to and find out if you need to take them and which ones

NCAA-Are you a student-athlete?

• Initial Eligibility filed end of junior year• No paper-all done online

https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common

• SAT score report code-9999 to report your test scores to the NCAA

• Division I or II sports only! See your coach for details

College Search• Go to www.rbrhs.org• Click on Naviance • Set up college visits at RBR or at

the campus• Arrange for interviews if necessary

College Applications• Go to www.commonapp.org to obtain

your common application-saves time• Go to www.admissions.rutgers.edu if

applying to Rutgers• Go online or call the admissions office

of the colleges you are applying to get applications-most are online!

College Essays• Write your essay-get feedback from

teachers, parents, or counselor• Don’t wait for the last minute to get

help!• Most completed an essay in junior

English class-find it and have it handy.

Things to do:• Complete the Student Self Assessment

online on Naviance.• Print a copy for those teachers or

coaches who will also be writing a letter of recommendation

• Update your Resume to reflect senior year

• Request letters of recommendation from individuals who know you.

• Give a copy of Essay and Resume to Counselor

RBR College Application Procedures

• Hand in completed application• Attach application fee• Attach a list of all college addresses • Provide 5 stamps for each

college/university application• Provide 2 stamps for Brookdale C.C.

Online Applications• If you apply online, you must

request all the information be sent to your school.

• Use online form and follow directions.

Scholarships• Check Naviance for scholarship

opportunities• Bulletins listing scholarship

opportunities will be posted in Guidance and Homerooms

• Go to www.fastweb.com for scholarship opportunities

Deadlines for Applications• All applications are due to the guidance

office by November 13, 2009 in order to assure that they are mailed by the Thanksgiving Recess; December 11, 2009 by the Winter Recess.

• When you are ready to submit applications, it is mandatory that you make an appointment with your counselor.

• You must give the guidance office two weeks to process your application.

Early Decision/Early Action

• Do you know what this means?• You must still give the office two

weeks to process your application for early action or early decision-see your counselor about this option!

Second Semester-what do I do now?

• Complete all financial aid forms for schools applied to in the fall

• FAFSA-mandatory!!!

• Go to www.fafsa.gov to apply after January 1, 2010-must have tax info for 2009 handy to complete form

• Go online prior to this date to obtain pin number

• CSS Form-some universities require this financial form

• Go to www.cssprofile.org

ANY QUESTIONS???• MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE

YOUR COUNSELOR!• DON’T WAIT FOR THE LAST

MINUTE TO APPLY TO THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF YOUR DREAMS!!