Junior Class Meetings for the Graduation

Class of 2018

WHO IS DRIVING THE PROCESS?

•YOU ARE THE DRIVER

•ASK FOR ADVICE FROM YOUR PARENTS, TEACHERS, GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, COACHES AND OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE JUDGEMENT YOU RESPECT

Junior CheckList • Research Possible Schools • Plan College Visits • Refine List for Colleges • Prepare and Take the SATs and/or ACTs (Spring/Fall)• Ask two teachers for recommendations in person then request through

Naviance, and give them your deadline• Complete Student Questionnaire and Parents Complete Brag Sheet • Complete the Common Application (can create account now) and/or College

Application ( as they become available)• Contact College Board or ACT to have scores sent to colleges • Complete Transcript Request form

RESEARCH COLLEGES ON GUIDANCE WEBSITE

Scattergram in Naviance

College Visits• TRY TO VISIT COLLEGES WHILE COLLEGE IS IN SESSION

• FOR COLLEGE VISITS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE COLLEGE VISITATION AUTHORIZATION FORM FOUND IN GUIDANCE

• FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, STUDENTS NEED TO RETURN TO VOORHEES WITH A NOTE ON SCHOOL LETTERHEAD INDICATING YOU WERE AT THE COLLEGE

College Visit Authorization FormVOORHEES HIGH SCHOOL

COLLEGE VISIT AUTHORIZATION FORM

NAME OF STUDENT _____________________________________________________________________________

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TO BE VISITED ________________________________________________________________

DATE OF INTENDED VISIT _________________________________________________________________________

Student Signature _______________________________________________________________________________

Parent Signature ________________________________________________________________________________

Guidance Counselor Signature _____________________________________________Date ____________________

Visitation forms must be submitted to the Guidance Counselor a minimum of three (3) days prior to the visit.

Upon return to school, the student must provide within five (5) days, written verification on college letterhead of their campusvisit, which must include date and time of visit. Please return verification to our attendance office.

REFINE YOUR LIST OF COLLEGES

Apply to 5 – 12 SCHOOLS IN TOTAL

• 1 – 3 REACH SCHOOLS

• 3 – 6 REASONABLE SCHOOLS

• 1 – 3 PROBABLE SCHOOLS

SATs AND ACTs

•FOR SATs AND ACTs STUDENTS TYPICALLY TAKE • ONE TEST IN THE SPRING OF JUNIOR YEAR• ONE TEST IN THE FALL OF SENIOR YEAR • IN THE FALL YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT COLLEGE

BOARD OR ACT TO HAVE YOUR RESULTS SENT TO THE COLLEGES YOU ARE APPLYING TO

REGISTRATION AT THE SAT WEBSITE

SAT/ACT COMPARISON

RECOMMENDATIONS

•BEFORE SCHOOL ENDS THIS YEAR ASK TWO TEACHERS YOU HAVE HAD RECENTLY IF THEY WILL WRITE A RECOMMENDATION IN THE FALL AND REQUEST VIA NAVIANCE

•IN THE FALL, WHEN YOU ARE READY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE, ASK THE TEACHERS IF THEY CAN WRITE YOUR RECOMMENDATION

COMPLETE STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE • STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR

COUNSELOR TO WRITE THEIR RECOMMENDATION

• QUESTIONNAIRE CAN BE FOUND ON GUIDANCE WEBSITE

• BEST TO DOWNLOAD OFF WEBSITE, COMPLETE AND EMAIL TO COUNSELOR BY JUNE 1 AND NO LATER THAN THE START OF SENIOR YEAR

• PARENTS SHOULD COMPLETE PARENT BRAG SHEET

STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND PARENT BRAG SHEET AVAILABLE ON GUIDANCE WEBSITE

COMPLETE THE COMMON APPLICATION

• COMMON APPLICATION ALLOWS STUDENTS TO FILL OUT ONE APPLICATION AND SEND IT TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS

• STUDENTS CAN BEGIN TO COMPLETE THEIR ESSAYS

• USE STUDENT VOORHEES EMAIL ADDRESS

• RECORD PASSWORD IN PHONE

• STUDENTS CAN START COMPLETING THE COMMON APPLICATION BEFORE SENIOR YEAR

• THE COMMON APPLICATION WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE ANY TRANSCRIPTS ARE SENT TO COLLEGES

Common Application Essay Prompts for 2017 – 2018

http://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/common-

application-announces-2017-2018-essay-prompts

NCAA Eligibility Center

If you plan to participate in Division I or Division II athletics, you must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center now and discuss this decision with your counselor:http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/eligibility-center

Fall of Senior Year • APPLY TO ALL COLLEGES (BY THANKSGIVING) • TAKE FALL SAT OR ACT (IF NEEDED)• CONTACT COLLEGE BOARD OR ACT TO SEND SCORES • ASK TEACHERS TO WRITE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUEST THROUGH

NAVIANCE • REQUEST GUIDANCE COUNSELOR SEND TRANSCRIPT AND SUPPORTING

DOCUMENTS TO COLLEGES• YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTED DURING YOUR ENGLISH CLASSES IN

SEPTEMBER ON HOW TO USE NAVIANCE FOR THE COLLEGE PROCESS • YOUR COUNSELOR WILL MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO DISCUSS

YOUR COLLEGE PLANS AND ENSURE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COLLEGE PROCESS

FINAL ADVICE • START NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!• THE ONLY BAD QUESTION ABOUT THE COLLEGE PROCESS IS

THE ONE THAT YOU DO NOT ASK• YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH

YOU ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS• MS. GORTON IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK

WITH YOU ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

GOOD LUCK CLASS OF 2018!!!