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The NVHS Guidance Department

College and Career Center

NAVIANCE

College Representatives at NVHS

Local College Fairs

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Transcript Tracking

NVHS College Admissions Data

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Scholarships

Financial Aid Information

Career Assessments/Research

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Link on NVHS Web Site, Student Splash Page, Guidance Blackboard

User Name: Student ID #

Password: New Pinnacle password

Class Size: 1013

90th Percentile-- 4.03 GPA and above 75th Percentile-- 3.73 GPA and above 50th Percentile-- 3.31 GPA and above 25th Percentile–- 2.73 GPA and above

Beginning with the Class of 2012, District 204 no longer reports individual class rank.

It varies by student!

Generally 3-5 schools

Some apply to ONE, some apply to many.

Your credentials are barely at or below published admission standards

**Note: All “highly

selective” schools should be considered REACH schools for everyone

Your credentials are within the range of published admission standards

** This does not guarantee admission!

Academic Safety– Your credentials meet

or exceed admission standards AND you have applied early enough!

Financial Safety- the school is also

affordable for your family!

Be sure you like the school well enough to actually attend, too!

Minimum

4 years of English 3 years of Math 3 years of Science 3 years of Social

Studies 2 years of Foreign

Language, Fine Arts, or Vocational Education

Other Factors

GPA

Academic rigor- courses taken

ACT/SAT Scores

Activities / Leadership

***Requirements and Factors will vary!!

Standard College Applications

Personal Information

Academic Record

More Selective College Applications

Essays

Recommendation(s)

Activities

Personal Interview

Colleges prefer on-line

About 95% of NVHS students applied on-line last year

Proofread before you hit “submit!”

What you need from counselor will vary

1. One application with 456 members

2. Two essays required

3. At least 1 letter of recommendation

4. Counselor part MUST be MAILED at NVHS

5. www.commonapp.org

1. Apply on-line

2. Request transcript from NVHS to be mailed

3. Request an official ACT and/or SAT report, unless you already did so at the time of the test

Complete “NVHS Transcript Processing Form”

Take your transcript request form to the Senior House or Frontier Office

Attach a stamped addressed envelope using NVHS as return address

Counselor will complete, secretary will add transcript and mail the application

Students self report academic information

No official transcript sent in Fall

More information coming Sept. 1st on U of I’s web site

IF students do not report accurately, offers of admission could be rescinded

Official transcript sent end of the school year

Be sure your college needs a letter! Allow 2-3 weeks when asking for a letter Fill out the “Student Information for

Recommendation Letters Form” to give to the writer

Have a conversation with the writer on sending the letter.

Teachers can mail letters or give sealed letters back to student.

Counselor letters are always sent with transcript.

Not required by most schools

Includes your 7th semester transcript

Turn in a transcript request form in Jan.

Check the status of your application on

the college’s web site. Check to see the date that your transcript

was mailed on NAVIANCE If you have questions, call the Admissions

Office Check admissions notifications dates Be sure you have an application submitted

to your safety school

You have NOT been accepted but you are “admissible”

Make other plans!

Questions?? Call the Admissions Office or see your counselor

Early Decision

Apply early and get a decision early

Can only submit one ED application

BINDING!

Early Action

Apply early and get a decision early

Rules vary by college!!!

READ! READ! READ!

Check the requirements for your specific colleges

Scholarship?

SAT Subject Tests?

1. There is no substitute for seeing a college yourself!

2. Call admission’s office or go on-line to set up a college tour

3. If possible: sit in on a class, have a meal in the cafeteria, stay overnight, talk to as many students as possible

4. Go prepared to ask questions!

Use the Financial Aid Estimators & Calculators on the colleges web sites- start early!

CSS/Financial Aid Profile

Financial Aid Night at NVHS- Dec. 6th at 7PM

File FAFSA after Jan. 1st

Research scholarships on NAVIANCE, with colleges and on scholarship search engines

1. Be sure to request your transcript be sent to the NCAA Clearinghouse

2. Register with NCAA Clearinghouse at www.eligibilitycenter.org

3. Be sure to send your ACT score to the NCAA Clearinghouse

Register with the NAIA Eligibility Center at www.playnaia.org

Request your official transcript be sent to NAIA Eligibility Center

Send your ACT/SAT score to NAIA Eligibility Center

1. College Of Du Page– 183 students

2. U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign- 77

3. Illinois State University- 71

4. University of Iowa- 52

5. Indiana University- 41

6. Northern Illinois University- 32

7. University of Illinois at Chicago- 28

8. DePaul University- 22

9. Loyola University, Chicago- 22

10. Purdue University- 22

11. Univ. of Missouri at Columbia- 22

12. Eastern Illinois University- 21

13. Benedictine University- 16

14. University of Kentucky- 16

NVHS Grads from the past 4 classes were admitted to:

Brown- 7 NYU- 12 Cornell - 16 Stanford- 5 Dartmouth – 5 U. of Chicago- 35 Duke- 9 U. of Notre Dame- 19 Georgetown- 3 U. of Penn- 7 Harvard- 3 Wash U- 46 MIT- 1 Yale- 8 Northwestern- 107 Vanderbilt- 23

Assist in processing applications

Answer questions related to post-secondary planning

Provide resources for post-secondary planning

Encourage students to plan ahead and follow deadlines

1. Read the application requirements on-line before applying.

2. Identify deadline dates before you start!

3. Follow directions carefully.

4. Proofread!!!

5. Make a Reference Sheet for your apps

6. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!

Tuesday-- A-HE (Mr. Heilicser)

Wednesday-- HI-PA (Mrs. Callan)

Thursday-- PE-Z (Mrs. Filkins)

Thank you for attending!