CLASS OF 2016COLLEGE INFO

SESSIONPRESENTED BY: MRS. RACHAEL FAITH

BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

WHY ARE WE HERE?

COLLEGE? WORK? MILITARY? TECHNICAL PROGRAM?

COLLEGE DATA FOR CLASS OF 2016

AS REPORTED BY STUDENTS IN JUNE 2015 (734 SENIORS IN DATA)

• 67% ATTENDING 4-YEAR COLLEGES

• 25% ATTENDING 2-YEAR COLLEGES

• 2% ENTERING THE MILITARY

• 2% ENTERING THE WORK FORCE

• 4% OTHER

HOW DO I GET INTO EACH COLLEGE?

•CHECK THEIR WEBSITES UNDER ADMISSIONS

•GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL THE ADMISSION REPS

•DO NOT JUST SEND AN EMAIL

•HOLISTIC REVIEW- LOOK AT APPLICANT AS A WHOLE

•MEET THE REPS IN THE COLLEGE CENTER (CHECK NAVIANCE COLLEGE PAGE)

HOW DO I APPLY TO COLLEGE?1.GET ON NAVIANCE AND LIST COLLEGES

2.APPLY ONLINE USING APPLY TEXAS/ COMMON APP

3.SEND TRANSCRIPTS

4.SEND SAT AND/ OR ACT SCORES

5.SEND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS

FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @BHSCOLLEGE

NAVIANCE1.PLEASE REGISTER YOUR EMAIL UNDER ABOUT ME TAB

2.ADD COLLEGES TO “COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO”

3.REQUEST REC LETTER FOR COMMON APP (502 COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY) COLLEGES AFTER ASKING COUNSELOR/ TEACHER IN PERSON

4.APPLY TEXAS (TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES) IS NOT LINKED DIRECTLY TO NAVIANCE FOR REC LETTERS YOU MAIL THESE

5.COLLEGE VISITS CALENDAR

6.DEMONSTRATION HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONISD.ORG/PAGE/120118

ONLINE APPLICATIONSAPPLY TEXAS

• TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES

• REC LETTERS, RESUMES, ETC. NEEDS TO BE MAILED

• PROVIDE TEACHERS/ COUNSELORS WITH ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND STAMP

• SOME PRIVATE TEXAS COLLEGES

• WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG

COMMON APPLICATION

• 502 COLLEGES NATIONWIDE

• DIRECTLY LINKED TO NAVIANCE FOR REC LETTERS

• WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG

PRIVATE UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

APPLY TEXAS AND/ OR PRIVATE COLLEGE REC LETTERS

TRANSCRIPT

1.WE ARE CHANGING THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU, WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR MORE DIRECTIONS, CHECK

NAVIANCE AND TWITTER FOR UPDATES

2.PAY $2.00 PER COLLEGE THEN IT WILL BE PROCESSED

TRANSCRIPTS CONTINUED…• COMPLETE THE TRANSCRIPT REQUEST

• SUBMIT CASH PAYMENT ($2 EACH)

• WRITE LEGIBLY AND LIST THE COMPLETE ADDRESS OF THE COLLEGE OR SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION

• MAKE REQUESTS AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION’S POSTMARK DATE

MORE TRANSCRIPT INFO- MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE CORRECT SPELLING OF YOUR NAME ON YOUR

RECORDS- IF A PARENT IS REQUESTING YOUR TRANSCRIPT AND YOU ARE UNDER 18,

THEY MUST SHOW THEIR PHOTO ID- IF A PARENT IS REQUESTING YOUR TRANSCRIPT AND YOU ARE 18 OR OLDER,

YOU MUST GIVE AUTHORIZATION FIRST- TRANSCRIPTS ISSUED TO STUDENTS ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED UNOFFICIAL

COUNSELOR/ TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS• ASK IN PERSON WITH 30 DAYS OF ADVANCED NOTICE-PROVIDE A BRAG SHEET &

OPTIONAL RESUME

• APPLY TEXAS- GIVE ENVELOPES WITH STAMP

• COMMON APP REC LETTERS WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA NAVIANCE

• DO NOT JUST LIST ON NAVIANCE- THEY CAN DELETE IT

• CAN ASK OUTSIDE PERSON (BOSS, PASTOR, FAMILY FRIEND) BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE MAILED

SEND SAT AND/OR ACT SCORES•YOU HAVE TO SEND TO EACH COLLEGE YOU ARE APPLYING TO

•THIS IS NOT ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT AUTOMATICALLY

• I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SCORESCOLLEGES CANNOT SEE IF YOU TOOK TEST 100X

•SAT- COLLEGEBOARD.ORG

•ACT- ACTSTUDENT.ORG

FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PERKS• LAST YEAR OVER 48% OF SCHOOL WAS ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH

• 2 FREE SAT, 2 FREE ACT AND 4 COLLEGE APPLICATION FEES

• COME BY MRS. CHILDS OFFICE AT LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL FOR YOUR TESTING AND/OR COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS. DO NO WAIT UNTIL IT IS LATE REGISTRATION BECAUSE THE WAIVERS WILL NOT COVER LATE REGISTRATION.

• CHECK THIS ON THE FINAL SUBMIT PAYMENT SCREEN ON APPLY TEXAS/ COMMON APP

• ASK THE UNIVERSITY ON HOW THEY WANT THIS WAIVER, USUALLY MAILED

COLLEGE ESSAYS•PRACTICE OVER SUMMER?

•READ BLOGS

•ASK ENGLISH TEACHER, PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS

•HELP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER- JUST EMAIL IT TO ME WITH PROMPT

SEND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS•IF SOMETHING SAYS “OPTIONAL”…. PLEASE DO IT

•RESUME, PORTFOLIOS, ETC.

•DO THIS VIA APPLY TEXAS OR COMMON APP

•THEN UPDATE THROUGH UNIVERSITY’S WEBSITE

•IF NOT THEN MAIL

EARLY DECISION, EARLY ACTION, ETC.• EARLY DECISION- BINDING CONTRACT, NO TURNING BACK OR WITH PENALTY

BE CAREFUL- YOU, PARENTS AND COUNSELOR SIGNS CONTRACT

• EARLY ACTION- YOU ARE JUST GETTING THINGS IN EARLIER, NOT CONTRACT

• SOME IVY AND PRIVATE COLLEGES HAVE DIFFERENT EARLY LINGO- COME SEE ME

COLLEGE VISITS•ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, SENIORS

ARE ALLOWED TWO COLLEGE VISITS PER SENIOR YEAR DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER. “COLLEGE VISITS (2) DURING THE SENIOR YEAR WITH THE ADVANCED APPROVAL OF THE ALPHA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL” (BHS STUDENT HANDBOOK).

FINANCIAL AID

DO NOT APPLY FOR THE FAFSA UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2016

SCHOLARSHIP•NAVIANCE EMAILS FROM ME

•TWITTER- @BHSCOLLEGE

•DO NOT PAY FOR SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH, ASK ME FIRST

MORE INFO

•UH MAIN – DEC 1ST PRIORITY DEADLINE

•PLEASE READ MY EMAILS, PLEASE!

NON- RESIDENTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

•YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND COLLEGE

•YOU ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS

COLLEGE SUCCESS ADVISORS

THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM HISD IN THE COLLEGE CENTER, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.

HELPFUL WEBSITES• NAVIANCE WWW.BELLAIRE.ORG

• APPLY TEXAS WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG

• COMMON APPLICATION WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG

• BIG FUTURE’S COLLEGE SEARCH HTTPS://BIGFUTURE.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/

• SEARCHING REQUIREMENTS FOR TEXAS COLLEGES HTTP://TRACKINGTX.ORG/MSP/

• VIDEO TUTORIALS FOR NAVIANCE HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONISD.ORG/PAGE/120118

• ESSAY HELP HTTP://WWW.THECOLLEGEESSAYISTBLOG.COM/