Junior Night – Parent

Presentation

Seneca High School

May 21st, 2015

How many schools should I apply to?

• Reach 1-2

• Good Match 2-3

• Safe 1-2

Think about major, location, size, setting

(rural/urban/suburban), extracurricular activities.

Realistic evaluation of each college’s admission

requirements (grades, standardized test scores,

required high school courses).

Types of College Admissions• Early decision is a contract between you and the college. You can

only apply to 1 school early decision. If you are accepted, you MUST attend. BINDING contract!

• Early action is more flexible. You do not have to commit to the college if you are accepted. You can apply to multiple schools.NON-BINDING contract!

• Rolling Admission-Applications are evaluated as they are received.

• Regular Decision- decisions are made once ALL applications have been received by deadline.

**Pay attention to deadlines**

Top Factors for College

1. Grades in Courses – Grades in AP, honors, or

Accelerated courses

2. Strength of Curriculum – Both the amount of

course work you complete in high school and

the quality of those courses

3. Admission Test Scores – Scores on either the

SAT or ACT (most schools accept both

interchangeably)

Source: National Association for College Admission Counseling

• The University expects all applicants to have completed strong college preparatory course work at an

accredited secondary school or certified home school program, including at least 18 credits of post-eighth-

grade course work in the academic subjects noted on the following chart.

• The following criteria represent the minimum requirements to be considered for admission. The academic profiles

of most candidates exceed the minimum requirements.

• Subject -- English *Subject -- Mathematics *Subject -- Science

Years Required -- 4 Years Required -- 3 Years Required -- 3

Years Recommended – 4 Years Recommended -- 4 (2 must include lab)

Years Recommended -- 4 (3 must include

lab)

• *Subject -- History/Social Sciences *Subject -- Foreign Languages *Subject -- Academic Electives

Years Required -- 4* Years Required -- 2† of same Years Required -- 2 Units

Years Recommended -- 4* Years Recommended -- 4 of same Years Recommended -- 2

Total -- 18–22 units *

• * at least two of the units must be history, and one of those must be world history. An additional year of math or

science may be substituted for the 4th year of social science.

• † Foreign language courses taken before the ninth grade do not count.

Please note that:

* Prospective majors in mathematics, engineering, business, computer science, and natural science should complete

four years of mathematics, including trigonometry, pre-calculus, and/or calculus.

* Prospective majors in biology, chemistry, physics and all prospective majors in Engineering are expected to take at

least one year each of biology, physics, and chemistry, and are strongly urged to take two years of a laboratory

science.

• Prospective majors in nursing must have completed at least one year of both biology and chemistry, and are strongly urged to take two years of chemistry.

University of Delaware high school course

requirements and recommendations

GPA/Rank

• All seniors will receive their Rank and GPA

in homeroom in September.

Unweighted is on a 4.0 scale

Weighted is on a 6.0 scale

• Top 15% weighted rank = NJ Star

Transcript reflects weighted & unweighted

GPA & Rank

Standardized Tests• SAT’s-www.collegeboard.com (SAT Reasoning Test)

• ACT’s-www.actstudent.org

• SAT Subject Tests are specific one hour content area tests used by a small percentage of colleges. Be sure to confirm if the colleges to which you are applying require these tests and plan accordingly.

• Send scores to Seneca High School-311474 & colleges of your choice –Four free when you register, but fee later

• NCAA contenders must send scores to NCAA Eligibility Ctr: 9999

• Colleges want official scores which are sent directly from College Board.

• AP scores must be sent directly from College Board.

• We recommend that students take SAT’s twice junior year and once senior year.

Family Connection Powered by

NAVIANCE• Track applications and transcripts

• Apply for scholarships (check Mrs. McCloskey’s eboard)

• SAT/ACT practice tests – Prep Me

• Search colleges/scatter grams- safe/target/reach

• Explore careers/career profiler

• Create a resume

http://connection.naviance.com/senecahs

Username: StudentID#@lrstudents.org

Password: Student ID#

Teacher Recommendations

Ask 2 teachers.

Ask early and politely in person.

Give at least 2 weeks notice.

Follow up through Naviance (***)

Teachers will submit letters directly to the counselor through Naviance. Students will not see the letter.

Students should write thank you notes-the teachers do the letters on their own time!

Naviance – Teacher Rec requests

Colleges I’m thinking about…

College Visits/Interview

Visits

• Take campus tour

• Visit library, cafeteria, dorms

• Talk with students

The Interview

• This is a good way for schools to know YOU and not what is on

paper. (Not all schools grant interviews.)

• Be yourself- there are no right/wrong answers.

• Be able to state why you are interested in that particular school.

• Stop by for an unofficial transcript before you go

* College visits/interviews are excused with a letter from

the college on school letterhead.*

Ways to Apply• Online

o Go to the individual college website to begin the application. You will create a

username and password.

o Fill out the online application. Seniors will be given their class rank and GPA

in homeroom.

o Gather additional required items-letters, essays, personal statement, etc.

Upload appropriate items.

o Print out a copy of the application and make copies of all supporting materials-

just in case!

• Common Application- www.commonapp.orgo Fill out once for multiple schools

o If schools have their own application and they also accept the Common App –

you MUST use the Common App.

o Complete secondary school report, teacher recommendation form through

Naviance

o Some schools have supplemental forms as well

o The new 2015-2016 Common App will be available August 1, 2015

BCCSpring Ahead Program

* September – Fill out the BCC application -

https://www.bcc.edu/forms/adm

* December-Attend BCC informational meeting at Seneca. January-

Transcript request form due to registrar

* February-BCC placement tests at Seneca. Exempt if scored 540 in

Critical Reading and/or 530 in Math on SAT; 23 Reading and/or 20 in

Math on the ACT

(Must have applied and sent transcript by January in order to take test)

*May-Trip to BCC to register for classes (Must have completed

application & placement test in order to attend)

Technical/Career Schools

Schools that recent Seneca graduates have attended:

Universal Technical Institute (UTI)

Lincoln Tech

BCIT

Rizzieri

PB Cosmetology

MilitaryBranches

• Marines- www.marines.com

• Army- www.army.mil

• Navy- www.navy.com

• Air Force- www.af.mil

ASVAB-Armed Services Vocational Aptitude

Battery (Military entrance exam)

• Each branch has required entrance score

• ASVAB given in November at Seneca

College Athletics

Students who are planning to play in a Division I, II, sport

need to complete the following:

1. Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center:

http://eligbilitycenter.org

2. Send official test scores from College Board/ACT to

NCAA

3. Send high school transcript to NCAA at end of junior

year

Things to do….NOW!!

• Visit colleges

• Take standardized testing

• Naviance-research colleges/resume builder/ask

for letters of recommendation

• Register with NCAA

Things to do….in September• Counselor will meet with you to review college application

process

• Know where you plan to apply

• Fill out required Naviance information for college

applications

• Ask teachers for recommendation letters (2)

• Finish standardized testing

• APPLY-**pay attention to deadlines**

• Early action/decision deadlines are October and early

November

• Rutgers-early action deadline of November 1st; Regular

decision deadline of December 1st

• Most applications should be completed by December 1st

Junior College Jumpstart Parent Night

• Tonight 6:30 in the auditorium

• To go over this same information with your parents.