CLASS OF 2016COLLEGE NIGHT

Welcome Parents!September 28, 2015

Stuyvesant High School

The College Office is here to help your child make informed, sound choices.

CASELOAD COUNSELOR WORK HOURS Q & A period

A – H WILSONx.2256

Daily 9:00am – 4:10pm

Daily10th period

JJ – JA PEDRICKx.2222

Daily 9:15am – 5:15pm

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K – Q MAKRISx. 2255

Daily 8:30am – 3:40pm

Daily 5th period

S – Z  HUGHESx.2254

Daily 8:00am – 3:10pm

Daily 1st period

We have walk-in question and answer sessions throughout the day. Students can ask questions of any one of us!

September in the College Office:

Meet with all the senior social studies classes on 9/30

Welcomed more than 50 college admissions reps to Stuy…and they keep coming!

Began one-on-one college advisement w. seniors

Notified 131 seniors of their status as National Merit Semifinalists

Assisted over 60 students with applying to Questbridge

Welcomed “the new guy”

And much more!

Applying to College at Stuyvesant

Your child should limit themselves to no more than ten private colleges

Use the tools within Naviance (scattergrams, external links etc.) and the college websites to determine both admissibility and fit

Students should meet briefly with their college counselor to go over their list

Each student’s final list should be balanced academically and financially -That means including several target and safe schools -The CUNY and SUNY systems may provide a financial safety

net

College Application Tips

Read the college admissions pages VERY CAREFULLY …not just the Common Application instructions

Continue to show “demonstrated interest” this year…visit, attend Stuy visits, interview, Common App supplements, etc.

Clearly communicate early plans and discuss with your counselor

Remember that students must have their standardized test scores sent directly to the colleges to which they’ll apply

www.collegeboard.org and www.actstudent.org ACT vs. SAT? Subject Tests? SPECIFIC Subject Tests?? EA/ED may need to send scores very soon! Check!

ie U Michigan

HOW WILL THE COLLEGE OFFICE KNOW WHERE MY

CHILD WILL APPLY?

Your child must match their Common App account with their

Naviance account!

Matching is easy! Create account at www.commonapp.org

Enter at least one institution in “My Colleges”

Complete “Education” section and FERPA Waiver

Enter email address and date of birth in Naviance under “Colleges” tab and then “colleges I’m applying to”

We can see their list when they complete the College List in Naviance Family Connection or in

Common App

QUICK NOTES ON…

• Remember to match with Naviance!

• Use your College Counselor’s contact information

• Be careful to complete/submit both the main application and supplemental apps for each college

• Eligible students can request fee waivers via Common App

“Not so common” applications

Most SUNY schools now use it…avoid www.suny.edu!

But, not all colleges use Common App.

Students must manually add these schools to Naviance

Notable exceptions include: CUNY & Macaulay Honors College (

www.cuny.edu)

U. of California system, Penn State, Rutgers…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown…

Deadlines are ruthless…

Deadlines for informing the College Office:

• Applying Early Action/Decision If your child is applying to any college(s) ED or EA, or to a BA/MD program, they must indicate this school in Naviance by 10/26/15.

• Applying Rolling Admission If your child is applying to any college(s) that have rolling admissions, they must list this school in Naviance and then they must inform their college counselor after they have hit submit. Otherwise, we will not know to send their transcript and other materials.

• Applying Regular Decision For all other colleges to which your child is applying, they must list these schools in Naviance by 1/04/16.

Some Other Important Deadlines

BA/MD programs – these often have early deadline dates.

U. of California – 11/30 (must self report grades)

Rutgers – application deadlines EA: 11/01 and regular: 12/1 (must self report grades)

CUNY Macaulay Honors College – application deadline December 1st @ 6pm (remember to enter OSIS# on CUNY online application)

colleges in the UK/outside of the U.S. often have very early deadlines. (for UK colleges, visit www.ucas.com and search “Non-UK Students”)

Some colleges, often large public colleges, have early “Priority” Application or Scholarship Deadlines (often in early – mid November).

DEADLINES ARE RUTHLESS…mind them closely!

Inform the College Office of any “unusual” deadlines.

Teacher Recommendations Students must add their teacher requests to their

Naviance accounts

Click the “Colleges” tab, then “colleges I am applying to”, then scroll down to Teacher recommenders and click “add/cancel requests”

Students can then use the drop down menu to update requests

Naviance will cover MOST colleges…Common App and otherwise.

Some colleges (Macaulay Honors College) require recommenders to submit letters directly through website or by *mail-*provide addressed/stamped envelopes to teachers

PLEASE thank your teachers and counselors!

•

~1 – 2 maximum • ~Have to communicate something

diff erent and noteworthyHow do colleges feel about supplemental recs?

“Supplemental evaluations are also welcome — we simply ask that they provide diff erent or additional context beyond the two we’ve already requested. Some examples of supplemental recommendations include coaches, employers, research advisors, and music teachers. Supplemental letters from a third academic teacher rarely provide additional helpful information.”

“Most applicants, and most admitted students, submit no supplemental recommendations.  Some applicants and admitted students submit one supplemental recommendation; a few submit two. Submitting more supplemental recommendations wil l not disqualify you, but it is rarely necessary”

Your child will submit:

Starting in October: official transcript, current schedule, and required school reports/letters

February: First Term Final Grades ( “Mid-Year Report”)

• Standardized Test Scores via Collegeboard and/or and ACT Inc.

• Application & Supplements

• All financial aid documents

• AP scores will only need to be sent to the ONE college your child chooses to attend

College Office will submit:

Stuyvesant is an exception with Secondary School Reports

The College Office does not need any of the colleges’ Secondary School Report forms or High School Counselor Recommendation forms.

and finally…a bit about Financial Aid We will host a financial aid night in the winter

Get early aid estimates at:- www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov

-each institution’s “net price calculator”

Financial Aid Forms FAFSA (January)-www.fafsa.ed.gov Collegeboard’s CSS Profile (often due earlier for ED/EA

applicants) TAP (need based grant for NYS colleges) –

www.hesc.ny.gov

Deadlines remain ruthless

Don’t let sticker prices scare you away Tuition discounting Merit & need based scholarships Simply include a few financial safe options

CLASS OF 2016

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