Hey seniors! Now that you’re back, we’re sure you have lots of college planning questions. The info below is lengthy, but, it will definitely help you to get your senior year going on the right track.
-Remember that Naviance is the tool through which we will submit required documents to most of the colleges and universities to which you'll apply. You can log in to your Naviance account via the link below.
https://student.naviance.com/auth/fclookup
- Most of you will likely apply to colleges via the Common Application (www.commonapp.org). You must match your Common App account to Naviance. To do so, follow the instructions in the “Common App Account Matching Quick Guide” which you’ll find in the College Office folder of theDocument Resources section of your Naviance account. You’ll find Document Resources under “About Me”. While completing these steps make sure to select “I waive my right” in the FERPA Release Authorization to avoid complications with your recommenders.
This is a simple task and you don’t need to be sure of your college plans yet. But until you match, we will not be able to see where you are applying or send documents to colleges for you.
-Please make sure you (the student) attend our in-person presentation on September 9 in Lecture Hall A through your social studies class.
-Senior parents should log in to Senior College Night on September 10 at 6:30pm. It is important that each family is represented at this virtual event, as we will cover all of the critical information our seniors will need in order to successfully apply to college this fall. This evening webinar is for parents only, but, seniors who were absent from school on Sept. 9 may log in as this event will cover similar information to the student presentations. Simultaneous interpretation in Chinese will be available for this event. Register for the event using the link below. After registering, you will receive the link you'll need to attend the event. The event will be recorded and shared soon afterward.
Registration link:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wiNa0E5oR6mabCdE77rbwA#/registration
The student and parent presentations will provide a wealth of important college planning information and will answer many of your general questions.
-Assign your teacher recommenders in Naviance (NOT IN COMMON APP!). Follow the instructions entitled “Naviance Letters of Recommendation Quick Guide” in the “College Office” folder in the Document Resources section of your Naviance account. Also, remember to thank your teachers with a letter, card, or thoughtful email sometime this term!
-Our college counselors will contact you very soon to schedule individual appointments with seniors to check on your college plans. Please remember that we are not able to offer parent appointments in the senior year. Parents can of course email us as needed throughout the year. Students can also drop by our College Office for quick questions during the open q & a periods; 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, and often right after 10th period.
-You DO NOT need to update your SSR survey for your school counselor’s rec letter; rec letters are not intended to list all of your extracurriculars. You will list any summer activities in your applications. But, if you have something new and critical to share with your school counselor, please use the SSR Survey Update form in Naviance and email your school counselor to let them know you have a brief update to share with them. If you plan on submitting an update, please do so by September 15.
-If you will be applying to colleges via Questbridge, or in the UK through the UCASapplication (Oxford, Cambridge, etc.) please make sure to follow the instructions that will soon be emailed to you by our college counselor Dr. Wilson.
