<p>This is a reminder that all seniors applying to colleges via Early Action, Early Decision, Single Choice Early Action, or Restrictive Early Action must indicate these application plans in Naviance <b>on or before</b> <b>Sunday, October 23. </b></p><p><b>IF YOU HAVE 10/15 DEADLINES, PLEASE ENTER THEM IN NAVIANCE ASAP!</b></p><p><i>Be aware that if you enter early plans after this deadline, we may not be able to submit documents until after the first week of November. </i></p><p><b>PLEASE KNOW THAT INDICATING YOUR EARLY PLANS IN COMMON APP DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE NAVIANCE! </b>If you don't complete the steps below, we won't know that you're applying early, and your documents will not be sent.</p><p><b>Here’s how to indicate the application</b> <b>plan (EA/RD/etc) for each college in your Naviance account:</b></p><ul><li>go to "<b>colleges I'm applying to</b>”</li><li>click on "<b>EDIT</b>" next to one of your early colleges</li><li>select the correct application plan for the college by using the drop down menu under <b>“App Type”</b></li><li>make sure to also indicate the correct application method under <b>“I’ll submit my application”</b> choosing <b>either “Via Common App”, or “Directly to the Institution”.</b> The latter choice would be for colleges like MIT, Georgetown, any colleges you are applying to via Coalition App, etc.</li><li>click "<b>save college application" </b>to save</li><li><b>repeat for each college</b> to which you are applying</li></ul><p><b>To manually add colleges like MIT and Georgetown to your Naviance “colleges I’m applying to” list:</b></p><p>-go to “colleges I’m applying to” in your Naviance account</p><p>- click on the big blue circle with a + icon on the right side of the screen and follow the on -screen prompts:</p><p>-identify the college in "which college are you applying to" by scrolling down or typing the name and selecting </p><p>-select the app type (Regular decision, early action, etc.)</p><p>-select the appropriate response under how “I’ll submit my application” choosing either “via Common App” or “Directly to the Institution”. <i>It is critical that this matches how you will actually apply.</i></p><p>-select a response regarding whether or not you will submit SAT or ACT scores (choose undecided if you don’t know yet)</p><p>-select "Add Application" </p><p>-repeat these steps as needed!</p><p>Please remember that <b>your Common App and Naviance accounts must be matched in order for the College Office to submit required documents</b> to your colleges. And, your <b>Common App FERPA waiver must be complete</b>. If you have yet to do either, please do so asap! Directions can be found in the Document Resources section of your Naviance account within the College Office folder.</p><p>See one of our counselors during 1st, 5th, 9th or 10th period if you need assistance. We are usually available after school as well!</p><p>Best of luck with those early applications, and hang in there…you can do this!</p>
