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Navigating Your Senior Year
Using Family Connection
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important
as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Zigler
Complete Pre SURVEY
“About Me” tab -> LEFT Column
Prior to meeting with your counselor
Complete “Senior
Needs Survey”
Family Connection-> About Me tab -> left column
Whoever has completed this can get a pass to see their counselor.
Counselors will send passes for other students soon!
#1 Step in application process:
This will help your counselor support
you in the application process and
complete the Secondary School
Report with your personal
information.
Follow us @BFHScounseling
@BFHScounseling
Agenda
Family Connection – Transcript Request Process
RECAP: Application Items
College search activity
Individual meeting with your counselor to discuss
your specific post-secondary plans
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RECAP:
College Application Process - Main Components
1. Application - On the college website or CA or CO
2. Essays/Personal Statement
3. Transcript (place request in Family Connection)
4. Secondary School Report (automatically sent with your transcript)
5. Letters of Recommendation (as requested by student)
6. College Admission Test Scores: SAT/ACT/Subject Tests
7. FAFSA - Financial Aid
8. Scholarship Opportunities
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RECAP: Where do I get these items?
Student Requests from BHS Student Requests From Other Organization
Transcript: BHS will provide the following SAT Scores - collegeboard.org
Secondary School Report ACT Scores - ACT.org
School Profile AP Scores - collegeboard.org
Transcript w/ Grades Dual Enrollment Transcript - NOVA
www.nvcc.edu/transcripts/
As Requested by Nov 15th: Counselor
recommendation
As Requested: Teacher recommendations
Where do I find this info for my application?
ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT!
GPA
Class Rank
Class Size
Advanced Course Work: DE, AP, Weighted courses “Weight” or
“Half” next to the grade, has “+” in front of course title
Counselor contact information
BHS web site or counselor FC page
Family Connection: battlefieldhs.pwcs.edu
Screen shot of BHS homepage or log in page?
Student #
Birthday: mmddyyyy
Screen shot of page once student has logged in. Explain four tab options: College,
careers, about me, planner
Click “About Me” tab
Screen shot of page once student has logged in. Explain four tab options: College,
careers, about me, plannerUpdate Email Address
The College Tab in Family Connection
You will get an email and this will be your pass out of class
Add colleges that you are applying to in
Family Connection:
Add Colleges to “Colleges I’m Applying to”
How are you applying?
A.Common App
B.Directly on college website
C.Coalition App
Colleges I’m Applying To
Admission Decisions
Regular Decision: Students submit applications by the deadline (usually
Jan-Feb) and receive decision in early spring.
Rolling Admission: applications are reviewed continually
Early Action: Non-binding; students submit applications early (usually
Nov. 1) and receive the decision early (usually Dec. 15).
Early Decision: Binding agreement; students agree to attend the
college if accepted and withdraw all other college applications.
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To request a Transcript: 15 school days to process request once steps below are completed
Complete:
1. BHS FERPA form - submit to counseling secretary
2. Electronic request in Family Connection
3. “Transcript Request Form”
Submit form & necessary payment to the counseling secretary
▪ Scholarship, NCAA, and first 3 transcripts are free. Any additional are $5.00 each.
▪ Secondary school report is automatically completed with each transcript
▪ Mid year transcripts will be automatically sent February
This means you must submit your BHS FERPA form with
parent/guardian signature to the counseling secretary before you
can request any transcripts.
Click
Submit
Form is
located @
BHS
Counseling
Web Site
“Documents &
Downloads”
REQUIRED:
SUBMIT TO
COUNSELING
SECRETARY
AVOID THE LONG LINES IN COUNSELING
Submit “transcript request forms” during your lunch period.
Do you have a question for a counselor? Meet us in the
Commons on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month for “Talk to
Me Tuesday”.
Email your counselor with quick questions.
Plan ahead! Do not wait for deadlines to approach!
Students should be contacting their counselor with questions
(parents are not applying to college).
Create Common Application Account (if required by college)
YOU MUST COMPLETE:
Name – must match your name at BHS
High School Demographic Info
Common App FERPA Waiver (MUST SIGN online in application)
Add colleges to which you are applying
BHS Teachers/Counselors complete forms via Family Connection
MATCH Common App to Family Connection: Type your Common App email address into the “Match”
field in Family Connection
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Coalition Option/Reqhttp://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/members.html
Some colleges include:
• UVA
• VA Tech
• Mary Washington
• American University
• Brown University
• William & Mary
• JMU
• Johns Hopkins
• U of Richmond
• Sweet Briar College
• U Maryland – College Park
• Pen State
• Ohio State
• Columbia
Letters of Recommendation
Check admissions requirements - How many are required?
Speak to your teacher IN PERSON & provide a resume
Send electronic request in Family Connection to your teacher for each school
Teachers will send letters & Common App form directly to colleges through Family
Connection
= letter that must be mailed; provide teacher with stamped/addressed envelope
FYI - Unique Situations: VA Tech (1 with transcript) & JMU (put teacher email in
application)
Recommenders outside BHS: Community members (must be mailed by
student/community member directly to the college - except VA Tech)
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Send EDU & Self-Reporting Schools
Students must still follow the BHS transcript request process
so that final transcripts are submitted indicating
“Graduation” at the end of the school year.
Battlefield counselors and teachers use Family
Connection/Naviance for the application process; we do
not use Send EDU.
REQUIRED - FIRST you must speak with your
teacher in person.
IMPORTANT:
If applying to a school at
a later date, you must
send a request to the
teacher so they know
you have added
another school
You must have colleges listed under
“Colleges I’m Applying To”
You can check the status of your requests!
Student can only cancel
request if status appears
as “Requested”
Complete POST SURVEY
“About Me” tab -> LEFT Column
Important Dates
Senior Parent Night @ BHS: September 18th at 7pm Auditorium
ASVAB Career/Aptitude Assessment: Register with your counselor by October 6th, Test Date
October 27 at 7:30am
Request Counselor Letter of Recommendation: Deadline is November 15th
Financial Aid Night @ BHS: October 5th 7:00pm Auditorium
College Fairs:
September 25th: 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Osbourn Park High School
October 12th: 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Freedom High School
October 15th: 7:30 – 9:30 pm at Fair Oaks Mall
October 16th: 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Hayfield Secondary School
November 5th 12:30 – 4:00 pm at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.
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Family Connection Activity: SuperMatch
College Search
Supermatch or college search screen shot. Give them 3 minutes to get a search started.
Explain how to save search.
You can
name your
search and
click save.
Go back &
research
colleges as
you have
time.
Learn more about a specific college
Screen shot of college info. Explain where to find scattergrams, comparison information
etc.
Who is my counselor? Assigned by last name
Natalie Malone A-Bt
Mark Brier Bu-Dem
Megan Pomfret Den-Gran
Mark Dickerson Grao-J
Scott Merkel K-Man
Matt Sisson Mao-N
Chris O’Brien O-Rom
Vanessa Smith Ron-Te
Elle Nguyen Th-Z
Alissa Bridges College/Career
