The College Admissions The College Admissions andand

Application ProcessApplication Process

Presentation for the class of 2012Presentation for the class of 2012

Who is my counselor?Who is my counselor?

Ms. DeBowMs. DeBow A - ChidambaramA - Chidambaram Mr. GlockMr. Glock Choi-GansfussChoi-Gansfuss Mrs. RitsonMrs. Ritson Garinger - KiblerGaringer - Kibler Ms. MusialMs. Musial Kielek- McKennaKielek- McKenna Ms. WatsonMs. Watson McKeown- RathauserMcKeown- Rathauser Ms. Pino Ms. Pino Ravitz - TavaresRavitz - Tavares Ms. HamptonMs. Hampton Taylor - ZhouTaylor - Zhou

By now students have:By now students have:

Visited collegesVisited colleges Made a tentative list of collegesMade a tentative list of colleges Organized and reviewed their list Organized and reviewed their list Checked to see if they have met all of the Checked to see if they have met all of the

requirements needed to meet the application requirements needed to meet the application deadlinesdeadlines

Spoken to teachers about writing letters of Spoken to teachers about writing letters of recommendation recommendation

Letters of RecommendationLetters of Recommendation

Ask teachers well in advance, and be sure to Ask teachers well in advance, and be sure to know how many you need.know how many you need.

Ask the same one or two teachers to provide Ask the same one or two teachers to provide all of the recommendations, do not ask a all of the recommendations, do not ask a different teacher for each school. different teacher for each school.

Provide teachers with stamped/addressed Provide teachers with stamped/addressed envelope only for those institutions that do not envelope only for those institutions that do not accept electronic submissions.accept electronic submissions.

Send a thank-you note to your teachers.Send a thank-you note to your teachers.

Admissions DefinitionsAdmissions Definitions Early Decision:Early Decision: The binding admission process where the The binding admission process where the

student applies to his/her first choice school in the fall. If student applies to his/her first choice school in the fall. If offered admission, student must withdraw all other offered admission, student must withdraw all other applications from other schools.applications from other schools.

Early Action:Early Action: The non-binding admission process whereby The non-binding admission process whereby the student applies to his/her first choice college in the fall. the student applies to his/her first choice college in the fall.

Restrictive Early Action:Restrictive Early Action: The non-binding admission process The non-binding admission process which restricts students from applying to a binding early which restricts students from applying to a binding early decision program at another college. However, students are decision program at another college. However, students are free to apply to other early action and regular decision free to apply to other early action and regular decision programs. programs.

More Application DefinitionsMore Application Definitions

Rolling Admission:Rolling Admission: Students are offered or Students are offered or denied admission throughout the calendar denied admission throughout the calendar year.year.

Priority Admission:Priority Admission: Application given Application given special consideration based on when the special consideration based on when the application is received by the collegeapplication is received by the college

Regular Admission:Regular Admission: Non-binding admission Non-binding admission process where students apply in the winter and process where students apply in the winter and learn of decision in the spring.learn of decision in the spring.

Your counselor will:Your counselor will:

See the student and parent(s) as often as necessary by See the student and parent(s) as often as necessary by appointment. Students can email their counselor, or appointment. Students can email their counselor, or ask a guidance secretary to help them make an ask a guidance secretary to help them make an appointment.appointment.

Complete the Secondary School Report on-line (do Complete the Secondary School Report on-line (do not give your counselor a hard copy).not give your counselor a hard copy).

Write a comprehensive letter of recommendation on Write a comprehensive letter of recommendation on the student’s behalf.the student’s behalf.

Submit all materials electronically or by US Postal Submit all materials electronically or by US Postal Service.Service.

Student Responsibilities:Student Responsibilities:Must be done prior to making a request to send application materialsMust be done prior to making a request to send application materials

Be sure to use your full legal name on all Be sure to use your full legal name on all college-related formscollege-related forms

Sign the Sign the “Transcript Release “Transcript Release Authorization”Authorization” (last page of student booklet)(last page of student booklet) and return it to Mrs. Gebhart. Students under and return it to Mrs. Gebhart. Students under the age of 18 must also have a parent/guardian the age of 18 must also have a parent/guardian signsign

ALL students, including those not submitting ALL students, including those not submitting the common app, must log onto the common app, must log onto www.commonapp.org and create a USER www.commonapp.org and create a USER ID/PASSWORDID/PASSWORD

Electronic College Forms ProceduresElectronic College Forms ProceduresGetting Started….Getting Started….

Student Responsibilities, cont’d.:Student Responsibilities, cont’d.:

Log into NAVIANCE Log into NAVIANCE http://connection.naviance.com/monthsnjhttp://connection.naviance.com/monthsnj

Under “My Colleges/Colleges I am Applying To,” Under “My Colleges/Colleges I am Applying To,” complete the complete the IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE FOR COMMON APPLICATION.FOR COMMON APPLICATION. You need a You need a Common Application USER ID/PASSWORD to do Common Application USER ID/PASSWORD to do this. this. We cannot send applications until this is We cannot send applications until this is completecomplete

Under the “About Me” tab in Naviance, complete the Under the “About Me” tab in Naviance, complete the Brag Sheet, Activities Resume and Parents’ Point of Brag Sheet, Activities Resume and Parents’ Point of View View

Electronic College Forms ProceduresElectronic College Forms Procedures

Other Forms to CompleteOther Forms to Complete

College VisitationsCollege Visitations

Additional Student Responsibilities:Additional Student Responsibilities:

Make an appointment with your counselor Make an appointment with your counselor Arrange for teacher recommendation(s) Arrange for teacher recommendation(s) Complete required testing: Complete required testing: SAT I, SAT IISAT I, SAT II and/or and/or ACTACT Arrange to have test scores sent to each college from Arrange to have test scores sent to each college from

www.collegeboard.org or www.act.org www.collegeboard.org or www.act.org Rutgers applicants: The student must ask their counselor for a Rutgers applicants: The student must ask their counselor for a

copy of their transcript! They will need their state student ID copy of their transcript! They will need their state student ID (Rutgers calls this your “NJ Smart ID”) as well as all of their (Rutgers calls this your “NJ Smart ID”) as well as all of their high school grades in order to complete the Rutgers applicationhigh school grades in order to complete the Rutgers application

Prospective Division I and II athletes: register with NCAA Prospective Division I and II athletes: register with NCAA Clearinghouse Clearinghouse http://eligibilitycenter.orghttp://eligibilitycenter.org and submit a pink and submit a pink card to Mrs. Gebhart in guidance with your NCAA ID number.card to Mrs. Gebhart in guidance with your NCAA ID number.

When students are ready to send When students are ready to send application materials to application materials to Colleges/Universities:Colleges/Universities:

Check the specific application requirements (Rutgers Check the specific application requirements (Rutgers applicants: this includes self-reporting grades!)applicants: this includes self-reporting grades!)

Submit to their counselor a pink “Request to Submit Submit to their counselor a pink “Request to Submit Application Materials” card for every application at least Application Materials” card for every application at least 15 15 SCHOOL DAYS SCHOOL DAYS prior to the application deadline. Note: 15 prior to the application deadline. Note: 15 school days before the January 1 deadline is December 5!school days before the January 1 deadline is December 5!

MHS will send out the materials for the first MHS will send out the materials for the first fivefive pink pink cards cards you give Guidance for free. Every additional card (even if you you give Guidance for free. Every additional card (even if you do not end up applying to the school) will be $2.00 each. do not end up applying to the school) will be $2.00 each.

Envelopes, college-specific forms and common application Envelopes, college-specific forms and common application recommendation forms are not necessary; recommendation forms are not necessary; do not submit them do not submit them to your counselor.to your counselor.

= Common Application= Common Application

= Accepts electronic submissions = Accepts electronic submissions through Naviance through Naviance

= Regular Mail= Regular Mail

If a college/university accepts the Common Application, but you are not using the Common Application to apply, you must note this on the pink card.

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