It’s Your It’s Your Senior Year Senior Year

2006-20072006-2007

When Do I Apply For When Do I Apply For College?College?

is “Application” Monthis “Application” Month

Some schools have Some schools have “priority” deadlines “priority” deadlines

What Is A Priority Deadline?What Is A Priority Deadline?

It’s a deadlineIt’s a deadline

Very few spaces will be left after this Very few spaces will be left after this date date

Should I Retake The ACT?Should I Retake The ACT?

Check profiles of students at Check profiles of students at “choice” schools“choice” schools

Test given at PHS on 10/28/06Test given at PHS on 10/28/06

Registration deadline is 9/22/06Registration deadline is 9/22/06

PHS code: 143-560 PHS code: 143-560

How Do I Apply To College?How Do I Apply To College?

Colleges prefer online applicationsColleges prefer online applications

The Guidance Office will mail or The Guidance Office will mail or email a transcript and profile sheetemail a transcript and profile sheet

Where Are Applications?Where Are Applications?

Online applications are usually found Online applications are usually found under “prospective students” on the under “prospective students” on the college websitecollege website

Use Use www.phs-il.orgwww.phs-il.org to link to to link to websites of state universities and websites of state universities and IVCC IVCC

Paper applications in Guidance OfficePaper applications in Guidance Office

What Is A Transcript?What Is A Transcript?

A record of your grades and creditsA record of your grades and credits

Your highest ACT will be included Your highest ACT will be included

More Transcript InformationMore Transcript Information

The “Authorization to Release The “Authorization to Release Transcripts” Form must be signed by Transcripts” Form must be signed by your parents before any transcript your parents before any transcript can be sent can be sent

You must sign/initial for each You must sign/initial for each transcript that you want sent or transcript that you want sent or emailed emailed

What Is A Profile Sheet?What Is A Profile Sheet?

A document sent with your transcript A document sent with your transcript

Gives each college valuable Gives each college valuable information about PHS and the information about PHS and the communitycommunity

A Letter of A Letter of RecommendationRecommendation

Sometimes requiredSometimes required

Create a list of your Create a list of your accomplishmentsaccomplishments

Allow 1-2 week timeframeAllow 1-2 week timeframe

Address and stamp envelope Address and stamp envelope

Do You Need An Essay?Do You Need An Essay?

Take time to demonstrate your Take time to demonstrate your uniquenessuniqueness

Express why you are a good match Express why you are a good match for a particular collegefor a particular college

Do your researchDo your research

Have You Made A Campus Have You Made A Campus Visit?Visit?

Call or email for an appointmentCall or email for an appointment

Colleges have Open House datesColleges have Open House dates

IVCC ApplicantsIVCC Applicants

IVCC Tuition Guarantee Intent Forms IVCC Tuition Guarantee Intent Forms are due September 22, 2006 are due September 22, 2006

Check for eligibility Check for eligibility Watch all future deadlinesWatch all future deadlines

IVCC FactsIVCC Facts

Open admissions Open admissions

1 page applications in Guidance 1 page applications in Guidance OfficeOffice

Sign for a transcriptSign for a transcript

IVCC Placement TestingIVCC Placement Testing

Some ACT scores exempt you from Some ACT scores exempt you from placement testsplacement testsMath 24Math 24English 22English 22Reading 23Reading 23

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IVCC Placement TestingIVCC Placement Testing

Make an appointmentMake an appointment

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Paying For CollegePaying For College

Consider All ResourcesConsider All ResourcesParentsParentsSavingsSavingsSummer earningsSummer earningsFinancial AidFinancial Aid

Your BudgetYour Budget

Tuition and feesTuition and fees

Room and BoardRoom and Board

BooksBooks

TransportationTransportation

Financial AidFinancial Aid

File Faster: Get a PIN number at File Faster: Get a PIN number at www.pin.ed.govwww.pin.ed.gov before filing before filing

After 1/1/07 file the FAFSA After 1/1/07 file the FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.govwww.fafsa.ed.gov

Use a FAFSA worksheet (Guidance Use a FAFSA worksheet (Guidance Office) to help Office) to help

The Student Aid Report The Student Aid Report (SAR)(SAR)

Will receive in mail 2-3 weeks after Will receive in mail 2-3 weeks after filingfiling

Make any necessary correctionsMake any necessary corrections

Pay attention to EFC (Expected Pay attention to EFC (Expected Family Contribution)Family Contribution)

ScholarshipsScholarshipsRegister at Register at www.fastweb.comwww.fastweb.com

Apply for local scholarshipsApply for local scholarships

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More On Financial AidMore On Financial Aid

Read financial aid award letters from Read financial aid award letters from each collegeeach college

Communicate your final decisions on Communicate your final decisions on choice of attendance and financial choice of attendance and financial aid with each college aid with each college

RememberRemember

Communicate with your PHS Communicate with your PHS counselor several times throughout counselor several times throughout your senior year. your senior year.