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Transcript of Coventry High School Senior Interviews September 2012.
Coventry High SchoolSenior Interviews
September 2012
Transcripts and Record Reviews
• Check address• Check social security #• Cover Record Review form – pay close
attention to deficiencies, credits, OGT’s• Fill in ACT info – if scheduled, score, etc.• Fill in post-graduate plans, major, etc.• Sign Record Review form• Keep transcript & turn in Record Review
Transcript Release Form&
Activity Record
These should be turned in and on file already!
Senior Year• Fall – college visits & college
applications mailed by Christmas
• Winter – financial aid – FAFSA – completed by March 1st (check the college deadline)
• Spring – compare college & financial aid packages to select your school
College Rep Procedures• An announcement will be made when a
college rep will be here to meet with students
• Check listing on Guidance bulletin board
• Get your planner signed as your pass
College Visit Procedures
• Every student is entitled to 2 excused college visit days - & a third with prior approval
• Parent needs to call you off that morning – saying that you are going on a college visit
• You must get your College Visit Form signed at the college
College Visitation Days• University of Akron –
• October 20 or November 3 – all majors • Days for specific majors• www.uakron.edu/admissions
• Kent State University – • Open Houses• Days for specific majors • www.admissions.kent.edu
• Go to websites if interested in other college visitation days or open houses.
College Applications• We have many college applications on file
in the Guidance Office in the big black filing cabinet & on the book shelves when you walk in!!!
• If we do not have an application for the school you want, you are responsible to contact the university for the application.
Online College Applications
• Some colleges will not charge an application fee if you apply online
• Signature page – this will be at the end of your online application – be sure to print this out and bring to Guidance
Application Deadlines• Pay close attention to the deadlines for the
particular schools you are interested in!
• Regular application deadline• Honors Program deadline• Scholarship Application deadline
• Goal: All college applications in before Christmas Break!!!
Common Application• www.commonapp.org
• 500 colleges (many in OH) = 1 application
• Baldwin-Wallace, Case Western Reserve, Dayton, Denison, Findlay, Hiram, John Carroll, Kenyon, Marietta, Miami, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Wittenberg, Wooster, Xavier……
College Entrance Exams
1) ACT
2) SAT
School Code: 360-030
ACT Test Sections• 1) English
• 2) Math
• 3) Reading
• 4) Science
• 5) Writing (optional)
ACT Plus Writing
• Some schools require the writing portion
• Some schools recommend the writing portion
http://www.act.org/aap/writingpref/index.html
ACT Dates• October 27th (deadline Sept. 21st)• December 8th (deadline Nov. 2nd)• www.actstudent.org• Fee Waivers – free/reduced lunch• Online registration is encouraged!• If you have not yet taken the ACT or SAT
it is critical you sign up for the October test.
ACT Costs• ACT = $35.00
• ACT Plus Writing = $50.50
• Late Registration = add $22.00
SAT Test Sections
• 1) Critical Reading
• 2) Math
• 3) Writing
SAT Dates
• October 6th (deadline Sept. 7th)
• November 3rd (deadline Oct. 4th)
• December 1st (deadline Nov. 1st)
• www.collegeboard.com• Online registration is encouraged!!!
SAT Costs
• SAT Reasoning Test = $50.00
• Late Registration = add $27.00
Financial Aid Night
• Monday, January 7th, 2013 @ 5:30 pm
• You & a parent can register for a PIN # (Personal Identification #) in December
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
Websites• We have put together a list of
many valuable websites for you to use.
• Test Prep
• Career / College Search
• Financial Aid / Scholarship
NCAA/NAIA• All potential Div. I & II athletes
need to register with the NCAA eligibility center. Potential NAIA athletes should register with NAIA eligibility center.
• www.eligibilitycenter.org / fee
• www.playnaia.org / fee
Scholarships• Morning announcements
• Guidance bulletin board
• Senior newsnotes
• Scholarship drawer
• Resource books
Communication
• Senior Newsnotes
• Morning announcements
• Guidance bulletin board
Final Thoughts• Pay attention to deadlines and
details!
• Proofread applications/essays.
• Do everything online when possible.