Poolesville High School Class of College and Career Planning

Poolesville High School

Class of 2016

Administrative Staff

• Ms. Deena Levine: Principal

• Ms. Billie Bradshaw: Assistant

Principal, Magnet Coordinator

• Ms. Jacky Orrence: Assistant

Principal

– Grades 10 and 12

• Mr. Richard LaRocca: Assistant

Principal

School Counseling Staff

Counselors:

• Mr. James Cappuccilli, A-E • Ms. Melissa Nagy, F-Ho

• Ms. Barbara Martin, Hs-M

• Mr. David Gysberts, Ms. Victoria Lyon, N-To • Ms. Sarah Pavlik, Tr-Z

Registrar: Rm 51

• Ms. Elizabeth Hillard

College & Career Information Coordinator

• Ms. Rosalie DeOto

Secretary

Agenda

• Post High School

• Learning the College Application Process at PHS: • Using Naviance, Family Connection

• Requesting Transcripts

• Teacher Recommendations • Forms

• The College Essay

Planning For Next Year…

The College and Career Center

…not only for the College bound

Regarding

Montgomery College…

• Due date for the Scholars and Macklin Business Institute programs - January, 2016

• General admission applications can be completed on a rolling basis

• Students will take the Accuplacer if the SAT score is not higher than 550 in both critical reading and math, or if the student has not taken the SAT

SAT Subject Tests

What are they and who needs to take them?

• Most colleges do not require subject

tests

• May be used for admission and/or

placement

• When required, most colleges ask for

math and one other subject test

• Check college applications carefully

Finish compiling the College List

• Include “reach”, “target”, and “safety”

schools on the list

College Representatives Visiting

Poolesville

Advertised in…

– English classrooms

– Naviance, The Family

Connection

• use the sign up feature!

– The school website under

Now….The nuts and bolts of the application Process

Please don’t

panic!

We are

here to

Organization is Key!

• What are the deadlines?

• What are the essay requirements?

• How many teacher

Be aware of these college terms:

• PRIORITY DEADLINE: Students will be considered for every financial aid program for which they may be eligible. (University of Maryland, College Park)

• EARLY DECISION: A binding commitment. Once admitted, all other applications must be retracted.

• EARLY ACTION: Admission decisions are made by an early date.

• ROLLING: An admission decision is made as applications arrive at the college.

A bit of application info…

• MCPS does not use class rank.

Please indicate that our school system “does not rank” when asked this question on

applications.

• Grading scale: MCPS uses a 4

point scale. (weighted and unweighted)

Using

Naviance, The Family Connection:

College Search and Application Program

• Web based

• Students are able to see

likelihood of acceptance to a

college based on PHS graduates from the last several years.

• For password help, see CCIC or

Registrar.

• Most college applications are

Step 1:

• Note the pages

on the left with important

What is the FERPA Waiver?

It is your decision to waive or not waive your right to read your recommendations.

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT

US Department of Education:

Step 3:

Then move schools to: “Colleges I am applying to”

Then select your application,

Step 4: Request Teacher

Step 4:

Request recommendations from

teachers 4 weeks prior to the deadline

Students should speak to their

teachers prior to submitting

an electronic request for a

recommendation

For colleges that do not use

Naviance, students must give

their teachers stamped,

Step 5: Meet with the Registrar

(4 weeks prior to the college deadline to

officially request the transcript

)

• See Registrar in Room 51 to schedule an appointment • Bring “Transcript Request

Form” and “Authorization to Release Pupil Records”

to the meeting.

• Transcript fees may be

Submit applications online

by the deadline

• It is the student’s

Step 6:

Request SAT/ACT scores

Complete an on-line request for

SAT or ACT score reports to

be sent directly to the colleges

Please note that this step can be

completed at any time in the

College Admissions

Office

Student makes request for PHS to send

Transcript, School Profile, Magnet Descriptions, Counselor & Teacher Recs

A word about Georgetown…

If you are applying to Georgetown,

please speak with the registrar as

there are specific application

requirements that the school must

The University of Maryland

Application…

• November 1 - Priority Deadline for all Honors, Special Programs, and scholarships.

• Decisions will be released late in January.

• January 20 - Regular deadline with April 1 release date. (Please don’t wait til January!)

Critical Information regarding

the UMCP Application

• “Online”

means “through

the UMCP system”

• Because MCPS uses

Step 7:

Check with colleges four weeks

after the submission deadline to

ensure that all materials have

Documents sent to Colleges by the

Registrar:

• Transcript, which lists courses, grades,

and credits for grades 9, 10, and 11,

and course titles for grade 12

• Counselor recommendation

• The “School Profile” which describes

PHS

• Magnet Program Description

• Mid Year Report if needed

– Student makes request to registrar in January

– Common App schools will receive mid-year report

Scholarship Applications

• Register on Fastweb.com

• Students should frequently

check the College/Career

Center for new scholarship

applications

• Check with colleges for other

School Nominated Scholarships

and Special Programs

• NC State University-Park Scholarship

• Washington University in St. Louis:

Danforth Scholars Program

• University of Virginia: Jefferson

Scholars

See Ms. Deoto in the CCIC for info!

• Panel

interviews

Parent Considerations in the

Process…

• Discuss guidelines for a realistic college choice (i.e., cost, distance from home)

• Help keep track of deadlines and

requirements

• Attend Financial Aid Night on 12/9/15

at 7:00 P.M. in the Auditorium

Additional Student

Considerations…

• Please use an appropriate email

• Keep grades up for the second

semester to avoid college

doubting the acceptance

Congratulations!

Please contact the school counselor,

Registrar, or CCIC for additional support

301-972-7909

Necessary documents can be found on our school web page: