CLASS OF 2016

John F. Kennedy High School

CLASS OF 2015 - WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA SETON HALL UNIVERSITYBARRY UNIVERSITY ST. PETER'S UNIVERSITYBERKELEY COLLEGE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYBOSTON UNIVERSITY STEVENSONSCABRINI COLLEGE SUMMITCARNEGIE MELON TEMPLE UNIVERSITYCURRY COLLEGE THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYDEPAUL UNC CHAPEL HILLDREXEL UNITED STATES AIR FORCEEAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY UNITED STATES MARINE CORPSFAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY UNITED STATES NAVYFASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCESFLORIDA SOUTH WESTERN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLGEORGIA STATE WIDENERGEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITYHILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COLLEGEJFK MUHLENBERG SNYDER NURSINGJOHN JAY CRIMINAL JUSTICEJOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITYKEAN UNIVERSITYKINGSBOROUGHKUTZTOWNLIBERTY UNIVERSITYMCPHERSONMERCYMIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGEMONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITYN.J.I.T.NEUMANNNORTHEASTERN MASSPENN STATE UNIVERSITYPURDUERAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYRARITAN VALLEYROWAN UNIVERSITYRUTGERS CAMDEN UNIVERSITYRUTGERS NEWARK UNIVERSITYRUTGERS UNIVERSITYSCRANTON

◦Schedule a Meeting with your Counselor◦Use Resources

Collegeboard.com ◦College and Career Fairs

Woodbridge High School College Fair: Wed., Oct 28nd 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

ALL SENIORS MAY ATTEND◦College Visits

Students must get a pass from their counselor◦Attend Open Houses

Gathering Information

To be completed Timeline

Continue to refine list of schools

Begin to ask teachers for letters of recommendation

September

Counselor meetings with Early Applicants

October

SAT/ACT retakes October, November, December

Early Decision, Early Action, Priority Deadlines

November 1- December 1

Attend Financial Planning Meeting

November

Regular Decision Students Meetings with Counselors

December

Regular Decision Deadlines Financial Aid Filing

January 1- February 15

Senior Year Overview

◦ What is important to you? BIG vs. SMALL CLOSE vs. FAR

◦ What do you look for? RETENTIONS RATES DISCUSS $$$$$$$ BE UP FRONT!!!! PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING F/A

◦ Amount of schools to apply to 2 SAFETY SCHOOLS (GURANTEED ADMISSION) 3-4 MATCH SCHOOLS; YOUR PROFILE MATCHES THE SCHOOL 1-2 REACH IF YOU PREFER!!!!!

◦ VISITING THE SCHOOL IS IMPERATIVE, PREFERABLY DURING SESSION. OVERNIGHT VISIT

◦ BE REALISTIC, BE REALISTIC, BE REALISTIC

PICKING THE RIGHT SCHOOLDO THE RESEARCH

Four-year College Community College

Vocational & Technical School

Military Employment

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN?

Early Action◦ Apply by Oct15. 1 or Nov. 15◦ Decision by mid December◦ Non-binding

Early Decision◦ Apply by Nov. 1 to Nov. 15 ◦ Decision by mid December◦ Binding if admitted

Early Decision II◦ Apply by Jan 1◦ Decision Feb. 1

Regular Admissions Rolling Admissions

When will you apply?

Complete the application◦ Online via the individual college/university websites

Check if your college accepts the Common Application

Requesting Letters of Recommendation College Application Essays Transcript Release Forms Contacting Collegeboard and/or ACT to send

testing scores. 4 for FREE!!! Additional Supplemental Items

◦ Student Resume◦ SAT Subject Tests ◦ Honors Programs Applications◦ Additional Essays

Important things to do!

Approximately 500 colleges accept the Common App Check each colleges individual application

requirements◦ Some Colleges may have additional individualized

supplements JFK CEEB CODE: 310581 Seniors will need the teachers and counselor email

address for recommendations◦ Email addresses available on JFK website◦ Each school will have their own individual application fee

Save, Save, Save Any questions, COME TO GUIDANCE

The Common App www.commonapp.or

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Most colleges and universities require two to three letters of recommendation◦ Two letters from academic teachers, preferably from

upperclassmen courses Seniors are asked to provide a RAVE SHEET to each

recommender (see guidance for sheet)

◦ Additional letters of recommendation may come from coaches, advisors, community members, etc.

◦ Please do not expect a recommendation to be done quickly. It is your job to ask early and make sure you have ample time to submit for your deadline!

Recommendations

SAT Testing: Collegeboard.comACT Testing: Actstudent.org

Use the above websites to register your Senior for upcoming administration of the test, use practice tests, and send scores to colleges.

Things to know:◦ JFK CEEB Code: 310581◦ College Codes will also be needed when

registering to send scores. ◦ Fee waivers are available for both SAT &

ACT for Seniors eligible for Free & Reduced Lunch Programs.

SAT & ACT Testing

  Next Test Dates Register Deadline

SAT’S OCT. 3 SEPT. 3NOV. 7 OCT. 9DEC.5 NOV. 5*JAN. 23 DEC. 28*MAR. 5 FEB. 5*MAY 7 APRIL 8*JUNE 4 MAY 5

AVAILABLE AT JFK! *MAKE SURE YOU PICK YOUR FOUR FREE COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

(SENIORS ONLY)!!

2015 TESTING DATESat JFK!

  Next Test Dates Register Deadline

ACT’S SEPT. 12 AUG. 7*OCT. 24 SEPT. 18DEC. 12 NOV. 6APRIL 9 MAR. 4JUNE 11 MAY 6MAY 7 APRIL 8*JUNE 4 MAY 5

AVAILABLE AT WHS! *MAKE SURE YOU PICK YOUR FOUR FREE COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

(SENIORS ONLY)!!

2015 TESTING DATESat JFK!

Application Process◦ Submit application using the colleges website◦ Pay online application fee or mail in ◦ Submit Transcript Release form to Guidance◦ SAT & ACT are required for admissions for MOSTschools◦ Recommendation letters or college essay required in most

cases◦ Deadlines vary, students are responsible for know the

DEADLINES!!◦ DEADLINES

Early Decision; one school only, binding contract! Early Action; non-binding Regular Decision; latest deadline Rolling Admissions

4-year University or College

Application Process◦ Submit MCC application using the colleges website◦ Pay online application fee or mail in ◦ JFK On-site Admission will be scheduled ◦ Submit Transcript Release form to Guidance◦ SAT & ACT not required for admissions but score will

determine need for placement testing ◦ No recommendation letters or college essay required◦ Rolling Admissions◦ NJ STARS Program: Top 15% of your class and eligible for financial

aide Other Community Colleges in State may offer some

alternative majors, need to fill out an out-of county tuition waiver. Exp. Game Design

Middlesex County Collegewww2.middlesexcc.edu

IF THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY APPLICATION DEADLINE IS …

YOU MUST REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE BY…

November 1st October 7th

November 15th October 16th

December 1st November 13th

January 1st December 1st

January 15th January 1st

February 1st January 15th

February 15th January 29th

MAJOR DATES AND DEADLINES

ANY OTHER DEADLINES (including rolling) two weeks prior to deadline!

IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS FOR GUIDANCETO PROCESS YOUR REQUEST. PLEASE BE PATIENT. We are not simply sending a transcript. The forms we are asked to complete require thoughtful, personalized responses.

DeVry University Lincoln Technical School Middlesex County Vocational Schools Union County Vocational Schools Stenotech Career Institute Cosmetology Programs Sanford Brown ITT Technical Schools Connecticut School of Broadcasting

Vocational Schools

Please check the GUIDANCE TAB on the school website for updated Scholarships. Elk's Scholarship (due 12/3/15)  http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars  YEF Scholarship (due 12/18/15)  http://www.NFIB.com/YEA Comcast Scholarship (due 12/4/15)

http://programs.applyists.com/comcast/  US JCI Senate Scholarship (due 1/11/16) http://

www.usjcisenate.org/index.php/programs/scholarship Students may find additional scholarships using websites such as:

◦ www.fastweb.com◦ www.collegeboard.com◦ www.cappex.com◦ www.scholarships.com

SCAM ALERT: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is…DO NOT provide too much personal and financial information to ANY scholarship application prior to review!

Scholarships

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Colonia High School180 East Street

Colonia, NJ 07067

6:45 Registration starts7:00 Workshop begins

Due to the popularity of our free workshops,

seats fill up quickly.RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Register online: www.mycollegeplan.com

Or

1-888-377-5001

FREE COLLEGE FINANCIAL PLANNING NIGHT

Wednesday Jan. 13 @ 6:30 Must file the FAFSA form in order to receive

financial aide! WHS

HESAA Financial Aid Night

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

https://fafsa.ed.govApply after January 1,

2016

https://pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp

What can I do now? APPLY FOR A PIN

Follow FAFSA on twitter @FAFSA

What is FAFSA?

Any questions???????

Thank You!