Putting it All Together: How to apply to college, meet every deadline and still enjoy senior year!...

Putting it All Together:

How to apply to college, meet every deadline and

still enjoy senior year!

Mr. Bob FoltinMrs. Sue Biemeret

SHS College Counselors

www.d125.org/college

What You’ll Learn

Timeline for senior yearApplication timelineCollege application

processTranscript request

processBetter understand how

to make it through senior year!


NOW

Finalize your college app list

Last chance to take ACT or SATApply online at www.act.org or www.collegeboard.org

Search for scholarships at www.fastweb.com


http://www.act.org/

http://www.collegeboard.org/

Timeline - Now

Meet with college reps in CCC List posted in Naviance, in CCC and

on SNN—changes daily so keep checking!

9/7, Period 3, University of Illinois [2104]

9/13, Period 1, University of Iowa [West Aud]

9/13, Period 4, Indiana University [West Aud]

Get pass 2 school days prior to visit in CCC! Need teacher permission to attend.

✓ Visit collegeswww.d125.org/

college

Other Fall Events

College Athletic EveningSeptember 12, 7 pm,

Wauconda HShttp://eligibilitycenter.org

National College Fair - 10/9 [Milwaukee], 12-3:30 or 10/10 [McCormick Place], 11-3

National Performing Arts Fair – 10/12, Roosevelt University, 6:30-9 pm

CLC ICE College Fair – 10/20, 6-8 pm


http://eligibiitycenter.org/

Timeline, Continued

Attend Financial Aid Seminar 1/4

File FAFSA in FebruaryRevisit colleges –

Feb/MarchPick up Local

Scholarship packet –March

Decision Day: May 1stwww.d125.org/

college

What to Do NOW

IF you need teacher/counselor recommendation(s), ask NOW!! [Give each recommender at least 3 weeks notice.]

College recommendation form available in CCC or online at CCC website.

Tip: Complete form once and make copies for your teachers

Need help with Essays??? Attend a “Write Stuff” workshop in the CCC: 9:30am (late arrival) – 9/1, 9/9,

9/15 7:30am (2nd day) – 9/7, 9/13 2:35pm (8th hour) - 9/12


College Application

Process Begin to complete online apps

Tip: Make copy of every app you send

Arrange to send ACT/SAT scores [www.act.org or www.collegeboard.org]

IF you need teacher/counselor recommendations, ask NOW!

Arrange to send electronic transcript from Parchment


http://www.collegeboard.org/

College Apps, Round 1

Major Deadline #1: All public university apps must be filed by October 15th!! Includes application,

transcript, test scores, any other required information [essay, letters of recommendation, etc.]

Extremely crucial at Illinois, Indiana and Michigan…


College Apps

Major Deadline #2: If you are applying Early

Decision or Early Action to any college, plan to file complete application by October 15th

Remember that many of ED/EA apps require teacher/counselor letters, so be sure to ask by mid-September….


College Apps

Major Deadline #3: ALL four-year university applications should be filed by DECEMBER 1st

Aim to finish the entire college application process

Only exception: 2-year apps, which should be filed by March 1st


The Lowdown on Letters of

Recommendation Check to be sure you even need a letter!

Check college website. [There should be a reason you’re sending letter[s].

Be sure to ask teacher/counselor at least 3 weeks before any deadline

Complete a College Recommendation Form [available in CCC or on our website], copy and give to each recommender

Be sure to give recommender any additional required forms.

Recommender mails letter for you, so provide each recommender with pre-addressed and stamped envelopes.

If using Common App, “invite” teacher to write a letter online; you can complete request process online

Be sure to write/email a “thank you” to each recommender!


The Common Application

Attend our Workshop on Common App: 9/14, 8th hour

Only used by 450 schools Create account at:

www.commonapp.org Make a note of your Common App ID Work your way down the left rail to

complete every piece of the CA 99% of schools have supplements

[usually more essays…] Last item on rail: SCHOOL FORMS


http://www.commonapp.org/

COMMON APPSCHOOL

FORMS #1“Invite” teacher[s] to

write a recommendation for Common App

This initiates process for teachers, who can submit letters online or on paper

Tip: Speak with your teacher[s] before you invite them


COMMON APPSCHOOL FORMS

#2

Under School Forms, invite your counselor to be a recommender—KEY STEP FOR Common App! [This will email your counselor to

submit your school forms online.]THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO

SEND A TRANSCRIPT TO ALL COMMON APP SCHOOLS. [Greatly simplified process this year!! It’s FREE!!]

Tip: Make an appointment with your counselor before you invite them!


Your Transcript:Registering with

Parchment

REGISTER WITH PARCHMENT.COM All transcripts sent electronically

through Parchment [previously known as Docufide]

Complete registration process by going to parchment.comNEW: Student or parent can

establish account – Decide who will be ordering transcripts.

Tip: If you have siblings following you to college, parent account might be more convenient.

Tip: If you will be handling every detail of transcript process, set up your own account.www.d125.org/

college

PARCHMENT.COM

How to Register

Click on “Sign In” in upper right corner of Parchment home page

Follow prompts to complete registration process Required Information:

Email, Password, Name [as it appears on SHS transcript] , Date of Birth

Optional preferences for other college info – we feel Naviance provides better info


Your Parchment Transcript

First transcript you request goes to you in your Parchment accountTip: Use this as a reference

tool as you complete your college applications

Go to parchment.com and sign in using your email and password

Search for Adlai E. Stevenson HS Tip: Be sure to check the SHS

in Illinois!


http://www.parchment.com/

Parchment Registering

“Date started” high school is 2008 Student ID and Social Security Info is

optional; Parchment stores data by name and birth date

Transcript Authorization Form MUST be signed BEFORE any transcript will be released. Insert the PIN mailed to you by

Parchment to accelerate this process

An unofficial copy of your SHS transcript will be sent to your Parchment account. [This is not official; colleges receive updated official transcripts.]


Managing YourParchment Transcript

You can view, delete, refresh or deliver your transcript to colleges Tip: Refreshing your unofficial

transcript can take 24-72 hours and will update all info

To send a transcript to college, click on deliver icon Tip: Icon is an arrow embedded

in a box Follow prompts to search for

college[s] Tip: Be sure you have the right

college checked!!


Requesting Your

Parchment Transcript

BIGGEST NEWS: Most transcripts will be delivered FREE or at a greatly reduced price!!Due to contract between

Parchment and the State of Illinois

New fee structure will be in place after Labor Day so don’t request a transcript before September 6th!


Three Last Words about Transcripts

Do not send transcript to Common Application schools through Parchment!!Counselor will deliver all

Common App transcripts at no charge

Wait until you receive your PIN from Parchment to begin registration and transcript process!

The earliest college deadline is October 15th, so no need to panic about deadlines!!


Transcript Requests –One

last thing… It takes time for Parchment to

process your transcript… It takes time for the college to

process your transcript request and add it to your electronic file, so…

PLEASE wait 2 weeks before inquiring if your transcript has been uploaded into a college’s info system and attached to your application!

“Electronic” does not mean “instant”


Big News from UIUC

NO TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED IN APPLICATION PROCESS!!

You will self-report all your courses, semester grades and senior year courses online

If you are admitted and plan to attend UIUC, a final transcript will be required.

UIUC app goes live on September 1st


Tips for UIUC Process

Use your Parchment transcript as a reference tool as you complete your UIUC app

Attend our Workshop on new application: 9/8,8th hour in CCC


CCC Support

Write Stuff workshops:9:30-10:15: 9/1, 9/9, 9/157:30-8:15: 9/7, 9/138th hour: 9/12

UIUC Application Workshop8th hour, 9/8

Common Application Workshop8th hour, 9/14

CCC Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm


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