SENIOR
PARENT/GUARDIAN
WORKSHOP
Lexington High School Counseling Department
September 23, 2014
Counseling Go-To Staff
COUNSELORS
Melissa Buttaro
Alicia Linsey
Chrissy Maloney
Matt Medugno
Stephanie Michael
Emily O’Neil
Stacy Prosowski
Cynthia Tang
Carrie Thibodeau
Matthew Willis
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
Room 152
Jane Aronson
Karen Hurley
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Room 705
Joanne Tringale
Agenda
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Senior Seminars
Post-Secondary Options
Building a Balanced College List
College Application Process
Financial Aid
What Students Can Do
How Parents Can Help
Senior Seminars
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Post-Secondary Options
Building a Balanced College List
The College Application Process
Naviance/Family Connection
(Transcript & Teacher Recommendation Requests)
Post-Secondary Options
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College/University (2-year & 4-year)
Employment
Gap Year
Military Service
Post-Graduate (PG) Year
Technical/Trade Training
Building a Balanced College List
• Use Naviance/Family Connection to help
develop and hone the list
• Strong lists include:
– 6 to 8 carefully selected schools
– A balance of Likely, Target and Reach
schools
Important Factors
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Academic Offerings/Majors
Size of Student Body
Location
Residential/Social Life
Student Organizations
Athletics/Recreational Sports
Student Diversity
Types of Admission
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Regular Admission
Rolling Admission
Open Admission
Early Decision (binding)
Early Action (non-binding)
Restricted / Single-Choice Early Action
COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS –
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
COLLEGE
COUNSELOR
STUDENT
 Application
 Supplements/Essay
 Application Fee
NAVIANCE/REGIST
RAR
 Request transcripts
 $6 per
college
(payable at the
end of the year
through MCC
eSchool
account)*
COLLEGE BOARD/ ACT
 Request SAT and SAT
Subject Test scores
 Request ACT scores
 Counselor packet
(questionnaire,
parent/guardian “brag
sheet” (optional)),
activities resume
NAVIANCE/TEACHER
 Request teacher
recommendations through
Naviance
 Stay in contact with
teachers to provide list of
colleges , as well as any
other necessary documents.
* unless you are
approved for a fee
waiver
You should send the materials listed above to LHS personnel by posted deadlines.
COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS –
WHO SENDS WHAT TO COLLEGES
COLLEGES
STUDENT
 Student portion of
the college application
including the ED
contract when
indicated
 Application fee
 Supplements
 Essay/short answers
 Additional
recommendation
letters
 Portfolios
REGISTRAR
 LHS profile
 Official transcript
 Counselor statement
(‘recommendation
letter’)
 Secondary school
report forms
COLLEGEBOARD/
ACT
 Official SAT, SAT
Subject Test, ACT
scores
 AP scores
TEACHER
 Teacher statement
(‘recommendation
letter’)
 Teacher Evaluation
form
Athletics and Admissions
• Register with NCAA Eligibility Center ASAP
– Division I or II Sports
• Keep in contact with coaches
• Remember: A promise of acceptance is not an
official acceptance. A student-athlete is not
accepted until they have received a letter from
Admissions.
Financial Aid
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Financial Aid Forms
– FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
– CSS Profile
– College-specific forms
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MEFA Financial Aid Night at LHS
– Thursday, November 13, 2014 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm
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College Goal Sunday (www.fafsaday.org)
– January 2015
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Local Scholarships (Naviance/Family Connection)
What Students Can Do
• Be Realistic with Your List
• The goal of the college admission office is to
enroll a well-rounded class – a community of
individuals who add a unique talent or
characteristic to the class. The operative
question in selective admissions is: “What will
this student add to our college?”
• Make Your Case – why is this college a good
match for you?
How Parents Can Help
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Allow Your Student To Drive
Consider The Source…
Look Beyond The Most Known
Keep Your Sense of Humor
Online Resources
• Naviance Family Connection
– connection.naviance.com/lexington
• College Board
– www.collegeboard.com
– CSS profile
• MEFA (MA Education Funding Authority)
– www.mefa.org
• Colleges that do not require SAT/ACT
– Fair Test (www.fairtest.org)
– LHS School Counseling
(http://lps.lexingtonma.org/domain/616)
Small Group Q & A
Auditorium: Ms. Maloney & Ms. Tang
Library Media Center: Ms. Thibodeau & Mr. Willis
Commons I: Mrs. Michael & Ms. Prosowski
Science Lecture Hall: Mrs. Linsey & Mr. Medugno