Processing Timeline
Due to Registrar
Sept. 19
Sept. 30
Oct. 15
Nov.3
Nov. 17
Dec. 3
Dec. 15
Jan. 5
Jan. 15
Feb. 2
College Deadline
Oct. 15
Nov. 1
Nov. 15
Dec. 1
Dec. 15
Jan. 1
Jan. 15
Feb. 1
Feb. 15
Mar. 1
: From the PHS Counseling Website Log in to your Naviance/Family Connection
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If you are NOT applying to ANY Common App Schools GO TO Step 3.
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Applying to Common App Schools GO TO Step 2
Students applying to Common Application Schools must create Common App account
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From Naviance/Family Connection click on the Common Application Link to create your Common App account.
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Complete the requested information for the Education tab, add at least one College, and complete the Common App required
FERPA Waiver on the Recommender’s Tab
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Next, go to Naviance Family Connection select the “College” tab and click on “Colleges I am applying to”. You will see a blue shaded box titled “ Common App Account Matching ”. Follow instructions to match your Common App account to
Naviance
: Adding “colleges that you are applying to” and requesting transcripts in Naviance Family Connection
 Go to the “Colleges” tab and then select “Colleges I am applying to” and click on the +add to this list. Select colleges and indicate decision type.
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Transcript must be requested in Naviance. Do this by clicking on the link under the Common App Ferpa Waiver “
: Request teacher recommendations through Naviance Family Connection
 Go to the “Colleges” tab and then select “Colleges I am applying to”. Scroll down the page for Teacher Recommendations.
This must be completed to ensure teacher recommendations are sent on time.
: Go to room 51 to schedule an appointment with the Registrar
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Complete paper Transcript Request Form and the FERPA Waiver and Authorization to Release Pupil Records for meeting with
Registrar.
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Your Transcript Request Form must match the colleges you are applying to in Naviance Family Connection.
: Complete an on-line request for SAT or ACT for your score reports to be sent to the colleges.
SAT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/scores ACT: http://www.actstudent.org/scores/send/
: Check with colleges four weeks after the submission deadline to ensure that all materials have been received.
Other Important Information
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Mid- Year Transcripts: PHS will automatically send mid-year transcripts to all Common Application Schools . If you are applying to a non-Common
App school that officially requests s a mid-year, you must let the Registrar know to send your mid-year transcript to that school.
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Final Transcripts: In May you will meet with your counselor to let him or her know where you are attending college. I will send your final transcript to that college. Final transcripts are sent around July 15, which is when MCPS releases transcripts to the schools. If you are registered with NCAA they will receive your final transcript too.

Naviance Family Connection allows the PHS Counseling Service team to communicate college information to families. It makes college research easy by allowing families to compare colleges and universities, explore scholarship opportunities, track college applications, and access a variety of other college research materials (http://www.naviance.com/students/).
Naviance eDocs is an electronic document delivery system. It allows students to submit electronic documents to more than 1,700 colleges and universities, including every Common Application member institution (http://www.naviance.com/schools//studentsfamilies).
Common Application (Common App) is a not-for-profit organization that serves students and member institutions by providing an admission application – online and in print – that students may submit to any of the 456 member colleges or universities
(https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/FAQ.aspx).
NACAC Forms are universal standard college application and secondary school report forms. Poolesville High school does not use individual college secondary school report forms; instead PHS uses NACAC forms for all college applications.
(http://www.nacacnet.org/Pages/default.aspx)
Early Decision is an accelerated college application process in which students typically must complete their applications in
November. In most cases, students will then receive a decision from the college before January. Early decision is financially binding. If admitted, a student must attend the school or else lose a sizable enrollment deposit. A student may apply to only one college early decision (although additional applications for regular admissions are allowed).
If accepted, a student must withdraw all other college applications.
Early Action is an accelerated college application process in which students typically must complete their applications in November.
In most cases, students will then receive a decision from the college before January. At many colleges, the acceptance rates are higher for early action than for regular admission. UMCP accepts 90% of its Freshman Class through Early Action. Students who are not accepted early are still considered for admission with the regular admission pool. Early action is not binding -- students are free to apply to other colleges. Although students receive early notification of an acceptance, they do not need to make a decision until the usual May 1 deadline allowing time for Financial Aid decisions http://collegeapps.about.com/od/admissionstimeline/College_Admissions_Timeline.htm).
Naviance Family Connection submission symbols
This symbolizes a Common Application school. If you apply using the Common App you must submit your documents online.
This symbolizes a NACAC school that accepts online submissions
This symbolizes a college that only accepts postal mail applications. When you see this symbol you must submit a 9x12 envelope , addressed to the college with postage, but with NO RETURN ADDRESS
Postal Mail Instructions
Student Name; No Return Address
Admissions Office Address Here
3- 49¢ Stamps