Westborough High School
Class of 2014
Presented by the
School Counseling Department
Objectives
• Review statistics for the class of 2013
• Review college application basics
• Outline the WHS college application
procedures
• Things to know about the electronic
submission process
• Distribute and review pertinent college
information
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Success of 2013 WHS Students
• 95.7% Enrolled in Colleges
• Average applications per student: 6.2
0.40%
Military
1.90%
Employment
2%
Career Education
6.20%
2-Year Colleges
89.50%
4-Year Colleges
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Success of 2013 WHS Students
(Received Special Education Services)
• 81% Enrolled in College
Employment
10%
Military
5%
Career Education
Program
5%
2-Year Colleges
29%
4-Year Colleges
51%
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Top Colleges Enrolled By Class
of 2013- Private
1. Northeastern University
2. Bryant
3. Clark
4. Elon University
5. Emerson
6. Boston University
7. Boston College
8. Johnson & Wales
9. Merrimack College
10. Syracuse University
11. Wentworth Institute of technology
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Top Colleges Enrolled by Class
of 2013 -Public
1. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2. Quinsigamond Community College
3. Worcester State University
4. University of New Hampshire
5. Pennsylvania State University
6. University of Connecticut
7. University of Rhode Island
8. University of Massachusetts, Lowell
9. University of Tampa
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Trends in College Admissions
• The Big Picture: “Holistic” Admissions
• Admitted, But Not For the Fall
• The Economy
• Social Media
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College Application Basics
• WHS Transcript – academic profile
• SAT/ACT
• Application Deadlines – Early Action,
Early Decision, Regular, Rolling &
Restrictive Early Action
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College Application Basics (cntd.)
• Recommendations
• Financial Aid & Scholarships
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WHS College Application
Procedures
• Know your deadlines and begin the process of
submitting materials 4 weeks ahead of college
deadlines to teachers and School Counselors
Know your School Counseling Secretary…
Mrs. Kenefick
Ms. Jasmin, Mrs. Neithercut, Mrs. Goodliffe
Mrs. Morse
Ms. Vavruska Mrs. Caira, Mrs. Hildreth
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Naviance
www.connection.naviance.com/westborough
• Web-based resource for career & college planning
• Organizational & communication tool for
counselors and students
• Resource to compare scores & GPA by colleges
• Career and personality assessments
• Scholarship information
• College Representative list and sign-up
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Things to know about
Electronic Submission
• Types of application (Common Application, online
college applications, paper)
• Non-Standard applications ( VIP, Priority, Candidate’s
Choice)
• The School Counseling Office sends: transcript, school
profile, counselor recommendation, secondary school
report, mid year and final grades and all uploaded
teacher recommendations
• Lag time! Electronic submission does not mean that
your file is automatically uploaded or matched
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FERPA
• Complete the FERPA waiver on CA & Naviance
• FERPA:
– The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
was enacted by Congress in order to protect the privacy of
students and their parents. FERPA is designed to ensure
that students and parents of students may obtain access to
the students educational records and challenge the content
or release of such records to third parties
• Please refer to the Green handout for important steps in
waiving your rights to read recommendation letters
• Students MUST complete Steps 1 & 2!
• Please note that if you DO NOT waive your rights, the school
cannot send your transcripts!
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Requesting Counselor Recommendations
• Students must submit their request for a counselor
recommendation 4 weeks prior to their first college
deadline
• Step 1: Complete the Counselor Recommendation
Request Form in Document Library on Naviance and
print out
• Step 2: Submit to your School Counseling Secretary the
following documents: 1)Completed Counselor
Recommendation Request Form, 2) Draft of your
college essay, 3) Final copy of your activity resume, 4)
$5 transcript processing fee
• Counselor recommendations will be written only upon
receipt of these required documents/fees
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Counselor Recommendation
Request Timeline
Application Due Date
October 15 or earlier
November 1
November 15
December 1
December 15
January 1
January 15
February 1
February 15
Submit Required Materials to
School Counseling Office
September 23
October 1
October 15
November 1
November 15
December 2
December 16
January 3
January 15
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Teacher Recommendations
• Students should ask 2 teachers to write a
recommendation
– Ask teachers if they will submit their recommendation through
Naviance or via mail
• Provide teachers with the documents that they require
to complete recommendation
– i.e.: copy of activity resume, unofficial transcript, “Teacher
Recommendation” form in Senior Documents in Naviance
• Log into Naviance and follow instructions on Orange
handout (see senior folder) which will allow you to
make an official request for teacher recommendations
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Teacher Recommendations
(cntd.)
• Provide stamped envelopes addressed
to college(s) for teachers not sending
through Naviance OR
• If a STAMP icon appears on your
Naviance list of college applications
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Transcript Requests
• Refer to the Purple handout in your folder for
step-by-step instructions for requesting
transcripts
• All transcripts will be sent electronically to
colleges that have the capability to receive
electronic documents
• All transcript requests must be made through
your Naviance account only after you have
submitted your application to colleges
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Application Tracking
Students must record all application activity
through Naviance
• Colleges applying to
• Application Type (RD, ED, EA, Rolling)
• Rolling Admissions
– Be sure to inform your counselor of the deadline
you have set for yourself
• Application decisions
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School Counseling Resources
•
Senior Folder (you received this tonight)
•
Naviance
•
Common Application
•
•
•
SAT/ACT/TOEFL registration booklets
•
WHS School Profile
•
After school college application support on designated
Wednesdays’ in the Ranger College & Career Center
– Will begin on Wednesday, September 25th from 2:00-2:45
– Naviance email to follow with additional dates
Class of 2013 Acceptances
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Financial Aid Resources
• www.mefa.org
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
– FAFSA4Caster
• www.collegeboard.org
– CSS Profile
– College Board Calculators
• Expected Family Contribution
• Net Price
• Compare Aid
• www.collegevalue.info
– Planning tool in regards to comparing colleges
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Scholarship Resources
• Local, state, and national scholarships are updated daily in
Naviance
– Under Colleges Tab~Scholarship List
• WHS scholarships
– Application available April 1st (one application completed &
students are considered for all scholarships)
– Scholarships distributed during graduation
• Websites include:
– www.fastweb.com
– www.princetonreview.com
– www.collegeboard.org
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What’s Next?
Senior Conference Appointment
Will begin September 23, 2013
*Please know that each students
individualized Senior Conference
Appointment Form will be uploaded to
the ‘Journal’ section under ‘About Me’ in
Naviance
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Save the Date!
Financing Your College Education
A presentation by the Massachusetts
Educational Financing Authority
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
7pm
WHS Auditorium
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