Moorestow n High SchoolCounsel ing Department

COLLEGE APPLICATION

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1,769 applications processed to315 different Colleges/Universities

Class of 2019

Top 10 # of Applications: Class of 2019

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Drexel University University of Delaware Pennsylvania State UniversityRowan University Temple UniversityRowan College at Burlington County University of PennsylvaniaThe College of New Jersey Saint Joseph’s University

What is Nav iance?❏ a web-based resource for students and parents that

encourages and supports high school and college planning.❏ specific to our school and contains college admittance

information for the past ten years.❏ electronically submits and documents receipt of college

application material which includes the following:➢ transcript➢ secondary school report if required➢ MHS profile➢ counselor letter of recommendation

Nav iance Homepage

Col lege Visit s

The Appl icat ion ProcessAll seniors are familiar with accessing Naviance. To begin applying to colleges, seniors should proceed with the following:

1. Create an account at commonapp.org and/or coalitionforcollegeaccess.org (if applicable)

1. Complete application including the FERPA Release Authorization. It is in the best interest of the students to waive their right to access by checking “yes.”

Common App Review

www .commonapp.org

⬜ Log into Naviance account and complete “Match Accounts” under the “Colleges” tab. You will need your Common App email address. Be sure you have signed your FERPA Release Authorization in Common App first.

⬜ Finalize list of “Colleges I’m Applying to List”⬜ Please specify submission type (Common App, Direct

to Institution, etc.) ⬜ Specify application type (Early Action, Early Decision,

Rolling Admissions, Priority, etc.)

❏ Once you click “Edit,” you have the option to check “I’ve submitted my application,” as well as change app type, results, interests, etc.

⬜ Apply to colleges and then under “Colleges I’m Applying to” click “Edit.”

Let ters of Recommendat ion❏ Submit to Counselor a signed Teacher & Counselor

Recommendation Waiver and Transcript Release Form with list of colleges where you have applied and include deadlines. Forms must be submitted 15 school days in advance of the application deadline.

❏ Request letters of recommendation from your teachers. Please provide stamped, addressed envelopes and any supplemental forms (e.g. Common Application Teacher Evaluation) required to the teachers for your letters of recommendation.

❏ Be sure to send Thank You notes to those who wrote you a recommendation.

Af ter the Appl icat ionSTUDENT:❏ SAT/ACT Scores must be sent

through testing agency

❏ Collegeboard.org

❏ ACTStudent.org

❏ Follow up with each school regarding the status of your application. Make sure to check the college account/ portal and e-mail regularly.

❏ Update Naviance account with admission decisions.

SCHOOL:❏ Your school counselor will

submit the following to the college/university:

❏ Counselor recommendation letter

❏ Secondary school report form (if applicable)

❏ School Profile

❏ Official Transcript with Senior Schedule

Sel f Report Academic Record

❏ Some colleges require applicants to self-report their transcript through the Self Report Academic Record (SRAR).

❏ Rutgers❏ Penn State❏ University of Pittsburgh

❏ Any students applying to these schools should pick up an unofficial copy of their transcript from the Guidance Department to assist in the completion of the application.

❏ Rutgers, University of Pittsburgh, and Penn State do not consider letters of recommendation in their admissions process.

QUESTIONS?

College Ready?

“How to Help a Teenager Be College-Ready,” NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/well/how-to-help-a-teenager-be-college-ready.html

Resilience Consortiumhttps://resilienceconsortium.bsc.harvard.edu/resources

“This American Life: How I Got Into College,” NPRhttps://www.thisamericanlife.org/504/how-i-got-into-college