College Application Process Class of 2021

COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS LCHS SCHOOL COUNSELING WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? • AT THIS POINT OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS SOME STUDENTS: • HAVE NO IDEA • ARE THINKING COMMUNITY COLLEGE • HAVE A LIST OF 10 COLLEGES • HAVE ALREADY APPLIED 2020 LCHS SENIORS AND VIRGINIA COLLEGES • VIRGINIA TECH • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT • WILLIAM AND MARY • JAMES MADISON • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2020 LCHS SENIORS AND VIRGINIA COLLEGES 381 – 68% FOUR YEAR COLLEGE • VIRGINIA TECH 53 • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT • WILLIAM AND MARY • JAMES MADISON 26 • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 10 • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 72 WHAT IS? • NUMBER OF LCHS 2020 GRADUATES ATTENDING WVU - #1 OUT OF STATE COLLEGE • 116 NUMBER OF LCHS 2020 GRADUATES THAT APPLIED TO JMU (116/79/26) • 1627 • TOTAL NUMBER OF COLLEGE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY 2019 LCHS STUDENTS • $90 • APPLICATION FEE FOR STANFORD UNIVERSITY – AVERAGE $43, NOVA $0 COUNSELORS • KATHIE ROWLEY (A-CH) • JESSIE GREEN (CI-GH) • BETH KOSAKOW (WHITE) (GI-KR) • HEATHER HONG (KU-O) • CYNTHIA CONNELL (P-SE) • ERIC SCHNEIDER (SH-Z) • LANGSTON WEST CAREER CENTER SPECIALIST • ANNA MITCHUM TRANSCRIPT/QUESTIONS IMPORTANT DATES • AUGUST 20TH COLLEGE APPLICATION NIGHT • SEPTEMBER 15TH FINANCIAL AID NIGHT – NOVA/ZOOM • SEPTEMBER 23RD SAT @ LCHS, SENIORS ONLY • CANCELED COLLEGE FAIR (SBHS) • OCTOBER 12TH COLUMBUS DAY/COLLEGE VISITS • OCTOBER 20TH FAFSA WORKSHOP – NOVA/ZOOM • OCTOBER 27TH SAT W/ESSAY @ LCHS, SENIORS ONLY • NOVEMBER 15TH DECEMBER 1ST MERIT BASED SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES? • DECEMBER 5TH SAT @ LCHS HOW MANY? • COLLEGES SHOULD BE ON MY LIST • 5/6 IS NORMAL • REACH, TARGET, AND SAFETY • RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD I SEND WITH MY APPLICATIONS • 0-3 • TIMES SHOULD I SEND TRANSCRIPTS TO A COLLEGE • ONE WITH THE APPLICATION, ONE MID-YEAR, ONE AT THE END OF THE YEAR (SENIOR SURVEY) • ALL WITH ONE REQUEST!!!! TYPES OF APPLICATIONS • SCHOOL-BASED • THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY’S WEBSITE • COMMON APPLICATION • APPLY TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS • SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SELECTED COLLEGES • COALITION APPLICATION • THE COALITION WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 BY A GROUP OF DEDICATED COLLEGE LEADERS AIMING TO IMPROVE THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS HOW TO? • REQUEST A TRANSCRIPT • PAPER REQUEST • ELECTRONIC REQUEST (2020-2021) ONLY OPTION • FOUND ON THE LCHS SCHOOL COUNSELING WEBSITE • REQUEST A DUAL ENROLLMENT TRANSCRIPT – DIRECTLY THROUGH NOVA/JMU/GMU • REQUEST SAT/ACT SCORES • THROUGH COLLEGEBOARD.COM OR ACTSTUDENT.ORG • REQUEST RECOMMENDATIONS • ASK THE TEACHER/PROVIDE RESUME OR INSIGHT SHEET • FOLLOW UP ENTRANCE EXAMS • SAT (400-1600) • COLLEGEBOARD.COM • OPTIONAL ESSAY – ASK THE COLLEGE • SAT II (SUBJECT TEST) • MOST OF THE TIME NOT PART OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS – VERY SMALL % OF COLLEGES • COULD BE USED FOR PLACEMENT • ACT (1-36) • ACTSTUDENT.ORG • OPTIONAL ESSAY – ASK THE COLLEGE • ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, READING • RECOMMENDATION • SAT AND ACT – TAKE ONE MORE BASED ON SUCCESS OF FIRST TEST ENTRANCE EXAMS CONTINUED • FOR ADMISSIONS FOR THE FALL OF 2021 • IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMISSIONS POLICIES FOR MOST COLLEGES WILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE STUDENT’S ACCESS TO THE SAT OR ACT EXAMS • WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL OR REVIEW THE WEBSITE OF THE COLLEGES – IF YOU GAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT THAT POST SECONDARY INSTITUTION • IT SEEMS THAT MOST COLLEGES WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE AND EXAM IF A STUDENT IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP OR AN HONORS COLLEGE WHERE DO I GO FOR ASSISTANCE • COUNSELING OFFICE • MS MITCHUM/ MS COFIELD • COUNSELORS • MR WEST • SCHOOLOGY • TEACHERS • *****LCHS COUNSELING WEBPAGE ***** • NAVIANCE – TRANSCRIPT AND RECOMMENDATION REQUESTS • SCATTERGRAM • CALL ADMISSIONS OF THE COLLEGE YOU ARE APPLYING TO – OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE • WWW.FAFSA.GOV • WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM LCHS – SCHOOL COUNSELING NAVIANCE NAVIANCE - SCATTERGRAM COLLEGE BOARD COLLEGE WEBSITE EXAMPLE - HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY WHAT IS NEXT? • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER • NARROW DOWN YOUR LIST OF COLLEGES • VISIT COLLEGES • **MAKE A VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR COUNSELORS** • INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND OF THE “SENIOR COLLEGE PROCESS” LINK ON THE SCHOOL COUNSELING PAGE – ON THE LCHS WEBSITE • ATTEND COLLEGE FAIR/VISIT COLLEGES - VIRTUAL • COLLEGES VISITING LCHS – WORKING WITH OTHER LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLS • COMPLETE RESUME/INSIGHT SHEET • ASK FOR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS • REGISTER FOR SAT/ACT • BEGIN ON-LINE APPLICATION WHAT IS NEXT? • OCTOBER • COMMUNICATE FINANCIAL SITUATION • VISIT COLLEGES • FILL OUT FAFSA • MAKE A LIST OF DEADLINES FOR YOUR COLLEGES • REVIEW COLLEGE ESSAYS • CONTINUE OR COMPLETE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS WHAT IS NEXT? • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER • SUBMIT EARLY APPLICATION • EARLY DECISION VS EARLY ACTION • CONFIRM COLLEGE DEADLINES • SCHOLARSHIP/HONORS PROGRAMS DEADLINES • KEEP GRADES UP – WE WILL SEND SEMESTER TRANSCRIPTS • VISIT COLLEGES • START LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINES • TRANSCRIPTS - 10 SCHOOL DAYS TO PROCESS • EXAMPLE – APPLICATION IS DUE NOVEMBER 1ST • REQUEST NEEDS TO BE TO US BY OCTOBER 18TH • PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE THANKSGIVING AND WINTER BREAK HOLIDAYS • RECOMMENDATIONS • PLEASE DISCUSS WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL WRITING YOUR RECOMMENDATION • WEEKS IS COMMON • PLEASE DO NOT BE UPSET WITH OTHERS IF YOU DID NOT PLAN AHEAD HOW TO APPLY - VIDEO • THANK YOU TO MR GREEN • HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DIOPMHAYVVE COMMUNICATE ... POINT OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS SOME STUDENTS: • HAVE NO IDEA • ARE THINKING COMMUNITY COLLEGE • HAVE A LIST OF 10 COLLEGES • HAVE ALREADY APPLIED 2020 LCHS SENIORS AND VIRGINIA COLLEGES... INFORMATION FOR SELECTED COLLEGES • COALITION APPLICATION • THE COALITION WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 BY A GROUP OF DEDICATED COLLEGE LEADERS AIMING TO IMPROVE THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS, PARTICULARLY... EXAMS • SAT (400-1600) • COLLEGEBOARD.COM • OPTIONAL ESSAY – ASK THE COLLEGE • SAT II (SUBJECT TEST) • MOST OF THE TIME NOT PART OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS – VERY SMALL % OF COLLEGES • COULD BE USED