Fall presentation for seniors.

2. WHY ARE WE HERE?
COLLEGE? WORK? MILITARY?
TECHNICAL PROGRAM?
COLLEGE DATA FOR CLASS OF 2016
AS REPORTED BY STUDENTS IN JUNE 2015 (734 SENIORS IN DATA)
• 67% ATTENDING 4-YEAR COLLEGES
• 25% ATTENDING 2-YEAR COLLEGES
• 2% ENTERING THE MILITARY
• 2% ENTERING THE WORK FORCE
• 4% OTHER

3. HOW DO I GET INTO EACH COLLEGE?
•CHECK THEIR WEBSITES UNDER ADMISSIONS
•GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL THE ADMISSION REPS
•DO NOT JUST SEND AN EMAIL
•HOLISTIC REVIEW- LOOK AT APPLICANT AS A WHOLE
•MEET THE REPS IN THE COLLEGE CENTER (CHECK
NAVIANCE COLLEGE PAGE)

4. HOW DO I APPLY TO COLLEGE?
1.GET ON NAVIANCE AND LIST COLLEGES
2.APPLY ONLINE USING APPLY TEXAS/ COMMON APP
3.SEND TRANSCRIPTS
4.SEND SAT AND/ OR ACT SCORES
5.SEND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @BHSCOLLEGE

5. NAVIANCE
1.PLEASE REGISTER YOUR EMAIL UNDER ABOUT ME TAB
2.ADD COLLEGES TO “COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO”
3.REQUEST REC LETTER FOR COMMON APP (502 COLLEGES IN THE
COUNTRY) COLLEGES AFTER ASKING COUNSELOR/ TEACHER IN PERSON
4.APPLY TEXAS (TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES) IS NOT LINKED DIRECTLY TO
NAVIANCE FOR REC LETTERS YOU MAIL THESE
5.COLLEGE VISITS CALENDAR
6.DEMONSTRATION HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONISD.ORG/PAGE/120118

6. ONLINE APPLICATIONS
APPLY TEXAS
• TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES
• REC LETTERS, RESUMES, ETC. NEEDS TO
BE MAILED
• PROVIDE TEACHERS/ COUNSELORS WITH
ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND STAMP
• SOME PRIVATE TEXAS COLLEGES
• WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG
COMMON APPLICATION
• 502 COLLEGES NATIONWIDE
• DIRECTLY LINKED TO NAVIANCE FOR REC LETTERS
• WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

7. APPLY TEXAS AND/ OR PRIVATE COLLEGE
REC LETTERS

8. TRANSCRIPT
1.WE ARE CHANGING THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU, WAIT
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR MORE DIRECTIONS,
CHECK NAVIANCE AND TWITTER FOR UPDATES
2.PAY $2.00 PER COLLEGE THEN IT WILL BE PROCESSED

9. TRANSCRIPTS CONTINUED…
•COMPLETE THE TRANSCRIPT REQUEST
•SUBMIT CASH PAYMENT ($2 EACH)
•WRITE LEGIBLY AND LIST THE COMPLETE ADDRESS OF THE
COLLEGE OR SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION
•MAKE REQUESTS AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHOOL
OR ORGANIZATION’S POSTMARK DATE

10. MORE TRANSCRIPT INFO
- MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE CORRECT SPELLING OF YOUR NAME ON YOUR
RECORDS
- IF A PARENT IS REQUESTING YOUR TRANSCRIPT AND YOU ARE UNDER 18,
THEY MUST SHOW THEIR PHOTO ID
- IF A PARENT IS REQUESTING YOUR TRANSCRIPT AND YOU ARE 18 OR OLDER,
YOU MUST GIVE AUTHORIZATION FIRST
- TRANSCRIPTS ISSUED TO STUDENTS ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED UNOFFICIAL

11. COUNSELOR/ TEACHER
RECOMMENDATIONS
• ASK IN PERSON WITH 30 DAYS OF ADVANCED NOTICE-PROVIDE A BRAG SHEET
& OPTIONAL RESUME
• APPLY TEXAS- GIVE ENVELOPES WITH STAMP
• COMMON APP REC LETTERS WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA NAVIANCE
• DO NOT JUST LIST ON NAVIANCE- THEY CAN DELETE IT
• CAN ASK OUTSIDE PERSON (BOSS, PASTOR, FAMILY FRIEND) BUT THIS NEEDS
TO BE MAILED

12. SEND SAT AND/OR ACT SCORES
•YOU HAVE TO SEND TO EACH COLLEGE YOU ARE APPLYING TO
•THIS IS NOT ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT AUTOMATICALLY
•I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SCORESCOLLEGES CANNOT
SEE IF YOU TOOK TEST 100X
•SAT- COLLEGEBOARD.ORG
•ACT- ACTSTUDENT.ORG

13. FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PERKS
• LAST YEAR OVER 48% OF SCHOOL WAS ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH
• 2 FREE SAT, 2 FREE ACT AND 4 COLLEGE APPLICATION FEES
• COME BY MRS. CHILDS OFFICE AT LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL FOR YOUR
TESTING AND/OR COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS. DO NO WAIT UNTIL IT IS
LATE REGISTRATION BECAUSE THE WAIVERS WILL NOT COVER LATE
REGISTRATION.
• CHECK THIS ON THE FINAL SUBMIT PAYMENT SCREEN ON APPLY TEXAS/
COMMON APP
• ASK THE UNIVERSITY ON HOW THEY WANT THIS WAIVER, USUALLY MAILED

14. COLLEGE ESSAYS
•PRACTICE OVER SUMMER?
•READ BLOGS
•ASK ENGLISH TEACHER, PARENTS, FAMILY
MEMBERS
•HELP IN THE COLLEGE CENTER- JUST EMAIL IT TO
ME WITH PROMPT

15. SEND SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
•IF SOMETHING SAYS “OPTIONAL”…. PLEASE DO IT
•RESUME, PORTFOLIOS, ETC.
•DO THIS VIA APPLY TEXAS OR COMMON APP
•THEN UPDATE THROUGH UNIVERSITY’S WEBSITE
•IF NOT THEN MAIL

16. EARLY DECISION, EARLY ACTION, ETC.
• EARLY DECISION- BINDING CONTRACT, NO TURNING BACK OR WITH PENALTY
BE CAREFUL- YOU, PARENTS AND COUNSELOR SIGNS CONTRACT
• EARLY ACTION- YOU ARE JUST GETTING THINGS IN EARLIER, NOT CONTRACT
• SOME IVY AND PRIVATE COLLEGES HAVE DIFFERENT EARLY LINGO- COME SEE
ME

17. COLLEGE VISITS
•ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, SENIORS
ARE ALLOWED TWO COLLEGE VISITS PER SENIOR YEAR
DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER. “COLLEGE VISITS (2)
DURING THE SENIOR YEAR WITH THE ADVANCED
APPROVAL OF THE ALPHA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL” (BHS
STUDENT HANDBOOK).

18. FINANCIAL AID
DO NOT APPLY FOR THE FAFSA
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2016

19. SCHOLARSHIP
•NAVIANCE EMAILS FROM ME
•TWITTER- @BHSCOLLEGE
•DO NOT PAY FOR SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH,
ASK ME FIRST

20. MORE INFO
•UH MAIN – DEC 1ST PRIORITY DEADLINE
•PLEASE READ MY EMAILS, PLEASE!

21. NON- RESIDENTS, INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
•YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND COLLEGE
•YOU ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID
AND SCHOLARSHIPS

22. COLLEGE SUCCESS ADVISORS
THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
FROM HISD IN THE COLLEGE CENTER, YOU
WILL BE RECEIVING FORMAL
INTRODUCTIONS IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.

23. HELPFUL WEBSITES
• NAVIANCE WWW.BELLAIRE.ORG
• APPLY TEXAS WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG
• COMMON APPLICATION WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG
• BIG FUTURE’S COLLEGE SEARCH HTTPS://BIGFUTURE.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG/
• SEARCHING REQUIREMENTS FOR TEXAS COLLEGES
HTTP://TRACKINGTX.ORG/MSP/
• VIDEO TUTORIALS FOR NAVIANCE HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONISD.ORG/PAGE/120118
• ESSAY HELP HTTP://WWW.THECOLLEGEESSAYISTBLOG.COM/