Lawrence Central High School Post‐Secondary Planning Guide 2015‐2016 Counseling Office 317‐964‐7520 STAFF Chris McClatchy, Director of School Counseling Deena Fogle Brian Maloney Suzanne Oakes Oliver Smith Kim Payne‐Shearer Kim Dynak (Spring)/ Jason Howe (Fall) Cherlisa Richardson (College and Career Coach) Table of Contents Applying to College Indiana College/University Admission Information College Visits Financial Aid Scholarship Search Instructions 21st Century Scholars and IU Groups Standardized Testing Naviance Career Exploration/ College Search Tools NCAA Eligibility 2 year Colleges/Career Schools Apprenticeships Armed Services Volunteerism Guidance Listserve Important Senior Dates August 1, 2015 College application season begins for fall 2016 enrollment. August 26, 2015 College and Career Planning Night, 5:30 PM November 1/15 Priority deadline for several colleges. December 3, 2015 Financial Aid/ FAFSA information session, 6:00 PM February 18, 2016 FAFSA completion workshop, 3:00 – 7:00 PM February 26, 2016 FAFSA completion workshop, 8:00 – 11:00 AM March 10, 2016 State of Indiana FAFSA deadline 21st Century Scholars Affirmation deadline May 1, 2016 Deadline to accept college admittance offer June 1, 2016 Verify that you have requested a final transcript to be sent to the school you will be attending in the fall through Naviance eDocs. College Application Process Colleges and universities prefer that students apply online. If you have to use paper applications, they can be downloaded from the university or college’s website. Application Process: 1. Complete the application available online at the college/university website, common application, or if using a paper copy neatly in black ink (online applications are encouraged when available). 2. Send your transcript to each college or university to which you are applying. To send, you MUST log into your Naviance account. Follow the instructions provided on the next 4 pages. 3. Send your official test scores to each college or university that requires them If the application has a counselor recommendation form (or secondary school report), it will automatically be sent to the counselor when you make the transcript request. 4. If the college requires a recommendation you will be able to select the individual within your Naviance account. Instructions are provided. Create a resume highlighting your extracurricular school activities, awards, honors, any outside of school volunteer or service commitments, employment, etc. Contact the person (teacher or counselor) who will be writing it and give him/her a copy of your resume and/or a Student Information Form (available from each counselor) and a stamped envelope addressed to the college. Please be considerate and give your counselor/teacher at least 10 school days of lead time before any deadlines. Counselors/teachers are not responsible for missed deadlines if given recommendation requests at the last moment. If you are using an Application Fee Waiver, it is your responsibility to mail it directly to the college admissions office (see your counselor for fee waivers). How to Request Transcripts in Naviance 1. Are You Using the Common Application to Apply to Any Colleges? If no, skip to Step 2. If yes, keep reading. On the Common Application website: Create Your Common App Account at www.commonapp.org Important: Be sure to add the correct high school to your Education tab! Complete your FERPA Release Authorization. Add at least one college you intend to apply to. In the same tab, click on “Recommenders and FERPA.” Click on “release authorization” and follow the on-screen instructions. DO NOT request any school-based (teacher or counselor) recommenders in your Common App account. Any non school-based recommenders should still be requested through Common App as Other Recommender. On the Naviance website: Match your Naviance Family Connection account with your Common App account. Login to your Family Connection account and click on the Colleges tab. Click on “Colleges I’m Applying To.” Match your Common App account by entering your email address and your date of birth (pre-populated). Be sure to use the same email address you put in your Common App account. 2. Add Colleges to Your List and Request Transcripts Add Colleges to your list: Under the Colleges tab on Naviance, click “+add to this list.” Click the “lookup” button to either search for a school or choose it from the College Picker list. Then, click the “request” button under Transcript. From the dropdown menu under Type, select the type of decision you are applying for. Be sure to use the exact word- ing from the application. If your application has been submitted to the college, check the box under I have submitted my application. Repeat for additional schools. Then click Add Colleges at the bottom of your screen. 3. Update Your List of Colleges to Include Important Information Editing your applications. Once you have added colleges (and later if you add more), click on the pencil under Edit next to any of them. This icon will open a screen that allows you to make the following edits for all schools on your list at once: 1. Applying via Common App – Yes or No? (Only applicable for non-exclusive Common App schools.) 2. Application Type 3. College Deadline 4. Other information, like Result, may be updated as it becomes available. Click “Update Applications” at the bottom of your screen when you are finished. Depending on the colleges you apply for, you may see different icons under the Submission header. : The college or university accepts electronic transcripts but is not a member of the Common App. : The college or university accepts the Common Application. You will see this icon for CA exclusive schools or if you have chosen “Yes” under Unknown (under Applying via Common App? - the school is non-exclusive so you must indicate whether or not you intend to apply via Common App) : You are not applying via Common App but the school will accept an electronic transcript. : The college only accepts paper transcripts. Your registrar will mail these for you. 4. Request Letters of Recommendation Make sure you have requested letters in person from your teachers before adding them to your applications in Naviance! Requesting a teacher recommendation. Under the Colleges tab, scroll below your list of colleges that you are applying to. Selecting your teacher and adding notes. Select the teacher name from the dropdown list and enter a personal message. Important: If you have special instructions, such as asking your teacher to write a letter of recommendation for a specific college or university, be sure to include those instructions here. ***Naviance does not allow you to link certain teachers to certain applications like Common App does. So, if teachers are not writing you recommendations for all of your Common App schools, make sure to specify for teachers which schools their letters are for.*** Submit your request. Click Update Request at the bottom of the screen. Request additional letters. If you add colleges to your list, even through Common App, you MUST submit new teacher recommendation letter requests, even if the teacher is already writing a letter. Teachers are NOT notified when colleges are added. Thank your letter writers. Each of your recommendation writers should receive a hand-written thank you note from you. Trine University Holy Cross College Calumet Col. St. Joseph Saint Mary’s College Bethel College University of Notre Dame Goshen College Grace College Valparaiso University Indiana Tech Manchester College University of St. Francis Indiana Purdue - Ft. Wayne Saint Joseph’s College Huntington University Purdue University Indiana Wesleyan University Taylor University Ball State University Wabash College Anderson University Butler University Marian University Martin University Earlham College Depauw University University of Indianapolis St. Mary of the Woods College Indiana Purdue Indianapolis (IUPUI) Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech Indiana State University Franklin College Indiana University Vincennes University Hanover College Oakland City University University of Evansville University of Southern Indiana Public Institution Private Institution Updated Aug 2014 STATE OF INDIANA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSION INFORMATION Percentage Average Avg SAT Applicants Freshman Avg (1600 - V/M) Tuition Application Institution Website admitted GPA ACT (2400 - V/M/W) only Fee Undergrad Undergrad Enrollment Ancilla College www.ancilla.edu 518 OPEN N/A N/A N/A $13,880 Free Online Anderson University www.anderson.edu 2,025 54% 3.4 22-26 1080 (1600) $26,120 Free Online Ball State University www.bsu.edu 17,143 61% 3.41 20-24 1609 (2400) $8,498 $55 Bethel College www.bethelcollege.edu 1,826 73% 3.4 22 1020 (1600) $31,620 Free Online Butler University www.butler.edu 3,861 66% 3.75 25-30 1741 (2400) $33,490 Free Online Calumet Coll. of St. Joseph www.ccsj.edu 1,115 34% N/A 18 N/A $14,680 Free Online DePauw University www.depauw.edu 2,326 62% 3.51 24-29 1800 (2400) $40,150 Free Online Earlham College www.earlham.edu 1,181 75% 3.48 24-29 $40,600 Free Online Franklin College www.franklincollege.edu 1,106 65% 3.4 18-23 1511 (2400) $27,510 Free Online Goshen College www.goshen.edu 974 60% 3.45 21-29 1617 (2400) $28,500 $25 Grace College www.grace.edu 1,534 91% 3.2 20-26 1824 (2400) $23,970 Free Online Hanover College www.hanover.edu 1,064 64% 3.65 22-28 1610 (2400) $31,160 Free Online Holy Cross College www.hcc-nd.edu 459 83% 3.04 19-24 1000 (1600) $24,500 Free Online Huntington University www.huntington.edu 1,170 97% 3.38 20-26 1030 (1600) $23,300 $20 Indiana State University www.indstate.edu 9,349 86% 3.09 17-22 940 (1600) $8,056 $25 Indiana Institute of Tech www.indianatech.edu 4,010 64% 2.89 17-22 943 (1600) $11,985 Free Online Indiana University-Bloom.