College Application Process

All students are encouraged to set up an appointment with their counselor during the Junior year to discuss “Life After High School”.  This will give your counselor an opportunity to explore options for college and assist with the college application process.  It can open doors for those who wish to go into the work force as well as the many opportunities that you may not be considering.  Questions can be answered for those who are interested in joining any branch of the military.

The College Application Process:

• decide which schools you are interested in

• set up an appointment with your counselor to discuss colleges and to pick up your College Packet

Your counselor will give you a College Packet:
  
    Important Dates to Remember

     Records Release Form         Must be signed by a parent or the student if they are 18 or older

     College Information Sheet    Please complete this form

     2 Teacher Recommendation Sheets    These must be given to 2 teachers who you are NOT going to ask for a formal written recommendation to go with your college application.  Once you have given these sheets to the teachers you will never see them again.  The teacher will return these sheets to the Counseling Office and your Counselor will use these sheets for his/her recommendation.

      Senior Info Sheet – This sheet must be completed unless you have a resume to include in this packet.

 

WHAT TO INCLUDE WHEN YOU RETURN THE PACKET TO Your Counselor:

      Signed Records Release Form (if applicable)

     College Information Sheet

     Student Info Sheet or Resume

     Application supplements

***Please Note:  The Counseling Office will not send your application to any college. 

This is your responsibility.

 IMPORTANT NOTE:  Once you have turned in your College Folder, you will need to notify Ms. Wight or your counselor by email or by stopping in if you add colleges to your list or decide not to apply so that the proper information gets to all locations.

 If you have any questions regarding this process, please see Ms. Wight in the Counseling Office.

APPLYING TO COLLEGE TIMELINE

**Packets are processed in the order of arrival.  It is very important to follow the timeline so you are not turning in materials at the last minute.**

**Important note – if your college deadline is in January you need to remember that the high school counselors do not work during the holiday break.  Please plan accordingly to get your materials in early.***