Student Process for Requesting Transcripts and Counselor Recommendations

1. Student Process for Requesting Transcripts and Counselor Recommendations Upper Dublin High SchoolGuidance Department 2014-2015

2. For each college, student completes UDHS Transcript Request/Release Form

3. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Complete identifying information. • Parent and Student signatures are required

4. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Enter the College name City and State. • For Penn State ONLY, indicate your first and second campus choice.

5. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Be accurate regarding Naviance Delivery Type. • This will be indicated under “Delivery Type” after adding the college name to your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list.

6. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Be accurate regarding Admission Type (Early Action, Early Decision, Rolling, etc.). • Refer to “Colleges I’m Thinking About” for this information; if no deadline is indicated, check Rolling Admission box on the form).

7. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Refer to “Colleges I’m Thinking About” for the corresponding Application Deadline and enter the deadline on the line next to the Admission Type; there is no need to list a deadline for colleges with Rolling Admission. NOTE: ASAP is NOT a valid deadline!

8. Completing the Transcript Request Form

9. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Other information

10. Completing the Transcript Request Form • If the college requires teacher recommendations, list the recommendations that you would like sent in PRIORITY ORDER. • Leave blank if the college does not require recommendations.

11. Completing the Transcript Request Form • Counselor Recommendation? • If YES, Complete Recommendation Survey

12. In Naviance If Common App: • Student should have already created account on www.commonapp.org and completed the FERPA Waiver on CA. • In Naviance, go to Colleges tab > click “Colleges I’m Applying To”. Carefully read the instructions about linking your Naviance and Common App accounts.

13. In Naviance In Naviance, go to Colleges tab > click “Colleges I’m Applying To”

14. In Naviance If Common App: • Enter your Common App e-mail address (i.e. the e-mail address you used when you created your Common App account) and Date of Birth and click the MATCH button. • You MUST complete this step in order for your transcripts and recommendations to be sent to Common App colleges!

15. In Naviance

16. Non-Common App Colleges If Other Electonic: • no further action is required by the student. If Paper: • along with Transcript Request/Release of Records Form, student provides Guidance with any required college forms and a 9”x12” envelope addressed to the college including three (3) first-class stamps.

17. EXCEPTIONS Penn State Schreyer Honors College A separate Transcript Request/Release Form is NOT required. When completing the online Schreyer’s application, students will provide e-mail addresses for counselor and teachers who will be submitting recommendations.

18. EXCEPTIONS Common Application If a college is indicated in Naviance as a Common App recipient, BUT the student chooses to use the college’s own application instead, you MUST notify your counselor in order for your materials to be sent in the appropriate format. ** See next slide for how to do this.

19. EXCEPTIONS Common Application (continued) After submitting your Transcript Request/Release Form, the Guidance Department will add your transcript request to “Colleges That I’m Applying To” in Naviance. For Common Application colleges, click Unknown in the “Applying via Common App?” column (see next slide).

20. EXCEPTIONS Common Application (continued)

21. EXCEPTIONS Common Application (continued) On the following screen, If applying using Common App, select YES from the drop-down menu. If using the college’s own application, select NO. UNKNOWN should NEVER be selected: either you are applying via the Common Application or you are not! Scroll down the page and click:

22. EXCEPTIONS Common Application (continued)