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Putnam Valley High School Senior Guidance Presentation

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview for Putnam Valley High School seniors on navigating the college application process. Key topics include narrowing down school choices, utilizing resources like Naviance, registering for SAT and ACT exams, and preparing necessary application materials such as transcripts, essays, and letters of recommendation. Attend the Yorktown High School College Fair and learn about Early Action/Early Decision strategies. Explore scholarship options and the importance of diversity in the college community. Stay on top of deadlines and keep communication open with your guidance counselor.

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Putnam Valley High School Senior Guidance Presentation

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  1. Putnam Valley High SchoolSenior Guidance Presentation College Applications

  2. Where Should You Be in the Process? • Visited schools in the spring and summer • Narrow down your list of schools to apply to • Bring list of schools to your guidance counselor • Register(ed) with Naviance • Registered to take SAT in October or November

  3. What to do to finish search? • Attend college fair at Yorktown High School on October 19th , 2010, 6:30. • College representatives visit PVHS – sign up through Naviance! • College open houses • College tours

  4. Applications • Paper applications • Online applications • SUNY applications (2 parts) • Common application (accepted at over 300 colleges)www.commonapp.org

  5. What goes into an application? • High school transcript • Senior classes/report card • School profile • SAT scores – sent through collegeboard.com • ACT scores – sent through actstudent.org • Resume • Letters of recommendation • Counselor, two teachers • Essay/personal statement

  6. Sample Essay Questions • Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. • Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you. • Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. • Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work(as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence. • A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. • Topic of your choice.

  7. Other Important Information • Early Action (EA)/Early Decision (ED) • Deadlines!!!! • Tell your counselor when you send applications online • Transcript release/Waive right to see letters • Give teachers time to write letters and counselor enough time to process applications • NCAA • Scholarships –check out Naviance for an updated list • Financial Aid Night

  8. ? Q & A

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