West Morris Mendham HS Post-Secondary Planning Meeting

West Morris Mendham HS Post-Secondary Planning Meeting

West Morris Mendham HS Junior Year Timeline • Now to June: Keep your grades up! • January-March: Junior Conference & Course Selection • Now: Begin College Search and Visits • March 1, 2, 3 - HSPA • March to June- SAT/ACT Testing • May/June- AP & IB Testing, SAT Subject Tests • May/June- Teacher Recommendations & Resume

West Morris Mendham HS Post-Secondary Search Criteria • • • 2 yr/4 yr/Trade/Military/Employment/Gap Yr. Location, Size, Setting (urban, suburban, rural) Public/Private Academic Program/Majors Student Body Special Programs/Services Athletics/Activities Cost Admissions: Will I be accepted?

West Morris Mendham HS ADMISSIONS TERMINOLOGY • Rolling Admissions • Traditional/Regular • Early Decision • Early Action • Priority Application • Deferred Decision • Wait List

West Morris Mendham HS COLLEGE VISITS n n n Group campus tour Interview Open House Wander – Chat with random students and professors, get the student newspaper Over-night stay? Classroom visit? FILL OUT INFORMATION CARD AT ADMISSIONS!

West Morris Mendham HS Test Scores School Profile Activities STUDENT APPLICATION Transcript Teacher Rec’s Special Talents Essays Interview/ Visit (? )

West Morris Mendham HS Standardized Tests • SAT vs. ACT • AP & IB (May) • SAT Subject Tests (June) • Test Optional Schools (www. fair-test. org) WHEN SAT: March, May*, June, October, November* ACT: February, April, June*, September * Testing at Mendham HS

West Morris Mendham HS Naviance 1. Update your Naviance Account n 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Student & Parent Emails “Colleges I’m Thinking About” College Search & Supermatch Scattergrams Test Prep Resources

West Morris Mendham HS Questions?