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Bow High School

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Class of 2024

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Senior Class Meeting

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School Counseling Website

https://sites.google.com/bownet.org/schoolcounseling/home

or visit bhs.bownet.org → (Important Information- School Counseling)

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Options After High School

  • 4 Year College or University

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  • 2 Year College

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  • Military / ROTC / Academies

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  • Gap Year
  • Post Graduate (PG) Year
  • Trade Schools - Apprenticeships
  • January 10th 9:30 and 11:30 in Auditorium

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  • Upcoming college visits, tours & fair
  • February 14th CCSNH Tours
  • November 15th- Military Visits & ASVAB

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Naviance

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Log into Naviance

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School Counseling Website

Senior Information Page

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Naviance: School Log In

Select Student Account

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Continue with Single Sign On

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Naviance Homepage: new look!

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“Colleges” Tab

Find Your Fit

Research Colleges

Apply to College

Scholarships + Money

⇢ College Match

⇢ Scattergrams

⇢ Supermatch

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⇢ College Visits

⇢ Colleges I’m

Thinking About

⇢ Acceptance History

⇢ Colleges I’m

Applying to

⇢ Letters of Rec

⇢ Test Scores

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⇢ Scholarship Search

⇢ College Specific

Scholarships

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Find Your Fit - Supermatch

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Find Your Fit - Scattergrams

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College Visits

Check list frequently! Sign up by selecting “Register Now”

Admissions counselors who visit are readers of your application

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College Maps

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Colleges I’m Thinking About

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Indicate Deadline & Application Type

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Colleges I’m Applying To

TO DO:

  • Match Account with Common App
  • Edit- Deadline & Submission Type
  • Tell Counselor once App is Submitted!

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How to Match Common App & Naviance

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Step 1: Go to Colleges I’m Applying To, Select Match Accounts

Step 2: You will be prompted to log into

your Common App

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Step 3: Redirects back to Naviance

confirming your account matching

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How to “Match Accounts” in Common App

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Step 1: Add at least 1 college to Dashboard.

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Step 2: Go to My Colleges, Select Recommenders and FERPA (may need to have add Bow High School under school in Education Section if you have not already done so)

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Step 3: Select Release Authorization

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Step 4: Read and Agree to Terms, Select Continue, follow directions and Save.

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  • Please ask teacher in person prior to October 1st.
  • Add official request in Naviance
  • Update resume
  • Complete surveys in Naviance for teacher/counselor
  • Request only a MAXIMUM of 2 Academic Teachers

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Letters of Recommendation

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Surveys

Click on your initials on top right ⇢ Surveys ⇢ Surveys From Your School

Resume: About Me ->Documents and Notes-> Resume

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Updating Resume

About Me ⇢ Documents and Notes ⇢ Resume

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Things to Include in Your Resume

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    • STUDENT GOVERNMENT/PREFECT
    • PERFORMING ARTS ACTIVITIES
    • YEARBOOK
    • SPORTS: Varsity and any out-of-school clubs or experiences
    • COMMUNITY SERVICE
    • OUTSIDE of SCHOOL LEARNING EXPERIENCES
    • OTHER ACTIVITIES (i.e. church activities, hobbies, clubs, etc.)
    • SUMMER or SPECIAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
    • EMPLOYMENT - Work Paid or Other
    • HONORS and AWARDS

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Test Scores

You can view your SAT/ACT scores in Naviance.

If you are sending scores, you MUST submit an Official Score Report directly from College Board or ACT, at least 2 weeks prior to deadline!

You will log into your College Board Account or ACT Account to pay for the Official Score Report to be sent to your college, if required.

Should I Share My Scores?

If you are super proud of them!

Or, if you have researched that your score is higher than the typical average. Otherwise, we recommend you do not share scores if you are in the average range

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Scholarships & Money

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Scholarship List

  • Search for Scholarships!
  • Check often!
  • Transcripts are sent directly from school counseling to the scholarship committee.
  • Inform counselor when submitting a scholarship

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Common App

  • Go to commonapp.org and set up your account
  • Make a note of your common app username and password

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Common App Homepage - Dashboard

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Common App College Search

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Complete Common App Section

Common App Cheat Sheet

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Common App Essay

  • Read the seven essay prompts on the Common Application. www.commonapp.org
  • Think of an interesting story to tell that answers one of the prompts and reveals something about you not already shared in your application.
  • Good essays evolve and take many edits. Think of who will read these over for you.
  • Some of your colleges may have a supplement, it may be an extra essay, so look at them now.
  • Use of Additional Information - Extenuating circumstances such as injuries, long-term illnesses, transfers, etc., that impacted your high school experience

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Other Information

  • Other Pathways (2 year, apprenticeship programs, work, military)
  • NCAA
  • Standardized Testing
  • Updates in Naviance

Appointments with Counselor: Book on appointlet for free periods/flex or lunch

https://bow-high-school-counseling-dept.appointlet.com/

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If you need a transcript for athletic purposes, please see your counselor.

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If you plan to play DI or DII athletics, you must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center

NCAA : College Athletics

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College Planning Opportunities

for the Fall!

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Join Us!

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The Boot Camp will be held in the school counseling office conference room. Please bring your chromebook. We will answer any questions you have about your college applications and can help with connecting Naviance to your common application account.

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Come See Us Soon!

Make a 30 min. appointment to see your counselor in the next three weeks so we can go over your process and timeline!

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Class Officer Updates

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  1. Photos for slideshow-old and new
    • stay tuned, we will be looking for photos!
  2. Superlatives - fill out the superlative votes in the google form that was sent out (check email)
  3. Monthly Treats!
    • Your class officers want to do something each month of school to celebrate senior year! Some are big, some are small! If you have ideas, share them with us!
    • Sunday October 27th - Screamfest at Canobie!! We are going to be offering deep discount tickets to Screamfest! Look for the message on Parentsquare soon!
  4. Homecoming
    • Weekend of September 21st!
  5. Sibling Pics and Superlative pics will be taken weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays from September 14th through October 6th. 8:00 - 8:15am - meet by the front doors. If you have a schedule conflict due to CRTC please see Mrs. Hudak asap to make other arrangements.
  6. Yearbooks photos - October 4th to take senior portraits. www.bowseniors.com to sign up.
    • yearbooks are only $59 through September 9th!
  7. Parent ad information will be sent home next week.
  8. Contact your Class Officers with any ideas, questions, or concerns!
    • Current Class Officers: Aislyn Reed, Owen Miller, Amanda Vance, Krissy Perry and Kate Labrecque

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Senior Portraits & Yearbook Info

PORTRAITS:�- These are not the same as your ID photos.�- Only portraits taken by Tim McGrath will be published in the yearbook.�- The next date for senior portraits will be October 4th. Sign up information to follow.�- There is no fee for getting your portrait taken

SIBLING PICS:� - These will be taken during Flex on September 11, 13 and 15 - meet at the front of the school

SUPERLATIVE NOMINATIONS/VOTING:�- Please check your email for a google form to nominate your classmates - it’s due tomorrow!!!�- The form to vote will come out once nominations have been received.�- Photos of the winners will be taken during Flex on September 25, 27 and 29. Dress up and bring props!

YEARBOOK WRITE UPS: INFO WILL BE SENT OUT VIA PARENTSQUARE/EMAIL AFTER HOMECOMING

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