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Meet the Counselor

Mrs. Dombrowiecki VPA Academy (Ms. Hayes covering)

Ms. Caswell STEM Academy

Ms. Lasquinha SOSJ Academy

Ms. Errico Leadership Academy

Mrs. Zingara Bilingual Counselor (All Academies)

Ms. Hayes Athletic Counselor (All Academies)

Mrs. Solanki Freshman Counselor (All Academies)

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Class of 2025 Codes

Google Classroom

Leadership: bt7uues

STEM: m3lurfa

SOSJ:iremqil

VPA: f4mftob

Bilingual: agxgoas

Remind

Leadership: @LDR2025

STEM: @lbhs25stem

SOSJ: @SOSJ2025

Athletics: @wavepride

Bilingual: @zingara25

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Life After LBHS

Work

Undecided

Military

4-year School

Trade School

Brookdale

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4-year school: 25%

Brookdale: 22%

Other (Trade School/ Military/ Work): 53%

Last year’s class

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Cumulative GPA & Rank:

Average of all 3 years. [Bottom Right Corner of your transcript]
Report this number on applications.

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College Application Process

4-Year Schools

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Common Application

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Common App

Commonapp.org
Use your personal email address
Save your username & password; counselors do not have access to your login information!
Add colleges that you are interested in
Common App Cheat Sheet

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Naviance

You will need to match your Common App account to your Naviance account.
Naviance is where all of your documents will be uploaded and sent to your colleges

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Letters of Recommendation

Counselor

Complete and submit Resume & Brag Sheet

Located under “Classwork” on Counselor Google Classroom

Teacher (2)

Request through Naviance
Resume only!

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Essay

1. Open strong

2. Show you can write

3. Be direct

4. Make a point

5. Stick to your style

6. Be authentic

7. Proofread

8. Keep track of length

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4-year school Checklist

Application

*Submitted by you

Counselor Recommendation

Teacher Recommendation

*Request in person if possible, then through Naviance

SAT/ACT Score

*Submitted by you

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Important Dates

10/8

Senior Parent Night @ LBHS

11/18-11/22

Instant Decision Week @ LBHS

12/1

FAFSA Opens

4/1

All LBHS Scholarships Due

5/1

National Decision Day

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Brookdale Community College

2-Year School

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Brookdale

Brookdale Application Cheat Sheet
Placement testing- must take before enrolling in College Level English and Math classes.
Once application and testing is complete you will go on an Early Bird trip in May to register for your classes.

No essay or LOR required

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Paying for College

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid Night - October 8th at 5:30 - LBHS Auditorium
The 2025-2026 Financial Aid Application opens in December 2024
This portion of the college process is to be reviewed and completed with a parent or guardian.

Why? For Financial Aid you will need many personal financial documents.

You will need your parents/ guardians 2023 Tax Documents to complete the application.
Undocumented Students enrolled in NJ Colleges can apply for state financial aid through HESSA.

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Scholarships

Local Community & School Scholarships available on our school’s website.
LBHS Scholarships
State and National Scholarships

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College Bound Athletes

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Athletics

Schedule an appointment to meet with Ms. Hayes ASAP
Core GPA vs. Regular GPA
Register for NCAA Eligibility Center

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Non-College Options

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Trade Schools

Let your counselor know if you are interested in learning more

Cosmetology

Plumbing

HVAC

Mechanics

Electricity

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