Senior Class

Presentation

Fall 2024

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Mountain View High School

Counseling Department

Welcome and Intros

Counselors:

Michelle Campusano

Nicole Epres

Mariela Ho

David Marroquin

Joel Romo

Linda Schortz

Alinna Satake

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College and Career Center Counselors

Jamie Evare

Heather Lowe

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Ask for Help

• Come see your counselor in the Student Services Bldg at brunch and lunch or before school
• Email us with questions
• Attend your senior counseling appointment; check your Google calendar for details
• Use the CCC website to make an appointment with Mrs. Evare or Ms. Lowe
• Evare, seniors last names A-Le
• Lowe, seniors last names Li-Z

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Plan Ahead for a

successful senior year

• Make a calendar and follow it
• Complete all tasks in Naviance
• Create and regularly check a professional email address
• Check your notifications on Canvas, Google, etc.

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Life after MVHS

• 2-year or 4-year college?
• Public or Private?
• Is an out-of-state school for you?
• What about career technical education schools/programs?

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Developing the College List

• Apply broadly:
• 2-3 reach
• 4-6 target
• 2-3 safety schools

Use the scattergrams and data about each college’s GPA and test scores on Naviance to help you decide if a school is a reach, target or safety. Don’t just guess!

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California Public Universities

• California State University
• Apply between 10/1 and 11/30
• www2.calstate.edu/apply
• Notification of admission on a rolling basis for most campuses
• Check each school’s requirements about housing

• University of California
• Submit your application between 10/1 and 11/30
• www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply
• Notification of admission in mid to late March
• Make an account and begin working on your application

Private Colleges/Universities

• Apply via the Common Application in most cases https://www.commonapp.org/
• Application options:
• Early Decision (binding)
• Early Action (non-binding)
• Restrictive Early Action (Binding)
• Regular Decision
• Rolling Admission

Community College

• High quality & affordable option
• Transfer programs to 4-year universities
• Career Technical Education programs
• Housing options available at some CCs
• Apply in the Spring
• The CCC hosts enrollment workshops for De Anza and Foothill in the spring!
• Let your counselor know you’re interested so that we can connect with you in the spring

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How do I get started?

• Make an account for each college/system to which you want to apply

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• Find out what your schools require (tests, essays, supplements, recommendation letters)

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• Attend your senior year counseling check-in

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• Make a college counseling appointment with Mrs. Evare (A-Le) or Ms. Lowe (Li-Z)

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There’s more...

• Confirm SAT/ACT policies for your schools
• If required, send your scores 4 weeks prior to your application deadline. It could take up to 3 weeks for your schools to receive your scores and many colleges want to receive your scores by your application deadline
• If your school needs recommendation letters, find out how many and then ask teachers nicely ASAP
• Complete your counselor recommendation materials (check your email for details and dates)
• Start working on your essays and supplements today!

Testing Updates

for California State University

CSU

• ​​​The California State University (CSU) will not use ACT/SAT exam scores for admissions. Students can submit scores for course placement.
• Read more about this policy here: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/getting_into_the_csu/pages/testing-requirements.aspx

UC

• UC will not use SAT or ACT test scores when making admissions decisions or awarding scholarships.
• Read more about this policy here: https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/freshman-requirements/exam-requirement

SAT Test at MVHS

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• The MVLA High School Foundation is providing SAT testing to seniors at MVHS on October 23rd.

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• More information is now available and shared by the MVHS administration, as students need to register in advance for the date. Click here for the details. Register no later than 3 pm 8/30!

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Thank you to the MVLA Foundation for this opportunity!

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How can the College and Career Center help?

• Attend college visits/presentations (sign up on Naviance!)
• Financial Aid (available in December)
• FAFSA
• Dream Act
• Cal Grant GPA Verification
• Apply for scholarships

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• Appointments for help with essays, college list building, college application questions, deadlines, anything college/career related

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Save the Dates

• September 9th: Last day to submit outside coursework transcripts

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• September 4th:
• 12th grade parent night
• 6pm (Zoom link here)

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• September 18th:
• 5-7PM MVLA College Fair @ LAHS

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• October:
• 6-8pm UC/CSU Night

(exact date TBD)

• December:
• Paying for College Presentation (TBD)

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• January
• Paying for College Workshop- Fill out FAFSA/Dream Act line-by-line (TBD)

Communication

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• Weekly emails on Sunday
• ParentSquare
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Instagram: @mvhs_ccc
• Daily Bulletin
• Kip’s Tips

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College Visits!

• Register for College Visits
• College Visits are all in-person, in the CCC
• You need a permission slip from your teacher if you will miss class for a college visit.

Counselor College Application Envelopes�

Deadlines: Early Action/Decision 9/9; Regular Decision 10/7

• Complete the dates/deadline sheet, on the back of the white envelope
• Register with Common Application (www.commonapp.org) and list colleges you will be applying to
• Sign FERPA in Common Application and complete your college list in Naviance
• Complete your Resume in Naviance and Senior Self-Report Form via Google Forms
• Letter or outline from parent/guardian (optional, but VERY helpful, via Google Forms)
• If hard copy transcripts are needed, request from Registrar
• Note, if Mrs. Evare was your counselor previously, she will be writing your rec letter and your current counselor will upload and send your materials via Naviance
• Materials must be submitted ON TIME!!

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Counseling Website

Senior Resources

Senior Check Ins

• Counselors are on the 2nd floor of Student Services building
• 15 minute check in with your counselor.
• Please check your MVHS Google calendar for the time and date of the appointment.
• Let your teacher know ahead of time that you will miss about a small portion of class on the day of your check in with your counselor.

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The End Is in Sight…

• Admission notification now made almost exclusively in web portals
• UC notification in mid- to late March
• CSU notification on a rolling basis
• Private school notification varies, but mid-March to early April is common
• May 1^st is the deadline to select one school.
• Request final transcript from the registrar to be sent to chosen college during Senior Checkout.

Questions and Answers

Write down your questions and bring them to your senior appointment.