Applying to College Review

What is Naviance NOT used for?

• Send transcripts

• Send letters of recommendation

• Apply directly to a college

• Search engine for information about a college

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What website to do you go to to apply to many colleges (over 700 available to apply to!)

• College Greenlight

• Common Application

• Naviance

• FAFSA

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What do you need to request with both a paper request form and electronically through Naviance?

• Letter of Recommendation

• SAT Scores

• Interview

• Transcript

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Which of following is a true statement? Only 1 is true.

• You must have a social security number to apply to college.

• You must have a social security number to apply to FAFSA.

• Your parent must have a social security number for you to apply to FAFSA.

• You must have a social security number to make a Naviance account.

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Which of the following terms describes the process of admission when you can apply at any time. There is no application due date.

• Rolling Admissions

• Early Action

• Early Decision

• Regular Decision

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What is the difference between early action and early decision?

• Early action is when you have to go to the school if you apply early and get in, which early decision is just sending in your application early, but is not binding.

• Early decision is when you have to go to the school if you apply early and get in, which early action is just sending in your application early, but is not binding.

• Early decision requires you to include your SAT scores, while early action does not.

• Early action requires you to include your SAT scores, while early decision does not.

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Which of the following is true of the Common Application.

• Every college is on the Common Application.

• The common application is for state schools only.

• The common application allows you to apply to many schools easily and electronically.

• The common application opens October 1st.

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What type of GPA do colleges mostly use when determining acceptance?

• Weighted

• Unweighted

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What does FAFSA stand for?

• Free Application For Federal Student Aid

• Fast Application for Federal Student Aid

• Free Application for Funding of Student Aid

• Fast Application for Funding of Student Aid

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Why did they remove the discipline box on the Common Application?

• Students were getting in trouble too much, so it overwhelmed the system

• Because it has kept many students from applying because they didn't think they would get in

• Because students were lying on their applications

• Because schools now consider this information private and it is against the law for them to ask you

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