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Occurred Oct 10, 7pm: Woodson Auditorium.

College Access Fairfax supports, the FA process, FAFSA, VASA, CSS profile, Financial Aid Award Letters

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Essay help, 3rd column on College Padlet

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Essay help, 3rd column on College Padlet

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Opportunities College Planning Guide (VA specific)

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Opportunities College Planning Guide (VA specific)

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Opportunities Virginia English by ECMC - Issuu

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complete this prior to the Transcript Request Form

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NACAC -National Association for College Admission Counseling

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NACAC -National Association for College Admission Counseling

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National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)

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The 2023 edition of College Openings Update is now online! See more College Advice for STUDENTS Not sure where to start in your college search? NACAC has a number of helpful resources and articles to help guide your journey. Learn More

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Naviance Student provides middle and high school students with individual Academic and Career Plan (ACP) resources and tools to explore and prepare for postsecondary college and career planning options.

Students

Middle and High School students can:

Naviance Student

Students: Use FCPS Student ID and Password

Parents/Guardians

Parent/Guardians can login to:

View information about students' academic and postsecondary plans, interests and opportunities.

After logging in, click on About Me at the top of the page.

Choose Portfolio to view the data entered by your child through their Academic and Career Plan.

Research colleges and careers.

View available enrichment and scholarship opportunities.

Users can access key Naviance content translated into more than 70 supported languages.
After logging in, click the globe icon in the top right corner and select your preferred language.

Parent Access

Naviance and SIS Parent use the same credentials (username and password)

SIS Parent Help Resources:

Naviance Parent/Guardian

Parents: Use SIS ParentVUE Username and Password

Staff

Staff can login to support students with their academic and career goals.
This site requires JavaScript to be enabled in order to run.

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Middle and high school students can use Naviance to explore their strengths and interests, research colleges, and investigate career pathways.

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Naviance x2VOL Student Login Directions 2021-22

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We are happy to announce that the Common App essay prompts will remain the same for 2024-2025.

Our decision to keep these prompts unchanged is supported by past research showing that overall satisfaction with the prompts exceeded 95% across our constituent groups - students, counselors, advisors, teachers, and member colleges. Moving forward, we want to learn more about who is choosing certain prompts to see if there are any noteworthy differences among student populations and incorporate feedback into future decisions.

While some schools are beginning discussions with juniors and transfer students about college options, it's important to clarify that this doesn't mean students need to start writing their essays right away. By releasing the prompts early, we hope to give students ample time for reflection and brainstorming. As you guide students with their planning, feel free to use our Common App Ready essay writing resource, available in both English and Spanish.

For students who wish to start exploring the application process, creating a Common App account before August 1 ensures that all their responses, including their personal essays, will be retained through account rollover.

Below is the full set of essay prompts for 2024-2025.

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

We will retain the optional community disruption question within the Writing section. Over the next year, we'll consult with our member, counselor, and student advisory committees to ensure we gather diverse perspectives and make informed decisions.

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common app announces 2024–2025 common app essay prompts

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Common App Announces 2024-2025 Common App Essay Prompts

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The Common App essay prompts offer diverse topics, inviting students to share personal stories, challenges, growth, and meaningful experiences.

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Everything you need to get started at NOVA

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See if your intended career is growing

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The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government's premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations-such as carpenters, teachers, and veterinarians. Revised annually, the latest version contains employment projections for the 2022-32 decade.

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JOIN Class of 2025 Schoology page: KXRR-PG72-8QXQN

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JOIN Class of 2025 Schoology page: KXRR-PG72-8QXQN

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Apprenticeships, trade schools, employment info

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Helpful Common App answers: will be updated Aug 2024

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Helpful Common App answers: will be updated Aug 2024

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* 2025 Class Size: 577

* AP does not count as having taken a college class (DE does)

* Woodson (FCPS) does NOT rank

* GPA scale reporting: 4.0 scale *we only use weighted GPA

* Our grading system is year-long

* Course scheduling system is year-long

* An AP boost is in weight of the grade only, not extra credit

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Click HERE to research colleges, careers, financial aid, military, employment, gap year

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Parents may complete and EMAIL to your counselor

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Quick guide to the application & transcript process

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Need a Counselor Rec Letter? Complete their google form.

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Need a Counselor Rec Letter? Complete their google form.

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College Reps are answering questions for the Class of 2023.

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College Partnership Program (CPP) assist high school students who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education by providing students with monthly sessions and workshops.

About the College Partnership Program

The goal of the College Partnership Program (CPP) is to increase the number of students, particularly first-generation and traditionally underrepresented students, that enroll and succeed in college.

Each year, there is an application process for the College Partnership Program. Interested students should contact their counselor at their local high school.

For more information about the program interested students, parents, and guardians can contact their school counselors, school based CPP advocates, middle school contacts or Lakeyta Smith (Educational Specialist, College Success Program) at 571-423-4413.

Services provided by the College Partnership Program include:

Academic counseling.

College visits.

Help with completing college and scholarship applications.

Monthly meetings.

Parent education sessions.

SAT preparation classes.

A summer overnight experience on a college campus.

News and information related to colleges and careers via Schoology.

Most high schools in Fairfax County have a College Partnership Program. Contact your counselor for more information.

A typical CPP student:

Represents a traditionally underrepresented population in higher education:

first generation

African-American

American Indian

Alaskan Native

Hispanic

limited English proficient

students with disabilities

economically disadvantaged.

Demonstrates the ability to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in core classes (weighted).

Is willing to pursue advanced coursework.

Demonstrates leadership in school or community activities.

Expectations:

Students: need to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher in core classes and attend CPP activities.

Parents:

should attend parent meetings,

be aware of student CPP activities, and

check their student's attendance and grades.

Information for Middle School Students Only:

The College and Career Exploration (CCE) club operates as an after-school program and is open to all students. Eighth grade students interested in the high school program will apply through their club sponsor or counselor.

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College Partnership Program (CPP) assist high school students who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education by providing students with monthly sessions and workshops. The goal of the College Partnership Program (CPP) is to increase the number of students, particularly first-generation and traditionally underrepresented students, that enroll and succeed in college.

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Register and get connected with colleges and universities that match YOUR desired attributes.

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Naviance Student – Scholarships and Enrichment Programs

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Instructions for using Naviance Student to view Scholarships and Enrichment Programs

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Click HERE to access the College & Career Center main Padlet.

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Statistics that you will need for your college application. This is updated and published every fall.

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Early Online College Spring 2025 Semester Flyer

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Click HERE for the colleges padlet

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Guide to complete the Education section of the Common App

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Guide to complete the Education section of the Common App

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college vine blog

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A Guide to the Education Section of the Common App

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The Education section of the Common App is exactly what it sounds like: it's where you tell your chosen colleges about your high school academic performance. From grades to class rank to what courses you took, colleges will want to get a detailed look at what-and how-you did in high school.

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Common App guide for the first-time student

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Common App guide for the first-time student

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What is Common App?

Each year, more than 1 million students apply to more than 1,000 Common App member colleges worldwide through our online college application platform. Learn more about applying through our first-year application by following our step-by-step guide below.

Create a Common App account

Filling out your application takes time.

And if you have to keep interrupting your progress to find information, like a certificate for a continuing education course or the address of your last internship, it can take even longer. Get a head start by collecting this information before you begin.

A list of your activities, work, and family responsibilities

You can share your interests and who you are outside of the classroom in the activities section. You can share information about things like work, hobbies, clubs, and community engagement. And don't forget, family responsibilities can be important to share as well. This is the place to show colleges what makes you unique!

Creating a Common App account is easy and should only take a few minutes.

You can create a Common App account even if you don't plan on applying for another few months or another few years. You can answer questions in the Common App tab and build a college list at any time.

Create your account and choose your student type

If you haven't yet attended college, select "first-year student"

If you have college credits from dual enrollment high school courses, you should still select "first-year student"

If you have already attended 1 or more colleges after graduating high school, select "transfer student". We also have a separate transfer student guide to help you out.

Create new login credentials. Colleges may need to get in touch with you during the application process, so be mindful of which email address you choose. Sometimes your high school address may filter out these emails, so consider using a personal email address. When choosing an email address, be sure to use one that:

You check regularly

Does not use inappropriate language

You will have access to after you graduate from high school

Complete your registration information

We will need some basic information about you like your name, home address, phone number, and date of birth.

Be sure to use your legal name as it appears on official school documents and standardized tests. This will make sure colleges can match documents to the correct person.

At the end, you will adjust your communication preferences and accept the Common App privacy policy.

Select "create account" and you're done!

Account rollover

Once you've created your account and explored the colleges that accept the Common App, you're ready to start adding colleges.

The College Search tab is where you will search for and add the colleges you want to apply to. If you have a school in mind you can search by name. If you want to keep exploring, you can use the more filters button. Some filters include:

State or country

Distance from a zip code

Enrollment term

Application deadline

Application fees*

Writing requirements

Standardized testing policy

Recommendation requirement

Adding a college is easy! You may add a college using the add button in the search results list. You can also select a college and add them using the "Add to My Colleges" button from their info screen.

Once you've added colleges, you can see them on your Dashboard and in your My Colleges tab. Keep in mind you may only add up to 20 colleges. You may adjust your list of colleges at any time. Once you've submitted, you will not be able to remove those schools from your My Colleges list.
* While some colleges may charge an application fee, others have no fee to apply. And, many will offer fee waivers under certain circumstances, including financial need, veteran status, and more.

Fee Waiver

A request to the college to remove the application fee. Using either the Common App fee waiver, which your counselor must confirm, or a college-specific fee waiver, you will not be required to pay the fee to submit your application.

Coed

Coed is a term used to describe a college or university that offers the integrated education of male and female students in same environment.

All colleges need things like official school forms. Many colleges will also ask for letters of recommendation.

Counselors, teachers, and recommenders will submit these kinds of forms on your behalf. Here are the types of recommenders you can invite in the Common App.

Every college gets to choose their own recommendation requirements. You can find more details on each college's "College Information" page.

If you're planning to apply this school year, you can start inviting recommenders. If you don't plan on applying until next school year or later, skip this step for now.

How to invite and assign recommenders:

From the My Colleges tab select a college and open their "Recommenders and FERPA" section.

If you have not done so already, you will need to complete the FERPA Release Authorization.

Invite recommenders using the invite button from each section. You may also use the "Invite Recommenders" button at the top.

Select the type of invitation you would like to send. For each invitation you will need information like their name and email address.

After you add a recommender, you can view their info using the Manage Recommenders button.

Note that teachers, parents, and other recommenders will not receive an email invitation until you assign them to a college. To assign these recommenders, go to their section within this screen. Select their name from the dropdown and use the assign button.

If your high school uses Naviance or another partner software, you will not invite your counselor or teachers here. There will be instructional text on this page explaining what to do next. You will still add other recommenders and advisors using the steps above.

In general, each college has their own recommendation requirements. For example, one college may need two teacher recommendations. Some colleges may not want any teacher recommendations. Colleges can also determine what kinds of other recommenders they want. Some may allow for any recommender type, whereas others only allow an employer recommendation.

It's important to stay organized as you work on your applications.

Each college needs you to complete common questions and add counselor. Beyond that their applications vary. Each college can determine their unique requirements for:

Deadlines

Application Fees

Personal Essay

Courses & Grades

Test Policy

Portfolio

Writing Supplements

Recommendations

Here are some places where you can find each college's specific requirements:

Explore Colleges

Each college's Explore Colleges profile provides lots of information about the college. You can find details on application information, campus culture, scheduling visits, and more.

Requirements Grid

The requirements grid is a comprehensive PDF that lists all the colleges that use the Common App and their requirements. You can also find the grid within the application.

Writing Requirements by College

We maintain a list of all Common App colleges and their essay prompts. This resource will help as you begin planning your essays. For more help on planning essays, check out our essay planning worksheet.

Account rollover

You can save answers to Common App tab questions year over year. So you can get started on things like your personal essay or the activities section at any time.

Responses to questions in your My Colleges do not stay year over year. Only get started on things like college-specific questions, writing supplements, or portfolios if you intend to apply this school year. For more info, check out ouraccount rollover FAQ .

Sometimes writings essays can feel like the biggest part of your application. With a little bit of planning, organizing, and drafting, we can help you make this task more manageable.

As you work on your applications you can find essays or short answer questions in three sections:

College-specific questions

Many colleges include short answer questions or essay prompts within this section. You can find specific information about each college's individual writing prompts here.

Counselor tip

Submission is a three-step process:
1) Reviewing your application.
2) Paying the application fee (if applicable).
3) Submitting your application.

Get ready to begin your journey

Walk through the application with us before you apply.

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High School Students: Learn How RaiseMe Works

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Understanding FAFSA (2022)

Do you need money to go to college? This is the first step if you want financial aid from the federal and state government or most colleges. Filling out the FAFSA can be overwhelming. Don't worry. There is a lot of help!
Click here to download the PDF.
Translations into many other languages are now available here.

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Naviance Student provides middle and high school students with individual Academic and Career Plan (ACP) resources and tools to explore and prepare for postsecondary college and career planning options.

Students

Middle and High School students can:

Naviance Student

Students: Use FCPS Student ID and Password

Parents/Guardians

Parent/Guardians can login to:

View information about students' academic and postsecondary plans, interests and opportunities.

After logging in, click on About Me at the top of the page.

Choose Portfolio to view the data entered by your child through their Academic and Career Plan.

Research colleges and careers.

View available enrichment and scholarship opportunities.

Users can access key Naviance content translated into more than 70 supported languages.
After logging in, click the globe icon in the top right corner and select your preferred language.

Parent Access

Naviance and SIS Parent use the same credentials (username and password)

SIS Parent Help Resources:

Naviance Parent/Guardian

Parents: Use SIS ParentVUE Username and Password

Staff

Staff can login to support students with their academic and career goals.
This site requires JavaScript to be enabled in order to run.

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Middle and high school students can use Naviance to explore their strengths and interests, research colleges, and investigate career pathways.

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for future college athletes

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Submit to Mrs. Glover: daglover@fcps.edu at least 15 school days prior to your first deadline. YOU are responsible for managing your deadlines.

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Follow this guide to easily complete your Common App

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Senior Year timeline: "To Do" list for each month

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Senior Year timeline: "To Do" list for each month

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Seniors: click HERE for the google doc with clickable checkboxes and save it to your laptop desktop for quick access