During my visit to the Senior Theology classes, we will do the following: Matching Naviance & Common App accounts, etc.
Hello Seniors!
Hope your school year is starting well! Senior Sunrise was just the start! Time will fly by this year...soon enough it will be May and Senior Sunset will happen.
I will be returning to school on September 2; you are welcome to stop in with 1-3 questions that we can answer in a 10-15 minute time period.
Most importantly, September 4 & 5 will be my time with Seniors in Theology 4 classes. Sept 4 with Mr. Parrott's classes, Sept 5 with Mr. Kohlwey's classes.
Please be sure to attend school those days as you will miss much information.
Bring: laptop or iPad (phones will not work for this)
Prepare:
1. Be sure you can login to your Naviance account and your Common App account (some of you may not need Common App)
2. Update your list of colleges in both Naviance and Common App!
We will not have time during class to do these 2 items, so being prepared is super important!!
During my visit to the Senior Theology classes, we will do the following:
1. Matching Naviance & Common App accounts
Be sure you have the correct Lutheran HS in Common App: CEEB Code is 060417
2. Requesting INITIAL transcripts for all colleges (they won't be sent until you submit your application)
-Do NOT request mid-year transcripts until Jan/Feb/Mar!
-Do NOT request final transcript until late April/May!
3. Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
4. Receive a copy of your official transcript (you must check it over to be sure every detail is correct!)
5. All college applications must be submitted by November 1 (even if it says they don't need it until January)
Community College applications begin in October.
California colleges have a window of October-Nov 15 (we still want those applications completed by Nov 1!)
Other bits of helpful information:
1. Colorado College Free Application Days: October 7-9
Must have the applications COMPLETED before those dates! Do Not start the app on Oct 7!
2. YES, you can apply before you have your ACT or SAT scores!
Those scores can be sent to the colleges later.
Last month to take ACT or SAT for Seniors is December 2025!
No college ever needs both scores for ACT & SAT!! Choose the one you're best at!
3. Letters of Recommendation (LOR) (Only use Naviance for LuHi teachers)
-Teachers will upload LOR's into Naviance (NEVER into Common App)
-Outside recommenders can be listed in Common App
4. Scholarships come AFTER applications.
First you apply, get accepted, then you get access to every scholarship offered at the college.
Scholarship season starts Dec 1, 2025 through June 2026.
This is why it's important to have all your college apps finished by November 1, so you can start on the scholarship apps Dec 1!
5. APPLICATION TYPE in Naviance (on "Colleges I'm Applying To" page)
It should say say Fall 2026 as that is when you will be attending college.
If you need to change it, click on the "edit" option to make the correction.
6. Deadlines...we are aiming to complete all college applications by November 1.
Most deadlines will be November 1, but there will be some with October 15 or November 15.
Some will even say Jan/Feb/June/July/August....those are for Rolling Admissions.
Please still complete your ALL college apps by November 1st!!!
7. Attend College Fairs in the area or the College Visits that happen at LuHi to make face to face connections.
Super important to make those connections with the reps who will read your applications and essays!!
Especially if they are out of state colleges that you are not able to visit in person!!!
Mrs. Barton sent out an email recently with the visits coming up in September; but we add visits on a daily basis so keep checking Naviance to sign up!