Dear Seniors & Families,

With the semester coming to an end, I wanted to send important reminders before final exams and the break. Please see the announcement below about the submission of fall senior grades to colleges.

January Deadlines: For those of you who are applying to colleges during the break with January deadlines, please set a reminder to submit your applications by 11:59 PM on the day of the deadline.

CSUs: Some CSUs are still accepting applications, click here to search for open programs/majors and deadlines. UC Merced has extended their application deadline to January 15. Respective guides are linked in the newsletter.

FAFSA DECEMBER RELEASE

The 2024-2025 FAFSA application will be released sometime in December. We highly recommend that all students and parents create an FSA ID in preparation for its release.

The Senior Support team and I will not be available over break, please drop in before break and reference the application guides linked in the newsletter.

Good luck with your final projects and exams!

Wishing all of you and your families a wonderful holiday season and a relaxing break!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nagar and the Senior Support Team

NEWS & IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Fall Senior Grades

Reported to Colleges on January 15

Your senior fall final grades will be posted on Power School by January 12.

I will automatically submit your fall senior grades to colleges listed under "applied" on SCOIR on Monday, January 15. Please email me ASAP if:

You'd like me to hold your transcript until further notice due to grade repairs or other concerns.

CSUs/UCs request your current transcript (not the final transcript), this is not normally requested or accepted.

Save the Date

In preparation for the Financial Aid Night, we recommend that families:

Watch the videos summarizing the FAFSA updates:
What is FAFSA?
What's Changed
Who Is a Contributor?
Providing Consent and Approval

When the FAFSA is released, review it and make note of any questions that you might have.

We will email a link to the event the week of the event.

Important Steps After You've Applied

After applying, each college will invite you to create an online application portal! Be sure to check your spam/junk mail folder for these invitations.

Many colleges will release their admissions decisions on these portals.

It's important that you:

Check regularly for requested information.
Please notify me if the college is missing any school materials.
But first, did you mark the college as applied on SCOIR?
It can take up to 2 weeks for materials received to reflect on your portal.
If applicable, submit required financial aid applications.
Each college has a different priority deadline. Please check their admission websites.
UCs deadline is on March 2 (we recommend submitting them asap)
CSUs deadline is on April 2 (we recommend submitting them asap)

Failure to respond to requests may result in the withdrawal of your application.

Important Note For CSUs and UCs

Your admission to CSU and UCs is based on the information you have self-reported on the application. You will need to notify each campus individually if you:

Made a mistake when reporting your courses
Earned a FINAL D/I in Semester 1
Add/Dropped a class in Semester 2

It is not guaranteed that they can consider the new information provided.

CSU App: Updates & Next Steps

To contact a CSU regarding a change to your application, please click here for a directory of all the admissions offices.

If the admissions office requires any documentation (transcripts etc), please email me.

Applying to the Educational Opportunity Program? Be sure to submit your application and follow up with teachers to submit your recommendation (referred to as documents) by the deadlines listed on their website.

UC App: Updates & Next Steps

The UCs have a website outlining important next steps after you apply. It also includes directions for reporting updates. Please click here and read the entire page carefully.

Requests for supplemental information: Some campuses may reach out to you for optional supplemental information ex. additional responses or teacher recommendations. We highly recommend that you complete this information. If you aren't asked to submit additional information it does not reflect negatively on your application.

Teacher rec requests: Some programs and colleges like Berkeley may invite you to submit recommendations. Please contact your recommender (preferably in-person) to let them know they will receive a message to upload their letter before entering their email into the portal.

Supplemental Program Applications: If you applied to a major (i.e. Art, Dance, Nursing, etc) that requires a supplemental application, it's very important that you submit it by the requested deadline. Failure to do so may result in an automatic rejection. Please see pages 58-59 of this guide for a list of these programs.

KEEP SCOIR UPDATED!

It's important that you keep your College List on SCOIR up-to-date (see the image below). Otherwise, we don't know that you've applied.

When you've marked that you applied on SCOIR, I receive a notification and submit your transcript(s) and teacher recommendations where applicable.

Some colleges like CSUs and UCs do not accept or require official transcripts and/or recommendations.

We do not use the Common App to submit materials and do not need a copy of the forms.

If you've already received a college decision, don't forget to update it on SCOIR by clicking "update outcome"!

Last-Minute Applications

Students who add on last-minute applications may experience a delay in the submission of their materials, especially if they did not properly request recommendations or unexpectedly changed their deadline.

Other Important Reminders

Changes to College List on SCOIR: You are able to edit application dates and add/remove colleges to SCOIR under applying. If required, I will then approve it unless I have concerns. I will check in with you if needed.

Application guides:

Common Application

Coalition Application via SCOIR

Cal State Apply Application (CSUs)