CUNY Deadline is approaching

Seniors,
Many of you have already completed your CUNY applications but for those of you that haven't - the deadline is fast approaching!!

FEBRUARY 1ST IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE CUNY APPLICATION!!

After Feb 1st, you will not be able to submit an application online to any CUNY schools. CUNY has some incredible schools around New York City at a fraction of the cost of private schools in the area. 

Not sure what you want to study as a career in college? Choose CUNY for 2 years to save money and explore your elective options.

Not sure if you'll get financial aid for all four years of college? Everyone gets less financial aid in their first 2 years than in their last 2 years! Choose CUNY for 2 years (at least!) to lighten your loan debt!

Not sure if you want to live at home and commute or live away from home at school? Choose CUNY to see what the college lifestyle is like and transfer if you want!

Want to get a great education in a major like Nursing, Computer Technology, Auto Tech, Psychology, Social Work, Science, Education, Business, Management, Marketing, Graphic Design, Criminal Justice, English?? CHOOSE CUNY!! 

Visit www.cuny.edu to explore CUNY schools and to complete your application. 

***IT IS THE SIMPLEST COLLEGE APPLICATION YOU WILL FILL OUT!!***

Have your Social Security Number and Student ID / OSIS #, basic information, and your list of CUNY colleges you'd like to attend. Make sure to include a Community College or two as fall-backs! 

Come see me if you have any questions over the next 2 weeks while the application is still open. 

-Ms. Miller

Naviance

Hello McKee Seniors!

Ms. Miller here! I wanted to send you all some info on using Naviance (http://connection.naviance.com/ralph) to help you with your college search and application process. I want to encourage you to sign back into your Family Connection account. This site has been updated with new information, including details from last year’s graduating class that may be helpful to you in your college and career planning. Seriously, this site is awesome and really useful if you haven't made your final decisions yet on where to apply.

If you have forgotten your account password, there is a link on the Family Connection main page that you can click to reset your account. That link is in the box labeled “Sign In for Returning Users.” If you have forgotten the e-mail address you used to register, or need further assistance, let me know.

ALSO, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!
IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO COLLEGES USING *THE COMMON APP*, YOU MUST LOGIN TO YOUR FAMILY CONNECTION!!

Family Connection simplifies the process the counseling department and teachers follow to send Secondary School Reports, Mid-Year Reports, and recommendation letters to Common Application member colleges. You can help make sure your forms and recommendations are delivered promptly by entering your CommonApp.org user name and password on Family Connection.

*We cannot send anything electronically to Common App until you follow these steps:*
- Sign into Family Connection.
- Click My Colleges in the About College area of the navigation bar.
- As you complete the privacy waiver, enter your CommonApp.org user name and password. If you've already completed the privacy waiver, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your CommonApp.org user name and password in the space provided.
- Click the Submit button.

After doing this, you can request Counselor and teacher recommendations through Naviance (though I recommend you personally ask everyone you want recs from, also.).

Over the next week, you'll probably receive a bunch of Naviance emails from me with information on surveys, colleges, scholarships, and other info. Don't put me in your spam folder, please!

Email me back if you have any questions or need more info about ANYTHING. Or come see me in my office, Room 307, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (all day), and Fridays (until 12).

-Ms. Miller