ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Student Responsibilities • Put forth your best efforts in and
outside of the classroom. • Be a student with a positive demeanor who contributes to the Sacred Heart community. • Be proactive, informed and fully involved throughout the process. • Research and visit schools when possible. • • • •
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Attend information sessions when college representatives visit Sacred Heart. Be self-reflective. The better you understand yourself, the easier it will be to identify colleges that will be a good match for you socially, academically, and emotionally. Be open-minded. Fully engage in the Sacred Heart college search and application process. o Organize and follow through with tasks and appointments. o Monitor and respond to all communications. o Be timely. Deadlines are REAL. Sacred Heart deadlines precede college deadlines to ensure ample processing time. We want to help to insure your application is complete and presents your best self. Communicate with your counselor and your parents. Proactive, timely and responsible communications are paramount in the college application process. Register for and prepare for the SAT, ACT, and/or SAT Subject Tests. Read the College Guidance Newsletters. All Seniors are wholly responsible for: o Submission of all applications. o Keeping their Naviance account current. o Timely communications with counselor. o Submission of Official Test Scores directly from the College Board or ACT to colleges and universities, if applicable.
Parent Role Whether a parent is a veteran or a novice of the college process, a certain amount of stress is inherent in this process. Our department will strive to keep parents informed, included and engaged as an important collaborator throughout your daughter’s journey. To this end we recommend that parents: • Attend both Junior and Senior College Nights. • Attend the initial introductory parent meeting with your daughter’s counselor in the spring of junior year.
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