College Admissions Counseling

View or Download our Profile, HERE

Naviance https://student.naviance.com/scrantonprep

Common Application https://www.commonapp.org

The Common Application is accepted at over 600 colleges and universities in the United States and seven international schools. With one application, seniors can apply to multiple schools. Note to seniors: Please do not start the common application until you are at “Prep Camp” or return to school. Technical issues may cause major problems with sending your transcripts if certain steps are not followed to connect with Naviance which may result in not allowing Prep to send anything electronically.

Scranton Prep’s College Application Prep Camp will allow for seniors to :

participate in a Q&A session about the college application process
complete the necessary steps for the proper navigation of Naviance
complete the majority of the Common Application
organize all college application materials including application requirements, deadlines, and supplements
gain more information about financial aid, scholarship opportunities, and NCAA requirements

There is no cost for the program.  For questions , please contact Mrs. Barbara Sweeny at 570-941-7737, ext. 134.

As a reminder:

The Common Application is accepted at over 600 colleges and universities in the United States and seven international schools. With one application, seniors can apply to multiple schools. Note to seniors: Please do not start the common application until you are at “Prep Camp” or return to school. Technical issues may cause major problems with sending your transcripts if certain steps are not followed to connect with Naviance which may result in not allowing Prep to send anything electronically. All schools belonging to “Common App” may be found at www.commonapp.org.

Naviance is the software that Prep uses to send documents (i.e. transcripts) electronically to the colleges and universities to which you apply. Naviance also has various special search features that enable students and their families to get a sense of college requirements and potential outcomes.

These courses will equip rising-juniors and rising-seniors with a set of go-to strategies for outsmarting the SAT. They are designed for students hoping to kick-start test prep, students needing a rigorous refresher, or students gearing up for the next SAT. Mrs. Beth Burke Davis and Mr. Daniel Marx will guide students through efficient reviews and thorough practices of the Verbal and Math portions of the exam.

Classes meet on Mondays and Tuesdays according to schedules below from 6 PM—7:30 PM in Room 010.

$350 per Student *Includes Book & Materials*

Winter 2023
January 30- March 7, 2023
Online registration begins early January

Register at: SAT Prep Course – Spring 2023 (diamondmindinc.com)

College & Career Resource Library

Career Videos
Career One Stop https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerVideos/career-videos.aspx

Candid Career Videos https://www.candidcareer.com/

Career Articles
Naviance https://student.naviance.com/scrantonprep

Click on Careers | Explore | Career Lookup (career specific)
Click on Careers | Explore | Find Clusters and Pathways (career clusters)
Occupational Outlook Handbook https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
O*Net https://www.onetonline.org/

Online Career Interest Surveys
Mymajors.com https://www.mymajors.com/

My Next Move https://www.mynextmove.org/

Naviance https://student.naviance.com/scrantonprep

• Click on Careers | Explore | Career Cluster Finder
• Click on Careers | Explore | Career Interest Profiler

Things to Consider
Quality of Academics, Programs/Majors, Admission Requirements

Location, Size, Faculty-Student Ratio. Cost, Financial Aid

Online Net Price Calculator for each college https://collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx

Student Support Services, Athletics, Religious Affiliation

Compile a list with 2-3 safety schools, 3-5 target schools, and 2-3 reach schools

School Websites
Visit college’s website | Admissions tab. You can search for “Admission Profile” – Examples:

Villanova University

https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/overview/statistics.html

Bucknell University

https://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/Admissions/Profiles/2021ClassProfile.pdf

Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Jesuit Colleges and Universities http://www.ajcunet.edu/institutions

Jesuit Educated Video http://www.jesuiteducated.net/

Jesuit Excellence Tour Program http://www.ajcunet.edu/jet-tour/

Ivy League Schools
Brown University, Providence, RI https://www.brown.edu/

Columbia University, New York, NY https://www.columbia.edu/

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY https://www.cornell.edu/

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NY https://home.dartmouth.edu/

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA https://www.harvard.edu/

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA https://www.upenn.edu/

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ https://www.princeton.edu/

Yale University, New Haven, CT https://www.yale.edu/

Federal United States Military Service Academies
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY https://westpoint.edu/

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD https://www.usna.edu/

United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT https://www.uscga.edu/

United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY https://www.usmma.edu/

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO https://www.usafa.edu/

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities

https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=1

Naviance
Click On:

Colleges (in upper right line of tabs)
Find Your Fit
Supermatch
Location
Academic: (Click on Bachelor degree and then a major)
Admissions: (Add your GPA and SAT scores)
You can search using other criteria as well (location…)
College Board
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

Select features are on the left (including test scores and selectivity)
College Scorecard
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

Search by programs/degrees, location, size, name, advance search
Niche
https://www.niche.com/

Uses public data and student reviews to produce profiles on every college
Petersons.com
https://www.petersons.com/college-search.aspx

Search by major and location

Find Current Virtual Fairs: HERE

Scranton Preparatory School will be hosting a College Fair on Tuesday April 4, 2022 from 6:00-8:00pm.

Admissions representatives from 70+ colleges and universities will be attendance. Students and parents from all area high schools are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Betty Rozelle, director of College Counseling, at erozelle@scrantonprep.org.