Senior
Planning
Meeting
Overview
◻ College application
details and tips
◻ Academic/Personal
Resources at Portola
Community
College
Total Number of
Students
Percent
Irvine Valley
College
148 90%
Other
16 10%
Community
College
Enrollment
Portola Class of 2023
“Other” consists of Orange Coast College (7),
Saddleback (5) Santiago Canyon College (2), Norco
College (1), Santa Ana (1), Santa Monica (1)
Naviance Student Self Reported Data
School
Average
Wtd GPA
Accepted/
Applied
%
Accept
Bakersfield 3.89 1/3 33%
Cal Poly SLO 4.22 54/173 33%
Cal Poly Pomona
4.03 105/157 69%
Cal State LA 3.53 12/34 36%
Channel Islands
3.54 3/4 75%
Chico 3.29 7/7 100%
Dominguez Hills
3.27 3/6 50%
East Bay
3.63 3/3 100%
Fresno St.
3.1 2/2 100%
Fullerton 3.8 188/270 73%
Humboldt St.
3.68 5/7 71%
CSU Acceptances
Class of 2020 - 2023
Naviance Student
Self-Reported Data
School
Average
Wtd GPA
Accepted/
Applied
%
Accept
Long Beach 4.07 87/210 43%
Maritime 3.76 1/1 100%
Monterey Bay 3.29 4/4 100%
Northridge 3.52 16/26 67%
Sacramento 3.38 7/11 64%
San Bernardino
3.61 7/10 70%
San Diego 4.0 68/186 38%
San Francisco 3.68 22/32 71%
San Jose 3.87 33/49 72%
San Marcos 3.32 13/19 68%
CSU Acceptances
Class of 2020 - 2023
Naviance Student
Self-Reported Data
School
Average GPA
Weighted
Accepted/
Applied
Percent
Accept
Berkeley 4.31 138/593 24%
Davis 4.27 157/450 37%
Irvine 4.23 331/769 44%
Los Angeles 4.41 82/716 12%
Merced 3.8 93/136 70%
Riverside 4.02 310/451 72%
San Diego 4.3 180/713 26%
Santa Barbara 4.3 210/571 38%
Santa Cruz 4.1 118/264 47%
UC Acceptances
Class of 2020 - 2023
Naviance Student Self-Reported
Data
Important Deadlines
October 1-
November 30:
Submission Period for Cal State
University (CSU) and University of
California UC) Schools
December:
Earliest date to complete the FAFSA
and CSS Profile (if necessary)
IVC Freshman Advantage app opens
November-
January:
General timeline for
private/out-of-state college
application deadlines
May 1:
Student Intent to Register (SIR)
Deadline
July 1:
Final transcripts due
Local Community Colleges
Irvine Valley College
www.ivc.edu
Orange Coast College
www.orangecoastcollege.edu
Saddleback College
www.saddleback.edu
Local Community Colleges
❏ There is no application fee.
❏ Students must complete the following 4 steps in order to become an IVC
student and register for classes:
1. Apply for Admission
2. Complete Pre-Registration (Matriculation)
3. Submit Financial Aid Application
4. Register for Classes
❏ Apply to IVC Freshman Advantage Program
➔ Students in this program will receive priority registration
UC TAG Program
Six University of California Campuses
By participating in a TAG program, you can ensure your admission to a specific
campus.
Some campuses offer an early review of your academic record, early admission
notification, and guidance on major preparation and GE courses.
Note: Students can TAG only one UC; also a few majors are excluded.
UCR
UCSB
UCSC
UCD
UCI
UCM
Completing matriculation can take a few weeks, so plan ahead. Apply online
starting October 1, 2019.
IVC Freshman Advantage
Designed for new students who have never attended college, IVC's
Freshman Advantage Program gives students the opportunity to
apply early, receive an early Freshman Advantage registration time
and enroll in courses ahead of most currently enrolled IVC students.
Apply online
starting
October 1, 2023
Fall 2024
Deadline:
May 9, 2024
UC FRESHMAN APPLICATION DATA, CA RESIDENT FALL 2023
Campus Applicants Admits Admit Rate
GPA
(of middle 25%-75% students)
Berkeley 125,910 14,566 11.6% 4.15- 4.29
Davis 94,635 39,601 41.8% 4.03 - 4.27
Irvine 121,095 31,181 25.7% 4.07 - 4.28
Los Angeles 145,904 12,779 8.8% 4.20 - 4.31
Merced 27,184 27,016 88.3% 3.48 - 4.08
Riverside 56,938 40,054 70.3% 3.76 - 4.18
San Diego 130,841 32,314 24.7% 4.11 - 4.29
Santa Barbara 111,876 30,914 27.9% 4.13 - 4.29
Santa Cruz 68,821 43,159 62.7% 3.86 - 4.22
UC TRANSFER APPLICATION DATA, CA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FALL 2023
Campus Applicants Admits Admit Rate
Berkeley 19,334 5,586 28.9%
Davis 14,747 9,530 64.6%
Irvine 21,997 9,545 43.4%
Los Angeles 23,969 6,180 25.8%
Merced 4,037 2,663 66%
Riverside 12,038 6,885 57.2%
San Diego 19,964 12,464 62.4%
Santa Barbara 17,069 10,302 60.4%
Santa Cruz 11,193 7,222 64.5%
https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
• No need to submit official transcripts. You must self-report your grades,
and you will be required to submit your final transcript once you commit
to the school
• No essays required
Submission Period: October 1- November 30
UC APPLICATION
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Application OPEN NOW, Submission Period Oct 1- Nov 30
UC APPLICATION
• Use 1 application to apply to any of the 9 campuses
• $70 fee per campus, but students who qualify for fee waivers due to family income can apply
to up to 4 UC’s for free
• No need to submit official transcripts or AP exam scores when applying
• You must self-report your grades and AP scores, and you will be required to submit your final
transcript and AP scores once you commit to the school
• UC will not consider SAT or ACT test scores when making admissions decisions
or awarding scholarships
Activities & Awards
1. Entries for activities are no
longer restricted by category;
you can now enter up to 20
activities of any combination
of categories.
2. Each activity description has a
350-character limit
CATEGORIES
Award or Honor
Educational Preparation
Program
Extracurricular Activity
Other Coursework
(other than “A-G”)
Volunteer/Community Service
Work Experience
Activities & Awards
Tips
● Use your Naviance resume as a reference for the hours per week and
weeks per year you participated in an activity
● Include PHS Awards such as Top Dog, PRIDE Values Award, Bulldog
Excellence, Innovation Award etc.
● Don’t save space by using abbreviations the admission officer won’t
understand, and be descriptive with the objectives of your activity
○ “Youth Action Team” instead of “YAT”
● Be specific when describing any accomplishments or recognitions
○ Helped raise $450 for charity, completed 100 hours of community
service
commonapp.org
coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
Private/Out-Of-State Schools
Private/Out-Of-State Schools
• Application Types
• Common Application (commonapp.org)
• Coalition Application (coalitionforcollegeaccess.org)
• Individual Applications
• Letters of Recommendation from your counselor and teachers
• Not all private/out-of-state colleges require letters of recommendation. Check each individual
college to determine if they require it.
• Submit your standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) if required
• Check each individual college to determine if they require it.
• Essays: 1 main essay, followed by supplemental essays
depending on the college
Private/Out-Of-State Schools
Common App Information on “Grades” tab of
“Education” section
• Portola High School CEEB Code: 050266
• Graduating class size (approximate): 580
• Class Rank Reporting: None
• Cumulative GPA: Report weighted academic GPA since 9th grade
• GPA scale: 4
• GPA weighting: Weighted
Inviting Recommenders
● FERPA Release Authorization: please waive your
right to review your recommendations and
supporting documents
● Once you confirm with your teachers/counselor that
they will write your letter of recommendation,
invite them via Naviance
● If you have other recommenders in mind other than
your teachers or counselor that can vouch for your
abilities, you can invite them via the “Other
Recommender” section. Below are examples
○ Coach
○ Employer
○ Clergy
○ Arts Teacher
Parent Information Needed
As your students complete their applications, they will need the
following basic information from you:
• Occupation
• Job title
• Education level
• Name of college(s) attended
• Degree earned
• Year degree earned
• Standard deadline for colleges
Regular Decision
• Considers each application as soon as all required
information has been received
Rolling
• Considered nonbinding – You will receive your admission
decision earlier, but you are not required to attend
Early Action
• Similar nonbinding deadline; however, you cannot apply
Early Action or Early Decision to any other college
Restrictive Early
Action
• Binding decision – if you are admitted, you must attend
the college
Early Decision
* Please check the websites of the individual colleges to clarify their application deadline policies
Application Deadlines
Letter of Recommendation
Process - Teachers
Step 1
Contact your
teacher to
request a
letter
Step 2
Supply them with
the information
they need to write
your letter (LOR
Google Form,etc.)
Step 3
Request your
letter of
recommendation
via Naviance
You can start asking for recommendations now!
Step 1
Finalize your college
list and update your
resume with
activities, awards,
and
accomplishments on
Naviance
Step 2
Complete your
“PHS Letter of
Recommendation
Survey” on
Naviance
Letter of Recommendation
Process - Counselor
Step 3
Request your
letter in-person
with Ms. Phoebe
in the Counseling
Oce
Window to request a letter of
recommendation from your Counselor:
September 1 - 30
Letter of Recommendation
Process - Deadlines
Letter of Recommendation
Process - Deadlines
How to request your letter
of rec on Naviance
1. Create your Common App
account
2. Find and add the current
school you are attending
(high school)
3. Add at least 1 college to
your Common App list
4. Sign the FERPA Release
Authorization Form
Match your Naviance
account with Common App
● Find the Naviance login button
on your grade level Google
Classroom under Classwork >
“College & Career” section
● Press “Student” > Continue
with Single Sign On
Match your Naviance
account with Common App
1. Log onto Naviance and click
“Colleges I’m Applying To”
2. Locate the pink banner and
click the "Match Accounts"
button
3. Enter your email and password
you used to connect your
Common App account
Letter of Recommendation
Reminders
● UC’s and CSU’s do not require letters of recommendation
from you when you apply
● If your counselor has changed due to this school year’s alpha
change, you may request a letter from your counselor from
last school year
(notify them before matching your Naviance
account with Common App!)
● Find out how many letters of recommendation you need and
ask your recommenders several weeks before your first
deadline!
Submitting Standardized Test Scores
◻ Submit your ocial ACT/SAT/SAT Subject Test scores directly from
the testing agency at least 3 weeks in advance of your deadline
SAT: collegeboard.org
ACT: act.org
◻ Check on the score reporting policy of each institution
Report all your scores
Score Choice (choose which scores to send)
Super Score (highest subscore from each test date factored)
Test-Optional (test score submission not required to apply)
CSU UC
PRIVATE/OUT-OF-STATE
Application Type
Cal State Apply
www2.calstate.edu/ap
ply
My UC Application
admissions.universityof
california.edu
Common App
Coalition App
Independent
Applications
Essays? No
UC Personal Insight
Questions (4 out of 8)
Common App/Coalition
App Main essay
(+supplements for
some colleges)
Submit
Transcripts?
No No
Yes (non-Common
App/Coalition App Schools)
(via Parchment.com)
Submit Test
Scores?
No No
SAT or ACT
(test-optional for many)
Letters of
Recommendation?
No No Depends on college
Admissions Decisions
Accepted Deferred Waitlisted Denied
● For seniors applying via Early Action/Early Decision, if they are notified that they are
“deferred”, it means that their application will be reviewed again with the regular decision
pool of applicants.
● If you are waitlisted, you must notify the college if you accept your spot on the waitlist. In
the meantime, you can submit a deposit to attend another school before the May 1st
deadline.
● Admission decisions vary between colleges. Seniors applying via Early Action/Early Decision
may be notified as soon as December, while notifications for UC schools occur in March.
Paying for
College
Tuition & Fees for 2020-21 Year
Resident Nonresident
Irvine Valley College
$1,146 $8,346
CSU Fullerton
$6,953 $18,833
UC Berkeley
$14,132 $44,066
University of
Southern Cal (USC)
$60,275 $60,275
*Excludes Room & Board
Source:
nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
San Diego State Total Expenses
On Campus Off Campus
Off Campus w/
Family
Tuition & Fees
$7,720 $7,720 $7,488
Room & Board
$18,531 $13,860 -
Books & Supplies
$1,079 $1,079 $1,079
Other
$2,910 $3,515 $3,986
Estimated Total
$30,240 $26,174 $12,553
Estimated expenses for 2020-21 School Year
Source: nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
Fall 2018 Tuition & Fees
Total Expenses
(On Campus)
Average
Grant/Scholarship Aid
CSU Fullerton
$27,738 $8,922
UC Berkeley
$38,066 $18,735
Stanford University
$71,587 $51,838
Please note that private schools are generally able to offer
much more financial aid than public schools, so it’s important
to look at the NET PRICE you will be paying!
Source:
student.naviance.com
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gove/collegenavigator)
Stanford Average Net Cost
Household Income Average Net Cost
$0-$30,000 -$1,387
$30,001-$48,000 $1,145
$48,000-$75,000 $1,959
$75,001-$110,000 $10,631
$110,001+ $45,693
2020-21 School Year
Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
Tips
▪ Figure out how much college costs for YOU!
□ Use the “net price calculator” provided on each
colleges’ website to determine how much you’ll pay
based on your family income
▪ Get financial aid to pay for college!
□ Complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile for colleges
that utilize it
□ Visit our PHS website for access to upcoming local
scholarships and scholarship search engines
Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
studentaid.ed.gov
Benefits
● Allows you to qualify for federal aid which
you don’t have to pay back!
● Many schools use info generated from the
FAFSA to award their own financial aid
FAFSA Application opens in December
Apply early! Some programs are first-come,
first-serve, so you don’t want to lose out on potential
funding opportunities!
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
cssprofile.collegeboard.org
Details
● Application for non-federal aid used by almost 400
colleges and scholarship programs
● Submitting CSS Profile to 1 college and scholarship
program costs $25. Additional reports are $16
each.
CSS Profile opens October 1
Not all colleges and scholarship programs require the
CSS Profile. Check with the ones you’re interested in
to see if they require it.
A list of scholarships and financial aid/scholarship
search engines can be found on our school website:
tiny.one/money4college
tinyurl.com/PHSCollegeAppGuide
Log in using your IUSD email to view college visits!
student.naviance.com/portolahs
Do Your Research
◻ Have your child schedule time to
visit college representatives via our
Naviance virtual visits
◻ Encourage your child to attend info
sessions and see if they oer
information/evaluative interviews
with alumni
◻ Ensure that your child has a
“balanced” college list with regards
to selectivity that suits his/her
interests and needs
Final Tips for Parents
◻ Provide the parent information
needed for your child to complete
his/her college applications
◻ Mark your calendar to attend various
college & career workshops held
throughout the year
◻ Planning for life after high school can
be a stressful process! Take time to
listen to your child and encourage
them to seek support from the PHS
Counseling Team for both academic
AND social/emotional needs!
Virtual College & Career Events
September 28
IUSD Financial Aid Night
Mock Admissions Night
October 5
College App Workshops
Work on your college applications with your PHS Counselor!
Private/Out-Of-State:
September 28
University of California (UC):
October 6
California State University (CSU):
October 10
Stay involved in
your child’s
learning and
activities at school,
from anywhere.
