Transcript Requests

Seniors must request to have your transcript sent to every college where you are applying.  You will do this using the Google Form on the WKHS Counselor Website. 

As you make progress with your applications, you can request your transcript at any point. Sometimes students think that you have to wait until you have applied to request your transcript and that is not true.  In fact, as long as you have determined that you are definitely applying to a college, then it is fine to go ahead and request your transcript. And, above all, you should be sure to submit the request at least a week ahead of the deadline. This is particularly important to me this year because I will be out of town without computer access October 31-November 2nd so I want to be 100% sure I have all of the Common App transcripts uploaded prior to that time.

When you are applying through Common App, I will upload your transcript and it will be sent to your college automatically when you submit the rest of your application. If you are applying through a non-Common App college then it will be sent electronically through a separate transcript program when you submit the request to us.

I know there are still a handful of my students who have invited me on Common App, but haven't submitted their transcript request form so if you aren't sure, please double check on your own Common App account because I am current on all of my Common App paperwork.

Also, on a separate note, don't forget that we have a modified bell schedule tomorrow for the Homecoming Week Pep Rally.

1st period - 8:40-9:19

2nd period - 9:24-10:12

3rd period - 10:17-10:56

4th period - 11:01-11:40

5th period- 11:45-12:24

6th period- 12:29-1:08

7th period- 1:13-1:52

8th period- 1:57-2:35

Pep Rally- 2:45-3:15

October 1st

Can you believe it is October 1st?!?  This is a key date for seniors for many reasons...

The FAFSA opens today (October 1st).  The FAFSA is a key component for colleges to be able to provide you with their financial aid offers so that you can consider the financial implications when making the decision about which college will be the best fit financially.  You can access the FAFSA here: https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support

When students and parents are completing the FAFSA, you will each need to have an FSAID number.  This number will allow you to electronically sign your FAFSA and in the future it would let you sign promissory notes as well as complete future FAFSA's.

The student and parent will each create their own separate numbers.  You cannot use the same e-mail addresses for the creation of the numbers so if you don't have an e-mail address and have been using your parents e-mail in the past then this is the ideal time to create your own e-mail account.

You will make your own challenge questions to help you access your number if you forget it in the future so it is important to write down those challenge questions and answers to make sure you will remember it down the road.  I recommend that students and parents make a folder related to FAFSA where you store all of this information so that you will always have it when you might need it.

If you forget to create an FSAID number prior to completing your FAFSA, it will still have a link for you to be able to go back and create one, but ideally you should create it ahead of time.

Here is a link to create your FSAID: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

To help you with the college financial aid process we will host a Financial Aid Meeting on Monday, October 6th at 7pm via Zoom.  We are fortunate to welcome Faith Phillips, a financial aid director for OSU Newark and COTC, as our guest presenter.  

Why else is October 1st important?  We are now in the 1 month countdown to the November 1st early application deadline for so many colleges.  So you have a month left to finalize your applications.  Additionally, remember, you should be asking for any recommendation letters a month in advance which means TODAY!  So, if you haven't already, please be sure to ask your teacher (or me) about writing a recommendation letter for you this week!