Filling out college applications? The following process MUST be followed if you want a letter of recommendation, counselor sections of college applications filled out, and/or official transcripts from Mrs. Logan:
• If you need a recommendation letter from Mrs. Logan or your teachers (teachers who know you well are best), fill out a recommendation request form before asking for a recommendation. Give the completed form to the person you need the letter from AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. These forms are in the senior guidance office beside the computers. * If your college application has a counselor section you need Mrs. Logan to fill out, be sure your name is on the application and pencil in the date you are dropping it off (on the top of the front page), and put it in the labeled box on the right side of the room next to the computers. Put it there AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE of the date you need it sent to your college(s).
• If you only need a transcript, pick up a transcript request form from the senior guidance office. There is a 2-3 day turn-around for transcripts. If you mark the box to pick up the transcript, don't forget to come by and get it!
• We will return your forms and my recommedation letter within 2 weeks.
• If your application needs teacher recommendation letters, remember to attach those with your application when you mail everything to the college. Also, you must arrange your own teacher recommendations!
• We MUST have a TWO-WEEK turnaround time, so do not procrastinate in this process. -
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The "Common Application" is a general application form used by over 150 independent colleges that is available on-line. Some colleges/universities accept the Common Application. Check with the admissions office(s) at the college(s) you want to apply to and see if they accept it, or if they prefer you fill out their particular application. For more information regarding The Common Application go to: www.commonapp.org
TRANSCRIPTS and/or LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION:
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS for 2010 GRADUATES: DO IT YOURSELF:All students with an account on www.CollegeforTN.org, may send their official transcripts themselves, for free, for up to seven years after graduation. Check your account often. The state is in the process of letting us upload your junior transcripts into the system. FOR COUNSELOR SENT TRANSCRIPTS, FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS: Summer directions for 2009 grads: Please contact Overton's registrar, Mrs. Beverly Woodward (333-5135 ext. 3040) if you need a transcript sent this summer, and did not submit a final transcript request before the last day of school. If you are a current senior (class of 2010) and need an official transcript sent with a college application, please wait until August or September to fill out a transcript request form (available in the senior office), and return to the appropriately labeled box. DO NOT REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS UNLESS YOU HAVE APPLIED TO THE COLLEGE YOU ARE LISTING ON THE REQUEST FORM. You must fill out a separate request for each college. MID-YEAR (7 SM TRANSCRIPTS)- Please wait until after January 1st to request mid-year transcripts for colleges that require them. Again, you will need to fill out a separate paper request for each transaction. 2009, 2008, and 2007 GRADUATES: You will need to send your request to the Overton registrar, Beverly Woodward, via email: beverly.woodward@mnps.org Please put "Transcript Request" in the subject line. 2006 or EARLIER GRADUATES: You will need to call the Central Records Center at the Board of Education for transcript requests. The number for the Central Records Center is: (615) 291-6454.
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RECOMMENDATION LETTERS AND/OR COUNSELOR SECTION OF COLLEGE APPS: The following process MUST be followed if you want a letter of recommendation, counselor sections of college applications filled out, and/or official transcripts from Mrs. Logan: If you need a recommendation letter from Mrs. Logan or your teachers (teachers who know you well are best), fill out a recommendation request form before asking for a recommendation. Give the completed form to the person you need the letter from AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. These forms are in the senior counseling office (room 105). * If your college application has a counselor section (secondary school report) for your senior counselor to fill out, be sure your name is on the application and pencil in the date you are dropping it off (on the top of the front page), and put it in the labeled box on the right side of the room next to the computers. Put it there AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE of the date you need it sent to your college(s). TIP: Most secondary reports have a place where your counselor can include more information (i.e. an extra letter of recommendation). If you want this sent with your secondary school report (a good idea), please include a completed letter of recommendation request along with your secondary school report. If you only need a transcript, pick up a transcript request form from the senior counseling office. There is a 2-3 day turn-around for transcripts. If you mark the box to pick up the transcript yourself, don't forget to come by and get it! I will try my best to return your forms and a copy of my recommedation letter within 2 weeks. If you have not gotten them in two weeks, stop by my office. If your application needs teacher recommendation letters, remember to attach those with your application when you mail everything to the college. You must arrange your own teacher recommendations! I MUST have at least a TWO-WEEK turn around time, so do not procrastinate in this process.
DO IT YOURSELF TRANSCRIPTS:
All students with an account on www.CollegeforTN.org, may send their official transcripts themselves, for free, for up to seven years after graduation.
TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS TWO TO FOUR WEEKS AFTER GRADUATION. To create an account, go to the link below. You will need your counselor name and email: Gretchen Logan/gretchen.logan@mnps.org. REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD IN YOUR COLLEGE FOLDER! http://www.collegefortn.org
COMMON APPLICATION Link to the Common Application, which can be used to apply to over 346 colleges and universities nationwide: https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx
