3 Exciting and Informative Sessions!

Introduction to the Application Process

(including College Essays, Resumes, the College Search, After You Submit, Financing Your Education)

All Seniors and Parents Invited - No Registration Required.

View the pdf of the presentation here.

Common App, SSAR/Spark, College Essays

(Presentations in Rotation - 1 hour for each topic)

SENIORS ONLY - Bring Your Chromebook - Registration Required. Click on the date below to register for the session of your choice.

View the pdf of the Common App presentation here.

View the pdf of the SSAR/Spark presentation here.

View the pdf of the Essay presentation here.

Bright Futures and FAFSA

(Experts will be here to answer your questions and guide you in the process)

ALL SENIORS & PARENTS INVITED - No Registration Required

TBD

Submitting Your Application

All 4-year Public Universities in Florida accept The Common Application.

We recommend using the Common Application for all universities that allow it. 

Submitting Your Grades

These FL Public Universities require/accept the SSAR:

• Florida State University
• University of Florida
• Florida Atlantic University
• FAU Honors College
• University of North Florida
• University of West Florida
• New College of Florida: Transcript via Common App or SSAR
• Florida Polytechnic University: Transcript by photo/email or SSAR 
• Florida A&M University
• University of South Florida

UCF requires their own form called the SPARK.

A Park Vista Transcript:  

These Florida Public Universities require your official high school transcript. For FIU and FGCU, you will be required to send it to them via Parchment.  

• Florida International University
• Florida Gulf Coast University

The Park Vista School Counseling office strongly encourages and recommends students apply early - before November 1st - to 4-year colleges and universities.  Please understand that some colleges and universities, such as FSU, may have earlier or priority deadlines for early action, early decision, or scholarships.   

Click here to open the Cheat Sheet as a pdf.

How to Access College Application Fee Waivers from College Board

STEP 1: Sign in at collegeboard.org/mysat

This is the same site where students can conduct other SAT®-related activities, including registering for the test and submitting scores.

STEP 2: Click the link Get your college application fee waivers*

*If you do not see this link, and are a senior who has taken the SAT with a fee waiver and already received your test scores, please contact SAT Customer Service.

STEP 3: View fee-waiver options

Clicking the link takes students to a page where they can:

• Print their college application fee waivers.
• Search for colleges that accept the waivers.
• Review submissions instructions specific to each school.

(NOTE: If you would like to save your college application fee waivers on your computer, click the “save as” feature within your browser and add the extension .pdf at the end of the file name.)

STEP 4: Send fee waiver

Make sure to follow the instructions listed on the fee waiver before sending it to colleges. Remember, you must sign your fee waiver. Good luck with your applications! 

download these directions as a pdf

It is recommended that EVERY graduating senior completes the FAFSA!

Are you ready to do the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?

What to do before January of your Senior Year?

We strongly recommend you create your account before starting your FAFSA form. Your account username and password combination, called your FSA ID, gives you access to certain information online and allows you to sign your FAFSA form and promissory notes electronically. While you can get your FSA ID as you’re completing the FAFSA form online, getting it ahead of time and using it to fill out the FAFSA form on fafsa.gov cuts down on errors and delays. Go to https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch to create your IDs.

Complete the TRiO permission form to receive services at https://botform.compansol.com/202365712714047.

What you will need:

The FAFSA questions ask for information about you (your name, date of birth, address, etc.) and about your financial situation. Depending on your circumstances (for instance, whether you’re a U.S. citizen or what tax form you used), you might need the following information or documents as you fill out the FAFSA application:

• Your Social Security number (it’s important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA form!)
• Your parents’ Social Security numbers if you are a dependent student
• Your driver’s license number if you have one
• Your Alien Registration number if you are not a U.S. citizen
• Federal tax information, tax documents, or tax returns, including IRS W-2 information, for you (and your spouse, if you are married), and for your parents if you are a dependent student:
  • IRS Form1040
  • Foreign tax return or IRS Form 1040-NR
  • Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau
• Records of your untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans noneducation benefits, for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student
• Information on cash; savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real estate (but not including the home in which you live); and business and farm assets for you and for your parents if you are a dependent student.

Letters of Recommendation for Colleges and Scholarships

To assist in writing an accurate and detailed letter of recommendation, please fill out the attached form carefully. This questionnaire is designed to help acquire a comprehensive picture of you and your accomplishments. If you have a resume, feel free to attach it. Leaveany questions blank if you feel that you have already answered them somewhere else or you are unsure of the answer. However, remember that the more information that you give, the more detailed and complete the recommendation can be. Ultimately, your letter of recommendation will mirror the effort and work that you put into this questionnaire. As a courtesy, please submit this completed packet at least two weeks in advance of the recommendation due date.

*Note: Most of the state universities DO NOT require a letter of recommendation. If the university does not require a letter of recommendation, DO NOT SEND ONE. Also, letters of recommendation for universities will only be written once you have completed the student application.

Counselor Recommendation Packet(opens as a pdf)

Please visit the District Scholarship site for a list of all scholarships.

The Park Vista Community High School Scholarship Bulletin

Scholarship Thursdays

Find out which college scholarships are available & which resources will help facilitate your scholarship search!

January 18
February 1, 15, and 29
March 14 and 28
April 11 and 25

Located in School Counseling Career Center during lunch and online at pvchs.com

What is the difference between the SSAR and the SRAR?

https://scarletcs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us 

Florida and the SSAR - Self-Reported Student Academic Record:

Applicants applying to the colleges and universities in Florida will complete the Self-reported Student Academic Record (SSAR). Participating colleges/universities include Flagler College, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Polytechnic University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of North Florida, University of Florida, and University of West Florida.  

These FL Public Universities require/accept the SSAR: https://ssar.selfreportedtranscript.com/Login.aspx  

FSU  https://admissions.fsu.edu/first-year/ssar/ 

UF https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/ssar-faq  

FAU http://www.fau.edu/admissions/ssar/  

FAU Honors College https://www.fau.edu/honors/future-students/apply-now/  

UNF https://www.unf.edu/admissions/ssar.html 

UWF https://uwf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application-resources/completing-your-application/ 

New College FL Transcript via common app. or SSAR https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/apply-to-new-college/first-year-students/  

FL Poly Unofficial Transcript by photo/email or SSAR https://floridapoly.edu/admissions-and-aid/first-time-students/apply.php 

FAMU https://admissions.famu.edu/faqs/how-to-update-ssar.php 

USF https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/ssar.aspx 

UCF requires their own form called the SPARK https://www.ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/spark/ 

The Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) is utilized by:

 Binghamton University (SUNY), Clemson University, Duquesne University, Kean University, Louisiana State University, New York University (NYU), Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University - Camden, Rutgers University - Newark, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, University at Buffalo (SUNY), University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, University of Delaware, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Oregon, University of Pittsburgh, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, University of Texas at San Antonio and Virginia Tech.

SAVE TIME

The SSAR and SRAR are integrated, but each requires their own account. If you started or completed the SRAR (or SSAR) for a participating college or university, you can very easily click to import your coursework from the SRAR to the SSAR and vice versa.

How to import your SSAR into the SRAR

Save time! If you started or completed the SSAR for a participating college or university in Florida, and are now applying to a university using the SRAR, you may easily import your SSAR into your SRAR.

To import your SSAR into the SRAR:

Create a SRAR account, preferably using the same email address used for your SSAR account, and follow the import screen prompts, also shown below, after logging in.

1. Upon login, you will be prompted with the following message on the SRAR Home page: "To save time, would you like to import your Florida Self-Reported Student Academic Record (SSAR) into your SRAR? Get started by clicking the Review and Import SSAR button below."

2. Click Review and Import SSAR.

3. Confirm the SSAR account information (name and email address) shown on screen is correct.

4. Click View Summary to quickly review your SSAR. You can edit/update after import if needed.

5. After reviewing, click Import SSAR button.

6. After import, you will see a green check mark and the message: Import of Coursework Complete.