COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

At Lyndon Institute, the College and Career Counseling Department helps students manage all aspects of the college application process. Once you have decided on the schools you want to apply to, you need to do the following: 

1. Stop by the College and Career Counseling office to set up files for each of the colleges. 

2. International students and their parents should review this College Application Guide for International Students.

3. At Lyndon Institute, we recommend that students use Naviance.  Most colleges are members of that service, which allows student applications, essays, counselor recommendations, teacher recommendations, and transcripts to be sent electronically. For colleges or universities that are not Naviance members, students will either select a school-specific online application, or a paper application. Any other materials needed to complete an application will be mailed out by the College and Career Counseling Department. We include a self-addressed, stamped postcard which is returned to us verifying the receipt of your completed application. A file is kept in the College and Career Counseling office of teacher recommendations, essays, etc. for use with scholarship applications. 

4. In most instances, counselor recommendations are written after applicants make an online request through Naviance. Before the recommendation is written, each applicant is personally interviewed. Most teacher recommendations are also made with an online request.  However, before seeking a teacher recommendation via an online process, students should make the request in person. Teachers may ask for a personal information sheet. Those sheets are available in the College and Career Counseling office. REMEMBER, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO WRITE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU!  

5. Begin working on your application and essay. Make sure a teacher, parent, or a member of the College and Career Counseling team proofread both documents. If you want to file your application online, we recommend you do it from the College and Career Counseling office. If you complete your application online from home, we will need you to print out a hard copy for your file.

6. Pay attention to deadlines. Do not wait until the last minute. The College and Career Counseling Department needs at least a week before a deadline to compile your materials. Pay special attention to application deadlines that fall within the Christmas break. These applications need to be completed at least one week before the vacation.

7. All colleges and universities are now required by the federal government to include "Net Price Indicators" on their websites, usually in the financial aid section. Parents and students can use this feature to plugin academic information, as well as family financial information, to get an estimate of the type of merit and need-based financial aid that should be expected.

Seniors - College Application Process

1) Schedule a time to meet with your College and Career Counselor using their Calendly links (All Seniors) below. This will assist us in setting up a plan for after you graduate from Lyndon Institute and you are thinking about College (2 year, 4 year), Certification Programs, Employment, Military or GAP Year (Americorp, Travel or another exciting plan). 

    Mrs. Manter: https://calendly.com/lisa-manter

    Mrs. Ryan: https://calendly.com/ryan-williams-2

2) Senior Survey: Scheduled to be Completed in Advisory (This will assist CCC/teachers in collecting information about you as we all plan to write letters of recommendation in support of your plans).

3) Pick Up Transcript Release Form in CCC Office: This form provides permission from you and your parents to submit your transcripts to the colleges you are applying to. You may pick up your Transcript Release Form in CCC. 

4) Naviance Account: It is important that you can log into your Naviance Account. If you do not have an account or you cannot log in, please see your CCC. (New/Transfers may not have an account yet). 

    - Log onto your computer

    - Click on Naviance Icon - this should take you directly to the main page of your Naviance account. 

5) Common Application: Creating your Common App. Account and Linking your Common App. and Naviance Accounts:  https://www.screencast.com/t/gxEQkElyo1 Please click on the link to see the video instructions.

    - This process requires you to sign the FERPA agreement. Please select, "I WAIVE MY RIGHTS". This lets colleges know that your letter of recommendation was written objectively. 

    - This process also requires you to select a college to enter. If you are unsure of any colleges at this point, you can select UVM for now to link your accounts and we can delete UVM later if it is not one of the colleges on your list. 

** The Common Application was developed to assist students in completing one application for multiple colleges. Please note that while the Common Application has over 900 members now, not all colleges are members. For those colleges that are not members of the Common Application, you would need to complete individual applications via the college's website. 

    - Your applications will be completed in Naviance and/or on an individual college's website. Most of your work is done in your applications but some of your work will be completed in Naviance. 

** Naviance: Naviance is where we manage your college list (you) and the submission of your transcripts, letters of recommendation, and school profile (CCC). ALL of your colleges MUST be listed in Naviance under "Colleges I'm Applying To". 

     - Adding colleges to your College List: www.screencast.com/t/jp4DehOsrA

     - Making changes or updating your College List: www.screencast.com/t/oUbZbG8qSuR

     - Requesting Teacher Letters of Recommendations:www.screencast.com/t/yFlgLhUy(for your letters of recommendation, select GENERAL REQUEST instructions for all current and future applications).

     - College Visits to Lyndon Institute: Colleges have already begun to set up in-person and virtual visits with LI Students. We will send out reminders weekly on which colleges are visiting. You can sign up for a college visit by following these steps:

        - Log onto Naviance

        - Click on the Colleges tab at the top

        - College Visits

        - Sign Up

        - Sign me up