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Utah College Application Week

Utah College Application Week


Welcome to Layton High's

College Application Week!

Please complete the tasks below to participate.

 

Task 1: Apply to Colleges

Click on the links below to apply to Utah colleges, or search the web for the application for out of state colleges. Use the fee waiver codes, if applicable. Remember to choose the UNDERGRADUATE application. If a fee waiver code is available, it is listed next to the link. Codes are only good through the month of October.

BYU, BYU Idaho, BYU Hawaii, BYU Pathways, or Ensign College

Davis Technical College (DTC)

Dixie State University    

Salt Lake Community College

Snow College    

Southern Utah University   

Utah State University

Utah State Eastern

Utah Valley University

University of Utah

Weber State University (use this link ONLY if you are NOT a CE student)

Westminster

Western Wyoming Community College

Task 2: CE Status Switch (for Weber State concurrent enrollment students)

If you think there is ANY chance you will attend Weber State in the fall, please complete the status switch. This is all you need to to do apply.

1. Login to your Weber State portal at https://weber.edu/
2. Click on the "Admissions" tab on the left sidebar
3. Click on the Status Switch icon (or search for "status switch" and complete the form
4. Select YES, you will be attending WSU for the upcoming fall, even if you're not sure. You can defer scholarships after you receive them.
 

Task 3: Order Your Transcripts in PARCHMENT

  1. Locate the email you received from Parchment.com on September 17, 2021
  2. Click on the box in the email that says, "Finish setting up your Parchment Account"
  3. IMPORTANT! Replace the email address with your personal email address because your dsd email has been used to create this account, and it is not a permanent email address.  After graduation, you will no longer have access to your dsd email.
  4. Create a password
  5. Complete the account information
  6. Follow directions to order a transcript, the transcript will be sent electronically to the destination of your choice. You will use this option for most schools.

 

If you need a transcript printed out for scholarships or other purposes (only if an electronic transcript is not accepted), please have one sent to the counseling office for you to pick up by doing the following:

  1. Under "select a destination" click on "yourself or another individual"
  2. Under "delivery method" click on "electronic delivery (email)"
  3. Unclick the box next to "I am sending this order to myself"
  4. Fill out the rest as follows:
    1. Destination Name: LHS
    2. Attention Name: Mrs. Wall
    3. Recipient email: jewall@dsdmail.net
    4. Retype email: jewall@dsdmail.net
  5. Follow directions to complete your order
  6. Come to the counselors office to pick up printed transcript
Note: if you didn't request for ACT to send your scores to the colleges you applied to, you will need to log in to the ACT website and have them sent. Click here to login to ACT's website. 
 

Task 4: Take the Student Survey (Required)

Complete the UCAW survey by clicking here

Or scan this code:

Task 5: Explore Scholarships and Financial Aid

Click here to find lots of helpful scholarship and financial aid information, including a link to the district scholarship database, and links to other popular scholarships among Layton High students.
You can also click here to begin building your scholarship resume
 

Task 6: Create a FSA ID (for the FAFSA)

LHS counselors recommend that EVERY student completes the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), even if you think you won't qualify.  There are many other ways to receive money that require a FAFSA application, such as various private and institutional scholarships.  Follow these instructions to complete the FIRST step to completing the FAFSA: creating an FSA ID.

Then, attend one of our FAFSA nights to complete the application: October 25 or December 7 from 5-7 p.m.

Click here to get started

First page of the PDF file: FSAID

Task 7: Update your 4-year plan on mydsd

Follow the link to update your information about colleges you applied to, college majors, and career goals.  This will help your counselor get you information about scholarships and programs that would be of interest to you. https://mydsd.davis.k12.ut.us/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f

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Activities

If you are not interested in working on applications,

you can choose from the activities below

 

Activity 1: Practice filling out a job application

 

Activity 2: Build a resume

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Other Helpful Resources

 

NCAA Registration and Requirements: click here

 

Start Filling our the FAFSA (application for federal aid): click here

 

Application Deadlines and Scholarship Indexes for Utah Colleges: click here

 

College Application Worksheets: click here

 

"What's Next" Information Sheet: click here