Monday, October 15, 2012

College Counseling Updates - Week of 10/15


Transcript Requests

 
For any college that has a November 2-November 30 deadline, you must get your transcript request form into the College Counseling Office by October 22nd.

 
College Visits

To attend a college visit, please come get a pass from one of the college counselors. You will need to give the pass to your teacher at least one day before the visit in order to be excused. It is not enough to just sign up for the visit on Naviance- you must get a pass!

·         Monday, October 15th

o   The College of Wooster- 9:00 a.m.

o   University of Hartford- 11:00 a.m.

o   Boston College- 11:30 a.m.

o   Loyola University New Orleans- 12:30 p.m.

o   University of Richmond- 1:30 p.m.

o   Wellesley College- 2:30 p.m.

 

·         Tuesday, October 16th

o   Connecticut College- 10:30 a.m.

o   Siena College- 12:00 p.m.

o   James Madison University- 12:30 p.m.

o   Princeton University- 1:15 p.m.

o   University of St. Andrews (Scotland)- 2:00 p.m.

 

·         Wednesday, October 17th

o   PSAT DAY- NO VISITS

 

·         Thursday, October 18th

o   Wake Forest University- 8:30 a.m.

o   California Institute of Technology- 8:50 a.m.

o   Babson College- 9:30 a.m.

o   American University- 11:00 a.m.

o   Wagner College- 11:00 a.m.

o   Millsaps College- 11:00 a.m.

o   Polytechnic Institute at NYU- 1:20 p.m.

o   College of Charleston- 2:00 p.m.

 

·         Friday, October 19th

o   Founders Day/Marshmallow Roast- NO VISITS

 

Naviance

Please check the Naviance/Family Connection website regularly. Sign in here: https://succeed.naviance.com/family-connection/auth/login/?hsid=visi

 Things you can do in Naviance

·  Review the college visit list (new colleges are added daily!)

·  Keep track of your  college list

·  Review scattergrams and the Visi admissions history at the schools on your list

·  Review scholarship data

Review all the information we have about local information sessions, open houses, and special campus visit programs

Standardized Testing Dates and Deadlines

·         December 1 SAT and Subject Tests- Registration Deadline is November 1

·         December 8 ACT- Registration Deadline is November 2

Remember to put down Visitation’s school code, 090080, when you register for the SAT and ACT

Scholarships

·         Junior Achievement of Greater Washington Essay Competition

o   Application Process- Students have to write a 1,000-1,500 word essay on the topic “How can the country readily and realistically tackle growing income disparity?” Students are able to apply online at www.myJA.org/students/essay/

o   Three winners from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia will each receive a $10,000 scholarship. In addition, one grand prize winner selected from the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia will receive a $20,000 scholarship.

o   Deadline is October 31, 2012

 

·         John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

o   Application Process- Students have to write an original and creative essay of 1,000 words or less that demonstrates an understanding of political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage. Visit their website, www.jfklibrary.org to learn more about the Profile in Courage Essay Contest.

o   First place winner receives a $5,000 cash award and $5,000 to grow in a John Hancock Freedom 529 College Savings Plan. Second place winner receives a $1,000 cash award and up to five finalists each receive a $500 cash award.

 

College Information Sessions in the DC Area

 

·         Tulane is hosting an information session on Sunday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda.  For more information visit tulaneinfo.org/events

·         Penn State is hosting an information session on Monday, October 15th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfax, 3950 Fair Ridge Drive in Fairfax, Virginia.  To register: admissions.psu/infoprograms. They will also be hosting an information session on Tuesday, October 16th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Hilton Washington DC Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville Place in Rockville, Maryland.
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