The Award for the Prettiest Viewbook Goes to...

Sweet Briar College! One of my favorite parts of working in college admissions was working on publications! I loved working with graphic designers to develop printed materials that represted the culture of the universities where I worked. While we turn to viewbooks for information less and less, I still think it's fun to see how a college chooses to market itself.

Sweet Briar's pink and brown color scheme certainly stands out from the stacks of primarily colored brochures that are taking over our offices this fall.

To check out the brochure, or learn more about this college, see your college counselor!

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Kenyon College Travel Grant Application

Are you interested in Kenyon but cannot afford the cost of a visit to campus? Kenyon offers a Trustee Opportunity Travel Grant for qualifying first-generation and American students of color that will cover up to 90% of their costs to fly to Columbus Ohio, where the nice folks from Kenyon will pick you up and transport you to campus in Gambier (about an hour from the airport).

If you are interested in applying for this travel grant, please see your college counselor!

Kenyon's mailing to us gave a one sentence summary of the college which I love: We are a traditional college with a twist - embracing American Studies as well as American History, offering a neuroscience course team-taught by a philosopher and a scientist, celebrating the intersections of fields of knowledge in every course.

You might also be interested in knowing that Kenyon's acceptance rate last year was about 33% and their middle 50% SAT scores were as follows: CR 640-740, Math 610-690, Writing 640-730. Middle 50% for the ACT composite was 28-32.

When we receive opportunities like this, we list advertise them on the Family Connections website under Updates. This site is updated daily as we clear out our inboxes so check it frequently!

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Happy First Day of School!

Well Class of 2012, it all begins today. Congratulations on finally being seniors, taking over the Lodge, and being one year away from COLLEGE! Speaking of college - clever transition, right? - here is the rundown on the next few weeks.

• We will be visiting your English classes over the next 2 weeks to go over the deadlines and procedures for college applications.
• Your parents are invited to Senior College Night on September 14th.
• You will attend an essay writing workshop led by Parke Muth, Senior Assistant Dean at UVA who has been widely published on the subject of college essay writing. He is also an incredibly engaging speaker, brilliant conversationalist, and all around nice person! We are incredibly lucky that he has agreed to lead our workshop.
• Our calendars are up! Please sign up to see your college counselor as soon as you get your back to school bearings so that we can go over your college application plans.

That's all for now! I don't know about you, but I don't mind the dismal weather today because it's not like we could be at the beach or the pool anyway.
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