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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!
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Monday, October
15th
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The College of Wooster- 9:00 a.m.
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University of Hartford- 11:00 a.m.
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Boston College- 11:30 a.m.
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Loyola University New Orleans- 12:30 p.m.
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University of Richmond- 1:30 p.m.
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Wellesley College- 2:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, October
16th
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Connecticut College- 10:30 a.m.
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Siena College- 12:00 p.m.
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James Madison University- 12:30 p.m.
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Princeton University- 1:15 p.m.
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University of St. Andrews (Scotland)- 2:00 p.m.
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Wednesday,
October 17th
o
PSAT DAY- NO VISITS
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Thursday,
October 18th
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Wake Forest University- 8:30 a.m.
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California Institute of Technology- 8:50 a.m.
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Babson College- 9:30 a.m.
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American University- 11:00 a.m.
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Wagner College- 11:00 a.m.
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Millsaps College- 11:00 a.m.
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Polytechnic Institute at NYU- 1:20 p.m.
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College of Charleston- 2:00 p.m.
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Friday, October
19th
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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
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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
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Junior
Achievement of Greater Washington Essay Competition
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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/
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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.
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Deadline is October 31, 2012
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John F.
Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
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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.
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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
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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.
Published by: LG
