Immersive Summer Language Programs

Languages include:

 Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic and German

Locations include: 

Green Mountain College, VT, St. Michael's College, VT, Beijing China, Granada, Spain and Quebec City, Canada

mmla.middlebury.edu

Spring is a week away so you know what that means – COLLEGE TOURS. Here are some important Do’s and Don’t’s to keep in mind while wandering your favorite campuses

Your College Counseling Team

DO Ask about your tour guides personal experiences, favorite classes and why your guide decided upon the college over others.

DON'T Ask questions you can learn from the website. You have a real, live college student there, who attends the school you’re thinking about. Why not ask them something worth knowing about, rather than a statistic they’ve memorized from the website? You can always look that information up later.

DO Ask questions about the amounts of debt that school’s graduates typically owe and the school’s job placement rate.

DON'T Ask personal questions regarding your tour guide’s financial aid situation or your own.

DO Ask questions about the amounts of debt that school’s graduates typically owe and the school’s job placement rate. If you decide to attend the school, you will likely become one of these statistics in the future!

DON’T Count the school out because you dislike your tour guide. 

DO Make the best of your tour by asking thought-provoking and insightful questions!

DO plan ahead. Check the school’s web site for dates of tours and information sessions and to find out if reservations are required and when these events are available. Some schools do not offer tours during semester breaks and some admissions offices will close during holiday breaks.

DON’T expect a visit to campus when classes are not in session to provide the same options or experience as visiting during the regular semester schedule for any particular school.

DO remember that the logistics of getting to the college have nothing to do with what you will experience once you arrive and begin to explore life on that campus.

DON’T forget to ask questions and make notes about each school you visit. Take a notebook with you or use our college visit evaluation form to keep track of where you’ve been and what you thought of each school you visited. It’s free–print as many as you need.

DO ask questions on tours, you may be the only one. The guides encourage questions but for some reason, kids did not ask any. Do ask.

Happy Touring!

Summer Honors Engineering Camp 

udayton.edu/engineering

 New Jersey National College Fair

Location & Hours
For Exhibitors
​Location: 
Meadowlands Exposition Center (at Harmon Meadow)
355 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
201/223-1000

Fair Hours:
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    
Need more information?
E-mail collegefairs@nacacnet.org or info@nacacnet.org or call 703/299-6823. 

 New York National College Fair

Location & Hours
For Exhibitors
​Location:
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
Hall 1C
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001-1188
212/216-2000

Fair Hours:
Sunday, April 19, 2015
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Need more information?
E-mail collegefairs@nacacnet.org or info@nacacnet.org or call: 703/299-6855.

Spending the Summer in the City!

NYU CALI Program - College Access Leadership Institute http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/visit-us/nyu-cali.html

Fordham University  Summer Session 2015 - fordham.edu/summer

Check out this interesting article from The New York Times on How to Survive the College Admissions Madness:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-how-to-survive-the-college-admissions-madness.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Ffrank-bruni&_r=2

JUNIOR NEWS

Welcome to the second semester and the official beginning of

your college search and application process. At this stage, you

should be monitoring your Naviance account on a regular basis

for updates from your counselors. You need to:

1) Update your resume in Naviance to reflect activities this year. All clubs, activities, volunteerism and employment needs to be added.

2) Your prospective college list, "Colleges I'm Thinking About", should be updated to truly include ALL the colleges you are thinking about.

3) Check out the summer program options on our blog. There may be something incredible for you to try.

Reminders: SAT: 5/2 (deadline 4/6); 6/6 (deadline 5/8)

ACT: 4/18 (deadline 3/13); 6/13 (deadline 5/8)

** All juniors should plan to take at least two tests before the end of the school year. Discuss your specific plan with your counselor.

Athlete Notes

If you are a varsity athlete and plan to participate in athletics when in college, you need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. This is not a commitment to play, but you cannot begin without being determined eligible by the NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA_EMS.html. Do This Now!

Test Optional?

Go to fairtest.org for a list of all the colleges and universities with test optional policies.

What's Next?

• College fairs- throughout the spring, so keep an eye out for opportunities at your local high school.

• PREP DAY: plan to spend the day doing some college activity. Details coming shortly.

• Teacher recommendation letters: your current junior year teachers are your greatest allies. Continue to develop relationships by putting your best self forward. Give them many examples of just how great you are.

Your College Counseling Team

Summer Opportunities Part IV

Pre-Collegiate Summer Program in Early American History – William & Mary www.wm.edu/niahd

Ithaca Writers Institute – Ithaca.edu/summercollege

NJIT Summer Architecture + Design  - wwww.njit.edu

Collegiate World Series National Hispanic Institute – www.nhi-net.org

RUTGERS Summer Science Scholars Academy  – rwjms.rutgers.edu/education/sap/s3a.html

Summer Programs - Part III

Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions - www.fas.harvard.edu/~sica

Cornell University Summer College - www.summercollege.cornell.edu

GWU Pre-College Program - precollege.gwu.edu