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

 Summer Opportunities – Part II

Questions? See Mrs. Morissette in M310

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

Hillsdale College – The Roots and History of American Liberty, Travel Course hillsdale.edu/admissions

Hillsdale College - Study Abroad Program – England, Italy, and London + Paris hillsdale.edu/admissions

Columbia University – Science Honors Program www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/apply.html

Harvard Secondary School Program – summer.harvard.edu/ssp

Susquehanna University – Leadership Institute for Entrepreneurship (LIFE) www.susqu.edu/LIFE15

Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Summer Science Scholars Academy rwjms.rutgers.edu/education/sap/s3a

FAFSA Tips and Information can all be found at FAFSA.ed.gov. Be sure to use the official website, NOT an imposture.

https://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/filling-out

Winter Blues? Let’s Talk Summer Plans…

Dear Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors:

      Check out these summer programs, academies and courses. Questions? Be sure to see Mrs. Morissette, M310

Summer Study Program – multiple locations – www.summerstudy.com Penn State U., Colorado State U., Fordham U.

Marlboro College – Summer Pre-College 2015 marlboro.edu/summer

Babson College: Summer Study for High School Students: Entrepreneur Development Experience www.babson.edu/summerstudy

Vocation of Priesthood? U. Of Notre Dame Summer Seminary Immersion Program precollege.nd.edu/seminaryimmersion

Washington U in St. Louis Summer Experiences summerexperiences.wustl.edu

Stanford U Pre-Collegiate Studies precollegiate.stanford.edu

Summer Institute for the Gifted – multiple locations – giftedstudy.org/teachers

Cornell U Summer College – summercollege.cornell.edu

The College of New Jersey Pre-College Program – precollege.pages.tcnj.edu

The U of Rhode Summer Engineering Academy – egr.uri.edu/summer

Ignite @ Marquette U – www.marquette.edu/explore

U of Notre Dame Summer Scholars – precollege.nd.edu

U of Notre Dame Leadership Seminars – precollege.nd.edu