HELLO!!! Here’s the weekly College Stuff email…as promised I have attached the CURRENT, UPDATED 40 PAGE!!!!! SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN. Please be sure to take some time after reading through all this info to open the attachment (maybe even save it to your desktop?) and apply…APPLY…APPLY!!!
I am currently finishing up my visits to ALL the junior Academy classes. I cannot tell you all how excited I have been to have the opportunity to get into these classes at this early time to give our amazing juniors the information and tools necessary to be successful on their journey to post secondary success. One of the sites I have been really happy to share with our juniors for just this reason is https://www.floridashines.org/ which is great for all kinds of college & career planning. A tool found within floridashines.org is mycareershines that is specifically great for the career planning aspect. There will be a Parent Webinar in the use of this tool coming next Monday, please see below for more information and to register if interested:
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the United States Naval Academy (USNA) is requesting a list of students – DUE TO THE TIMING I AM ASSUMING THEY MEAN JUNIORS – interested in the Naval Academy so that they may reach out to them and invite them to visit. If you are a JUNIOR interested in the Naval Academy please provide me with your FULL NAME & EMAIL so that I may send it to the coordinator.
Another very important point I have been trying to make in my junior presentations is the importance of juniors getting in and registered for the upcoming SATs and/or ACTs. As such, please see below for the calendar of 2016-2017 test dates that remain for this school year:
SAT/ACT TEST SCHEDULE FOR THE 2016—2017 SCHOOL YEAR
CORAL REEF SENIOR’S CEEB Code is 101-199. YOU MUST report this code in order for Coral Reef to receive your scores.
SAT & SAT Subject Area Test Dates & Deadlines
| Test Type | Test Date | Regular Deadline to register | LATE DEADLINE (add $28)
fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 · Sub. Area $26.00 + $20 per Subject |
Oct. 1, 2016 | Sept. 1, 2016
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Sept. 20, 2016
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 · Sub. Area $26.00 + $20 per Subject |
Nov. 5, 2016 | Oct. 7, 2016
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Oct. 25, 2016
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 · Sub. Area $26.00 + $20 per Subject |
Dec. 3, 2016 | Nov. 3, 2016
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Nov. 22, 2016
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 · Sub. Area $26.00 + $20 per Subject |
Jan. 21, 2017 | Dec. 21, 2016
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Jan. 10, 2017
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 No Sub Area available in March
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March 11, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017
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Feb. 28, 2017
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 · Sub. Area $26.00 + $20 per Subject |
May 6, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | April 25, 2017
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
| · SAT no essay – $45
· SAT w/essay – $57 · Sub. Area $26.00 + $20 per Subject |
June 3, 2017 | May 9, 2017
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May 24, 2017
$73 or $85 fee waivers do cover the cost of late fees |
And speaking of SAT…
A number of juniors have asked questions about sending SAT test scores (which makes me very happy! ).
Here is information right off the College Board website. It can be found in full at: http://sat.collegeboard.org/scores/send-sat-scores
Sending Your SAT Scores
There are two ways to send your scores to colleges, universities or scholarship programs:
- During Registration
You receive four free score reports every time you register for the SAT. We highly recommend that you take advantage of these reports, as additional reports are subject to a fee.
Also, using registration score reports ensures that test scores are sent to colleges as early as possible. Choosing your score recipients during the registration process ensures that colleges have the most complete set of your information to review for admission as well as scholarship awards, course placement, or selection to a specific program or major. In a recent survey, colleges said that receiving score reports is important to them because it shows which students are interested in their schools.
- After Registration
You can send score reports at any time from your “My SAT” account. The time frames for score delivery vary based upon each institution’s method of receiving scores. Please remember that an additional week may be needed for the score recipients to process your scores once they receive them.
There is a fee for sending score reports after registration. However, if you are a fee-waiver-eligible student, you may have additional score report credits.
If you are sending reports after you’ve finished high school and have not tested for a year, see Requesting Old Scores.
Fee
There is an additional fee for this service.
Ordering Information:
Online (credit card required):
- Sign in to My SAT. If you haven’t already created a collegeboard.org account, do so now.
- Click the “Send Available Scores” button.
- Search by name, state, code or country for the institution(s) you’d like send your scores to.
- Select the Rush Reporting option on the “Review Your Order” screen.
Phone: toll-free: 866-756-7346.
What does a fee waiver cover?
- Your SAT fee waiver covers 100% of the registration fees for a single test date.
- You can use up to two waivers for the SAT and up to two waivers for the SAT Subject Tests™. That’s a total of four fee waivers (up to three subject tests per test date).
- Everyone gets four free score sends with registration. When you use a waiver, you can also send four additional score reports (worth a total of $44) to the colleges of your choice at any time for free.
- Most colleges charge an application fee. As a fee waiver recipient, you can obtain up to four requests to waive college application fees from your counselor. Many four-year and two-year colleges accept application waivers – view a list of schools that participate in the College Application Fee waiver process. College is totally within your reach, and application waivers can help you get there.
- Get a $40 discount on The Official SAT Online Course™ when you order it during online registration.
- Choose either the Question-and-Answer Service or the Student Answer Service (for the SAT only), and get it FREE when you order during registration.
More news from The College Board:
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| Tell your students they can use Score Choice™ to select and send their best SAT® scores to colleges. They can convert old SAT scores to new ones (and vice versa) in accordance with each college’s score-use policy.
Remind your students to register for the January SAT by December 21.October SAT scores are now available. Students can log in to their College Board account to view their scores |
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| Khan Academy Make sure students who took the October PSAT/NMSQT create and connect their College Board and Khan Academy accounts. That way, when they get their PSAT/NMSQT scores on December 12, they can log in to Khan Academy and get a personalized SAT practice plan. In January, we’ll be making a special effort to encourage students to connect their accounts. Watch for details in next month’s newsletter. You can create your own Khan Academy educator account to track students’ progress. Here are some guides to get you started. |
ACT Test Dates & Deadlines
Now lets take a look at a few updates directly from some colleges & universities. |
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Scholarship and Guaranteed Admissions Program deadlinesThe deadlines for our Scholarship and Guaranteed Admissions Programs are approaching!
Students who wish to be considered for these programs should make sure that all of their application materials are submitted by the deadline listed above. Visit CampusStudents who are interested in learning more about Pitt are encouraged to visit campus for our tours and information sessions, offered Monday through Friday and on select Saturdays. There are also options for visitors to tour the specific school that interests them. We are now waiving the $45 application fee for students who register and attend an information session Monday through Friday. Please note that we are not refunding application fees for students who visited prior to October 24. New School of Computing and InformationPitt has announced a new School of Computing and Information, which will begin enrolling students in fall 2017. The School combines the former Computer Science program and the School of Information Sciences and will offer a variety of academic programs that combine computing and information expertise with academic disciplines across campus. The focus will be on discovery and entrepreneurship driven by technology. Praise for PittWe are proud to announce that Pitt is ranked #47 among global universities in the U.S. News & World Report 2017 Best Global Universities. We are the largest Pennsylvania university in the top 50. Pitt was also named the best public university in the northeast by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, earning the highest scores in three out of four categories: student outcomes, academic resources, and student engagement. Honors DesignationThe University Honors College will now offer a University Honors College Scholar Designation that will recognize Pitt’s most ambitious students. Those who meet the requirements will receive a special designation on their transcript when they graduate. The University Honors College (UHC) is unlike a typical honors college program. We provide thousands of incredible opportunities without unnecessary obligations. Students may participate in the UHC in a multitude of ways during any point of their time at Pitt. Facebook Live ChatsFor insight into the admissions process at Pitt, students can watch recordings of our recent Facebook Live chats. Our Associate Director of Admissions Ron Jankowski hosted an event about Pitt scholarships and Associate Director of Operations Kerri Meeks-Griffin fielded questions about the Pitt application. Stay tuned for information about future Facebook Live events! School Counselor Office HoursDo you and your students have questions about the application and admissions process? Call us! Every Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. and Thursday from 3-5 p.m., Kerri J. Meeks-Griffin is ready to answer your calls. Contact her at 412-624-0770. Mrs. Meeks-Griffin has more than 10 years of experience serving on the Admissions Committee and also oversees the administrative support staff that processes Pitt applications. School Counselor Office Hours are offered through May 1. FROM DICKINSON COLLEGE..
And now for some insight into a few more careers… Arts Administration Arts Administration is the field that concerns business operations around an arts organization. Arts administrators are responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operations of the organization and fulfilling its mission. Arts organizations include professional for-profit entities (e.g. auction houses, art galleries, music companies, etc.) and many smaller professional and non-professional non-profit arts-related organizations (e.g. theaters, museums, symphonies, jazz organizations, opera houses, and ballet companies). To learn which colleges offer Arts Administration and watch videos about Arts Administration please go to http://collegemajors101.com/college-majors/arts-management Accounting Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, and tax accounting. Accounting information systems are designed to support accounting functions and related activities. Financial accounting focuses on the reporting of an organization’s financial information, including the preparation of financial statements, to external users of the information, such as investors, regulators and suppliers, and management accounting focuses on the measurement, analysis and reporting of information for internal use by management To learn which colleges offer Accounting and watch videos about Accounting please go to: http://collegemajors101.com/college-majors/accounting-general Web Design/Digital Media Multimedia artists design computer-delivered electronic systems that allow the user to control, combine, and manipulate different types of media, such as text, sound, video, computer graphics, and animation. The most common multimedia machine consists of a personal computer with a sound card, modem, digital speaker unit, and CD-ROM. Interactive multimedia systems under commercial development include cable television services… To learn which colleges offer Web Design/Digital Media and watch videos about Web Design/Digital Media please go to: http://collegemajors101.com/college-majors/web-designdigital-media Applied – Science Applied science, is a way to major in the “The Skilled Trades”. Skilled labor is in high in demand nationally. Long gone are the images of poor “blue collar” workers with dirty faces, and small paychecks. In the 21 st century, the image should be more like an Electrician, Plumber, or HVAC contractor with a small fleet of vans and employees who has become very successful and wealthy. To learn which colleges offer Applied science and watch videos about Applied science please go to: http://collegemajors101.com/college-majors/applied-science And one of my faves…
The Bronfman Fellowship The Bronfman Fellowship is a pluralistic program that seeks students from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds Each year, The Bronfman Fellowship selects a diverse group of 26 North American students in their junior year of high school for an all-expense paid, 5-week Fellowship to Israel. Fellows engage in thought-provoking, academically rigorous study and conversation while making lifelong friends. Our high-caliber faculty deliver educational content at a university level. Fellows encounter the land and people of Israel, study major issues in contemporary Jewish life, meet with some of Israel’s most influential figures, and learn about themselves and each other. The academic and professional successes of our 1100+ alumni reflect the high quality of the program and the long-term benefits it can have for participants. For example, over 50% of BYFI alumni currently attend or have attended Ivy League schools. Bronfman alumni have a particularly strong presence in Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. Our Fellows are supported in their senior year college application process with visits to older alumni on college campuses, personal conversations with the BYFI staff, and recommendations written on their behalf. Professionally, BYFI alumni comprise former U.S. Supreme Court Clerks, celebrated authors, journalists and producers with leading news organizations such as The New York Times and NBC, and numerous teachers, scholars and clergy. Prospective applicants can find out more about the program and apply at bronfman.org. If you have any questions, please be in touch. Thank you for helping us reach qualified, talented young Jewish students! Application deadline: January 4, 2017 |
