Subject: From the College Office: Updates and Assignment
From: "Lauren Carter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:30:08 -0500

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	Dear Juniors,</p>
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	Please read the email below for some important updates and reminders.</p>
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	<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">COLLEGE COUNSELING WORKSHOPS:</span></p>
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	This week College Counseling Workshop classes began. Please remember to attend these classes each week as attendance is required. The next two weeks you will have Mr. Gross and Gaby Grebski in class. Please be on time and give them your full attention.</p>
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	<u>During College Counseling class this week, we discussed:</u></p>
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	1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The many voices in the process, and the importance of setting boundaries</p>
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	2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A review of the spring calendar and upcoming events</p>
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	3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A discussion about spring break visits, if applicable</p>
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	4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An overview of APs and subject tests</p>
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	5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The importance of READING your email.</p>
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	<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">UPCOMING EVENTS</span></p>
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	<span style="background-color:#00ff00;">The 1st Capital Case Studies Program </span>(a joint mock college admissions case study program with GDS) will be held at the Georgetown Day School campus on February 23 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. (<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">arrive by 6:45 p.m</span>.) RSVP is required by February 16:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/69JGF2L">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/69JGF2L</a>.&nbsp;There will be a mini-college fair after the program with participating colleges. This is an optional joint college program for juniors and junior parents.&nbsp;</p>
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	Participating Colleges include:</p>
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	Barnard &ndash; Bryn Mawr &ndash;Chicago &ndash; Columbia &ndash; Colgate &ndash; Colorado College - Dartmouth &ndash; Davidson &ndash; Emory - Franklin &amp; Marshall &ndash;Haverford &ndash; Johns Hopkins &ndash; Kenyon&ndash; Lafayette &ndash; Lawrence &ndash; Muhlenberg &ndash; Northeastern&nbsp;&ndash; Oberlin &ndash; Pomona &ndash; Rhodes &ndash;Rochester &ndash; Skidmore&ndash; St. John&rsquo;s &ndash; St. Lawrence &ndash; TCU &ndash; Trinity &ndash; Tulane &ndash; Union &ndash; Wake Forest &ndash; Washington &amp; Lee</p>
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	Mark your calendars: <span style="background-color:#00ff00;">Washington Area Independent Schools College Fair</span>, Wednesday, April 13, 2015, Georgetown Prep School Field House, 10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Admissions representatives from almost 200 colleges and universities will be in attendance. Event runs from 6:00-9:00pm. Your college counselors will fill you in on more details during a Workshop session later this semester.</p>
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	<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY APPOINTMENTS</span></p>
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	We are enjoying our meetings with the junior class and have completed about &frac12; of those first appointments. Our goal is for each junior to complete two individual meetings and a family appointment prior the close of the school year in June. We have scheduled all first meetings and juniors will need to arrange their 2<sup>nd</sup> meetings with Ms. Morillas. After the two individual meetings have been completed then a family appointment can be arranged.</p>
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	<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">OPEN TIME/ WALK IN APPOINTMENTS with COLLEGE COUNSELING</span></p>
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	You are always welcome to pop in anytime and see us. In addition, we will be available during 6th period/lunch everyday from Feb 29 to March 11 for quick questions, brief conversations, or any updates.</p>
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	<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">COLLEGE COUNSELING ASSIGNMENT</span></p>
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	Attached you will find the Vital Qualities assignment. Please complete this exercise and return to Ms. Morillas prior to <span style="background-color:#00ff00;">Friday, Feb 19</span>. This is a great way to begin thinking about the qualities you are seeking in a college.</p>
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	Wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend.</p>
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	The College Counseling Team&nbsp;</p>

Attachments:
(2016 Vital Q.pdf) http://succeed.naviance.com/download.php?id=Q2JuUXZVczRwVndjaCtGNFlHdXJXZz09

<p>Lauren B. Carter<br>Director of College Counseling<br>Sidwell Friends School<br>3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW<br>Washington, DC 20016<br>202.537.8166<br>&nbsp;</p>