Subject: From the College Office: Upcoming event and reminders
From: "Lauren Carter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:50:24 -0500

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	Hello Juniors and Parents,</p>
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	Please read below for some reminders and updates.</p>
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	<u>Event Reminders:</u></p>
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	<span style="background-color:#00ff00;">The 1st Capital Case Studies Program&nbsp;</span>(a joint mock college admissions case study program with GDS) will be held at the Georgetown Day School (upper school) campus on February 23, <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">please&nbsp;a</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">rrive by 6:45 p.m</span>.&nbsp;There will be a mini-college fair after the case studies portion with participating colleges. The entire event is expected to run from 7-9pm. This is an optional joint college program for juniors and junior parents. RSVP was required.</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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	<u>Parking Information and Directions to GDS:</u></p>
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	<strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">GDS is located at</strong><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> </strong><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">4200 Davenport St, NW, Washington, DC &nbsp;20016 (</strong><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">next to a Safeway grocery store and behind a former Volvo/Volkswagen Dealership off Wisconsin Avenue, NW.) The upper school campus is&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">not&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">located on MacArthur Boulevard - that is the lower school campus.</span></p>
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	Note: &nbsp;if you use a GPS and enter "Georgetown Day School" the GPS may direct you to the Lower Middle School campus (located on MacArthur Boulevard, NW, Washington, DC),&nbsp;<strong>not&nbsp;</strong>the High School where you want to be.&nbsp; The address for the High School is 4200 Davenport Street, NW, Washington, DC &nbsp;20016. &nbsp;</p>
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	Parking:</p>
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	You may park anywhere on the surface lot. Do Not Park in the Safeway Parking Lot.&nbsp; If you park on the street please pay attention to parking regulations. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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	Metro:</p>
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	You may also take metro to campus. &nbsp;GDS is just a few blocks from the Tenleytown metro station on the Red line.&nbsp; Take the Wisconsin Avenue West Side exit and when you come up the escalators you will be underneath Best Buy and the Container Store.&nbsp; Walk straight ahead and turn left on River Rd.&nbsp; Walk down the hill two blocks to 42nd street.&nbsp; Turn right on 42nd street and the school is two blocks on your left.&nbsp; Please enter through the main entrance on Davenport Street. &nbsp;</p>
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	In addition, mark your calendars for the&nbsp;<span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Washington Area Independent Schools College Fair&nbsp;</span> on&nbsp;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: rgb(255, 255, 0);">INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY APPOINTMENTS</span></p>
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	We are enjoying our meetings with the junior class. 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>&nbsp;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: rgb(255, 255, 0);">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: rgb(255, 255, 0);">COLLEGE COUNSELING ASSIGNMENT</span></p>
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	Attached you will find the Vital Qualities assignment which was due today,&nbsp;<span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Friday, Feb 19</span>. This is a great way to begin thinking about the qualities you are seeking in a college. If you have not completed this assignment, please do so and return it to the College Office.</p>
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	Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.</p>
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	The College Counseling Team</p>

Attachments:
(2016 Vital Q.pdf) http://succeed.naviance.com/download.php?id=M2VOT3hob1JiaDNrcERmQXBTRW0vZz09

<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>