Subject: E College Counseling Newsletter - Week of Nov 14 - 18, 2016
From: "Patrick Gallagher" <[email-masked]>
Date: 11 Nov 2016 15:00:03 -0500

Dear Finnegan,

As mentioned in workshop this week, your complete list of schools must be logged in with your college counselor by Tuesday, November 29, 2016. If you have applied early action/ early decision to an institution with a decision notification date in December - you must still log in your complete list of schools so your transcript, recommendation letters and Sidwell profile can be submitted prior to winter break.

University of California Schools (UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbra, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside and UC Irvine) application is due on November 30, 2016. If you are applying to a UC institution(s) -  PLEASE READ the University of California Application Tip Sheet  attached to this email.

1st Quarter
Grades:

The College Counseling Office does not  automatically send out 1st quarter grades to colleges unless a
college requests that 1st quarter grades be submitted.

Typically most institutions do not require 1st quarter  grades, however, if a student receives an email requesting that 1st quarter
grades be submitted - please see or email your college counselor so the 1st
quarter grades can be officially submitted.*

If a college directly contacts the College Counseling  Office
with a request for 1st quarter grades, a student will be notified by their college counselor that a request has been made.*

*Please note: If the College Counseling Office submits 1 st  quarter grades it will not include teacher's comments just the grade range.

FINANCIAL AID:

Remember, a student/family can submit the FAFSA form and the
CSS Profile now. Note: This is a new policy and it is students/family's
responsibility to submit these forms if applying for financial aid by the
deadline. Financial Aid  Deadlines can be found on a colleges financial
aid website.

FAFSA - https://fafsa.ed.gov/

CSS Profile - http://css.collegeboard.org/

Students and Parents - if you have any questions regarding College
Financial Aid at a particular college you can call that institution's financial
aid office directly and speak to a financial aid counselor. If you have a
general question please do not hesitate to contact the College Counseling
Office.

Essays for College Counselor Review

Your college counselor is more than happy to review your essays and give feedback.

If you are applying regular decision (January 1/15 deadline) - The last day to get your essays to your college counselor is Tuesday, December 15.

Have a wonderful weekend.

The College Counseling Office

Patrick Gallagher [email-masked]

Cory Zimmerman [email-masked]

Emily Thigpen [email-masked]

cc:Kathleen and Hunter Biden

If you have an application deadline of January 1, or January 15, your schools must be logged in with your college counselor by Friday, December 2, 2017.

Area College Fairs:

If you have an application deadline of January 1, or January 15, your schools must be logged in with your college counselor by Friday, December 2, 2017.

Area College Fairs: