Subject: College Counseling News for the week of October 8 - 12, 2018
From: "Patrick Gallagher" <[email-masked]>
To: "''" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:33:21 +0000

Hello Seniors,

We hope you are looking forward to the long weekend.

Reminders:

·        Workshop 2 - This week’s Prezi’s Presentation from this week’s College Workshop. https://prezi.com/view/Z6TWenyFuGyr07nhu0lj/

  *   College Log In Book – All seniors should have their first page of their College Log in Sheet (This not your College List page).

·        November 1 Application Deadline - If you have an Early Action or Early Decision application deadline of November 1st, you must list it in the log in book no later than October 22, 2018.

  *   Senior Pre Excused Forms - If a senior plans on using one of three pre excused days, please pick up form (green form) in the CCO. The signed and completed form must be handed in to Ms. Matthews well in advance of the excused date. If not - you will receive points.

  *   One on One Student College Counselor appointment – If you have not done so….. Remember you need to contact Jacki Morillas ([email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>) regarding a one on one appointment with your college counselor. When you email Jackie – please include your free periods as that will assist her immensely in setting up the appointment. Remember, the CCO’s new location is on the lower level of Zartman. Students have access to the back door from 8 am – 4 pm.

  *   College Counseling SFS Deadlines –

     *   October 1: Students must write in the log book any schools with an October 15 deadline.
     *   October 5: This is the last day that students can submit essays for an October 15 application deadline that we can guarantee will be reviewed.

     *   October 22: Students must write in the log book any schools with a November 1 deadline.
     *   October 26: This is the last day that students can submit essays for a November 1 application deadline that we can guarantee will be reviewed.

     *   November 1: Students must write in the log book any schools with a November 15 deadline.
     *   November 5: This is the last day that students can submit essays for a November 15 application deadline that we can guarantee will be reviewed.

     *   December 3: Students must write in the log book any remaining schools for regular decision.
     *   December 19: This is the last day that students can submit essays for a January 1/15 deadline that we can guarantee will be reviewed

  *   Just to reiterate the dates of the 4 quarters that were emailed to you by the Academic Dean:
  *   Below are the dates for 2018-19 Academic Quarters:
     *   Quarter 1: 9/4 to 10/18
     *   Quarter 2: 10/22 to 1/18
     *   Quarter 3: 1/22 to 3/7
     *   Quarter 4: 3/11 to 5/3

  *   Financial Aid Information-

     *   Financial Aid Presentation this Wednesday for Sidwell Parents/Students will be held on Wednesday, October 10 at 7 pm in the Hearst Building at National Cathedral School (NCS).  Free babysitting as well as free parking will be available. Please park in the National Cathedral garage for the event.

     *   SFS College Counseling Office is once again offering Individual Financial Aid Consultation on Saturday, October 13 from 10am  - 12 noon in the CCO.  If interested, please fill out the following link by Sunday, October 7, 2018 : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsaovrawhKYNcNzCDVyUvbrjz9TOPRfVvYUs_Xnf5F_4xQvg/viewform?usp=sf_link

  *   Colleges visiting this week -  – Remember the college visit list is always being added to as colleges are still contacting us – so check the CCO website regularly for any additions.

COLLEGES VISITING THE WEEK OF
October 8 – October 12
Note: These meetings are for seniors only.

Date and time

School

Representative

Room

Monday

10/8

No Visits/Senior College Visit Day

Tuesday

10/9

7:30am

Drexel University

Erin Litsch

102

10/9

7:30am

Reed College

Huy Trinh

108

10/9

7:30am

Whittier College

Colleen Bass

133

10/9

12:15pm

Emerson College

Adriana Guida

133

10/9

12:15pm

Tufts University

Sayaka Smith

104/106

Wednesday

10/10

No Visits/Alternate Schedule

Thursday

10/11

7:30am

Babson College

Ryan Stanley

102

10/11

7:30am

Duke University

Stephanie Egler

104/106

10/11

12:15pm

Franklin & Marshall College

Julie Kerich

108

10/11

12:15pm

London School of Economics (UK)

Will Breare-Hall

133

10/11

12:15pm

St. Olaf College

D.J. Erickson

102

10/11

12:15pm

University of California, Berkeley

Donna Brennan

104/106

Friday

10/12

7:30am

Grinnell College

Patty Amador-Lacson

102

10/12

7:30am

St. John’s College, MD

Benjamin Baum

133

10/12

7:30am

University of California, Los Angeles

Jamika Williams

104/106

10/12

12:15pm

Southern Methodist University

Abbi Pfister-Soria

133

Have a great weekend and week,

The CCO

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