December 1 Updates

Seniors -

All yellow sheets that you would like processed before break must be turned into your counselor by December 7. This includes any deadlines prior to January 15.

Some of you are starting to hear from colleges! Please let your counselor know what you hear. We have no way of knowing unless you tell us!

Seniors, it is critically important for you to routinely check the email address you used when submitting your applications to colleges.  Admissions offices frequently use email to communicate with you when it comes to your application status.  If you should receive notification from your college that materials are missing from your application, please let us know.  We can’t help unless you tell us! 

Important Reminder from Common App:

Counselors received this message from Common App to pass along to their students & parents – please read! 

Submitting Before Deadlines

We know that you know there are lots of reasons not to wait until the 11th hour to submit an application. If you need to give your students another one, try this: if they find themselves needing help from the Support Team late on deadline day, we might not have enough time to assist before the clock strikes midnight.

Financial Aid Night and Related Information…..

Financial Aid Night will be held this Thursday 12/3 at 6:30 PM in the PAC.  A representative from MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority) will describe different types of aid and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), as well as review award letters and how to interpret them.  The FAFSA can be filed out any time after January 1, 2016.

In advance of the seminar, families can download their own copy of the PowerPoint slides and the MEFA College Financing eBook. They can both be found in the Tools and Resources section at http://www.mefa.org/seniors.

Open Houses

Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy Undergraduate Information Days
Saturday December 5
Saturday January 23
Saturday February 20
Email daniel.bartley@student.shu.edu to RSVP and ask questions

Summer Opportunities

Discover@Wheaton Summer College. In its second year, Discover@Wheaton is a credit-earning experience for high school students that will fully immerse them in residential college life and provide them valuable classroom experience in the process.

Our 2016 course offerings are widely diverse to provide something for everyone, regardless of their academic interests. Courses include:

• Innovation and Social Change (business and innovation)
• Lunar Exploration (astronomy)
• Medicine, Bodies, and Power (societal issues in the medical and health professions)
• History of Popular Music (music)

Unlike many other summer college programs, all Discover@Wheaton courses are taught by expert members of the Wheaton faculty—and one is taught by Wheaton's president. As a result, participants are guaranteed to work with and learn from some of the most qualified individuals in their fields.  

This four-week, intensive program runs from July 5-30, 2016, and also incorporates social activities and travel throughout New England. To learn more, please view our website and/or contact Jocelyn Saltzman, Discover@Wheaton coordinator at saltzman_jocelyn@wheatoncollege.edu.
Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Program
6/25-8/6
admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/pre-college

Scholarships - remember to also check the list in Naviance (Colleges Tab, Scholarship List link)

2016 Scholarship Award Program sponsored by the Charitable and Educational Trust of the Grand Lodge of MA, Order Sons of Italy in America.
www.osiama.org
See Ms. Bloch for more information if you are qualified for this scholarship.

2016 Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund
www.phillips-scholarship.org
Applications available starting mid-January 2016.

2016 Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship:

The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (MEFA) is accepting applications from “disadvantaged” high school students who display strong academic promise but whose socioeconomic background and environmental conditions may inhibit their ability to attain a post-secondary education and degree.  Twenty five students state-wide from the tenth and eleventh grades will be selected for this scholarship, which is renewable for four years.  More information has been posted in the Scholarship section on Naviance (Colleges Tab, Scholarship List link) and is due by February 5, 2016. Please see your counselor for more information.