Junior Preview Day: On Saturday, May 4 from 8:30 a.m. to noon, juniors in high school will get a chance to:
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
UMASS Lowell Junior Preview Day
Monday, January 28, 2019
Class of 2019 Scholarship Opportunities
**Reminder - A comprehensive list of scholarship opportunities is available on Naviance.
Custom MMIC is pleased to announce that the application for the 2019 Women In Engineering scholarship is now available! A link to the scholarship application is given below:
We would appreciate your help in spreading the word and encouraging your students to apply, as we plan to award between one and four scholarships totaling at least $40,000 each. The deadline for the application is March 17, 2019, and we will make our awards by early May. As noted in the application, the 2019 scholarship is limited to those graduating from Chelmsford High School, Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, or Westford Academy.
Red Pine Scholars Program
Open to students who come from low-to-middle income families with a strong academic record or significant improvement over time who are planning to enroll as a freshman at a competitive four-year college.
Visit www.tpi.org/scholarship/red-pine-scholars-program for more information and application instructions.
Applications must be completed by February 15, 2019.
Yawkey Scholars Program
Open to graduating seniors who are entering private, competitive colleges in MA in the fall of 2019. The program is designed to make college affordable for talented, motivated, low-income students from MA. The program seeks to support and encourage students who:
1. have a strong academic record or a significant improvement over time
2. are planning to attend a competitive private college in MA
3. are engaged in a meaningful mentoring relationship
4. have unmet financial need and would benefit from scholarship support so they can graduate with a manageable loan burden
Visit www.tpi.org/scholarship/yawkey-scholars-program
Applications must be completed by February 15, 2019 at 12pm.
James McGarry Scholarship
The scholarship honors Mr. McGarry, a former Woburn resident, for his 50 years of service to Northern Bank & Trust Company. It also pays tribute to his lifelong affinity for the fire and police departments in his community. Over the decades, Mr. McGarry served with the Woburn Auxiliary Fire Department, founded the Independent Fire Association of Woburn and was active with the Massachusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association. He was also one of the founders of the Annual Lynnfield Fire Muster.
Jim also treasured his close friendships with many of the city’s police officers and firefighters throughout the years. He admired the men and women who serve our community each and every day. This scholarship is the Foundation’s way of thanking our deserving public safety partners in his memory.
The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior with a parent or legal guardian who is an active firefighter or police officer employed in Middlesex County.
The deadline for submitting applications is May 3, 2019. The application is available by emailing a request to mcgarryscholarship@nbtc.com.
Lockheed Martin is awarding 200 renewable scholarships of $10,000 each. Awards are open to individuals studying eligible engineering or computer science majors, who demonstrate financial need and come from underrepresented or underserved communities.
Applicants must:
- Be U.S. citizens
- Be high school seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.5, or college freshmen or sophomores with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States for the upcoming academic year
- Be majoring or planning to major in one of many specified eligible STEM programs
- Demonstrate financial need
Be willing to consider a paid internship with Lockheed Martin following their freshman, sophomore or junior year of college (note: the internship is not required to receive a scholarship)
Deadline to apply is March 12, 2019
For more information and to apply, visit https://lockheedmartin.com/scholarship
University of Virginia School of Architecture Tours
University of Virginia School of Architecture is hosting the following upcoming events that may be of interest to your students.
Information Sessions + Tours
Faculty and current students will lead the sessions providing you with an opportunity to learn more about our undergraduate programs in Architecture, Design Thinking, Urban + Environmental Planning and Architectural History. Following to the information session, you will receive a guided tour of Campbell Hall led by current students. Information sessions begin at 11am and conclude at 12pm; Tours begin at 12pm and conclude at 1pm. You can find more details here.
Final Reviews
Interested in seeing the School of Architecture in action? Come visit us during final reviews! Final reviews are a culmination of our students' studio work for the semester, and show off their research and design. You can find more details here.
So You Want To Be An Architect?
Are you a high school sophomore or junior curious about the field of architecture and design? Do you want to learn how to engage the past and shape the future? Through interactive design exercises and a tour of Cooper Carry, students will learn about all scales of the built environment including its history, planning and design from University of Virginia School of Architecture Alumni. You can find more details here.
Article - A Letter To College Applicants
A Letter To College Applicants
Dear Students,
College admission essentially asks, “who are you and what do you want?” Easy, right? It is often talked about as a rite of passage and, for some, it can be a transformative time of exploring identity. For others, it is a more practical pursuit of specific goals. Either way, it can be an experience layered with expectation, doubt, and challenge. Applying to college is not a test or project that you can, nor should attempt to, ace. It is an opportunity to be purposeful and grateful (more on this at the end of the letter).
When I was first starting out in education, a colleague suggested that when planning my classes for the year, I consider what “beach knowledge” I wanted my students to have. What he meant was that when they are sitting on the beach in July, what should students remember about my class and what they learned. Each summer, before I head back to school, I think about that concept. I know that I will again work with amazingly talented students who are bound for success, but who also question that truth most days. I know that I will hear students anxious and disconcerted about whether they will get into college and if it will be a place where they can grow and thrive. And each year, ultimately, my students land well. Talk to your friends who graduated last year, or the year before, from your school and they will tell you the same thing.
So, even though it is the middle of winter, I want you to channel summer and soak up the beach knowledge that I have learned in my two decades of work in this field. As you go through your college experience, my hope is that you will add to this list and take it to heart.
College Admission IS:
- A personal journey. This is your search so own it.
- An invitation to explore identity and purpose. This will not happen overnight.
- Imperfect. It is a human process, so expect “user error.”
- A celebration of your hard work.
- About engagement, so lean in.
- Exciting. The minute it becomes a chore stop and check yourself. Enjoy the ride.
- An investment in you—both short and long term.
- About unity, not vanity, so don’t sacrifice relationships for status.
- A privilege, so take advantage of the opportunities you have.
- Full of choice, so be open and consider all of your options.
College Admission is NOT:
- A value judgment on whether you are “good enough”.
- Life or death.
- Fair.
- About status. Aim high, but for the right reasons.
- A game or prize.
- The final exam for high school. You only do high school once, so live in it.
- One size fits all.
- To be taken at face value. Dig deep and ask probing questions.
- A reason to create an unreasonable schedule, so prioritize balance.
- A passive experience. You are in control so assert it.
- Linear. There are many pathways to your future, so consider them all.
- A search for perfection. There is not one “right” college.
- A test. Like life, this is the real thing, so be in it.
When you are accepted, denied, deferred or waitlisted; when you do not get that invitation to an honors program; when a financial package or scholarship does not work out at your first choice school, I hope that you will remember, and be completely confident in this—you are bound for success. You ARE. Students never believe this in September, and frequently not even in January, but this is all going to work out.
I hope you will look at your college admission experience as an opportunity to grow closer to your family. Done right, searching for, applying to, and ultimately selecting a college should provide you with opportunities to connect and to appreciate your relationship with your parents and loved ones. I hope you will not miss this in your experience. It seems trivial, but you are where you are, and in many ways who you are, because of them.
This experience is about connection, communication, gratitude, and choice. Prioritizing relationships and investing in people will not only dictate the success of your college search and application experience but will also have implications for your college career and life well beyond it. While you may be the one applying, the college admission experience is a team effort that requires communicating honestly, frequently, and openly, in order to stay unified. Do not try to go at this alone. Whether to a parent, grandparent, older sibling, guardian or another concerned adult, be sure to express your love and gratitude early and often.
Here is what I know: When I was in my early thirties, my mother (then in her late fifties) was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and frontal lobe dementia. This began a five-year deterioration of her memory. Did she remember all of the special moments from my childhood? Did she remember driving me and my brothers from activity to activity? Did she remember the battles we had about homework? Did she know how selfless she had been since the day I was born? Did she remember our visits to colleges and the laughs we shared as I dreamt about my future and she hesitantly anticipated my departure? Did she know how grateful I was? Did she know how much I loved her? I assumed she did, but how often did I intentionally pause and say it?
I hope that after you read this you will go find your parents or the caring adult in your life. Look them in the eyes and tell them that you need them to know two things: that you love them and you appreciate them (you can add a hug for emphasis). It is that simple…”I love you” and “thank you”. My former colleague, Bruce Berk, used to require this exercise of students as they began their college search, and it was amazing how it established a sense of gratitude and closeness that endured throughout. Don’t laugh it off with sarcasm as you tell them. Don’t text it to them. Don’t dismiss this exercise because your love and appreciation is “a given” or “no brainer”. Choose to express yourself and acknowledge the awesome power they have given you.
I hope you are excited. I hope you remain confident. I hope you are ready because you are bound for an amazing college experience filled with opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. Where all of that will happen is a mystery—and like all good mysteries, it should be filled with twists, turns, discovery, new places, and interesting people. My hope is that you will find joy in uncovering the clues that lead you, and that ultimately you will arrive on a college campus confident and excited to embrace the opportunity. Enjoy the journey.
Brennan BarnardContributor
I am the director of college counseling and outreach at The Derryfield School in New Hampshire, an independent college preparatory school grades 6-12. I am also the college admission program manager for Harvard Graduate School of Education's Making Caring Common Project. In...
Friday, January 25, 2019
Summer Program Opportunities
Boston University Summer Pre-College Program
Visit bu.edu/summer/highschool to learn about the different opportunities:
High School Honors
RISE Internship/Practicum
Academic Immersion
Summer Challenge
Summer Preview
Cornell University Summer College
Visit summercollege.cornell.edu for more information
McGill Summer Academy
https://www.mcgill.ca/summeracademy/apply-now
The United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar is the first step in navigating your future to becoming one of our nation's next generation of leaders. If you are currently in your junior year of high school and considering the Naval Academy as your college of choice, we strongly recommend you consider applying to Summer Seminar. Summer Seminar will introduce you to life at the Academy, where you will experience first-class academic, athletic, and professional training at the #1 public college in the U.S.* (Top 25 Public College in the U.S. 2017, Forbes). Your Summer Seminar application will also serve as a preliminary application to the Academy that you will complete before or during your senior year.
Session 1: June 1-6
Session 2: June 8-13
Session 3: June 15-20
Apply at: https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/NASS.php#fndtn-panel1-Steps-For
Gettysburg College is excited to offer several opportunities for high school juniors and sophomores to attend academic camps over the summer months. Subjects include psychology, history, creative writing, piano, or information technology. Please find information to share with your students about our academic camps below:
For more information on programs, fees, scholarships, and application requirements, visit:
summerexperiences.wustl.edu
Application deadline: April 1
Visit bu.edu/summer/highschool to learn about the different opportunities:
High School Honors
RISE Internship/Practicum
Academic Immersion
Summer Challenge
Summer Preview
Cornell University Summer College
Visit summercollege.cornell.edu for more information
McGill Summer Academy
https://www.mcgill.ca/summeracademy/apply-now
United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar |
Session 1: June 1-6
Session 2: June 8-13
Session 3: June 15-20
Apply at: https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/NASS.php#fndtn-panel1-Steps-For
Gettysburg College is excited to offer several opportunities for high school juniors and sophomores to attend academic camps over the summer months. Subjects include psychology, history, creative writing, piano, or information technology. Please find information to share with your students about our academic camps below:
- Camp Psych - Campers will get hands-on experiences that introduce them to research in psychology during this fun, challenging, and engaging introduction to the field.
- Sunderman Piano Institute - Pianists 12-17 years old who desire to improve their performance skills, collaborate with other pianists, and dive deeply into related music subjects of their choice. Pianists will have opportunities to perform in daily studio class, and the final Friday concert will showcase pianists in both solo and ensemble works.
- Writing Camp - Students gain an in-depth introduction to all four genres of creative writing: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and writing for stage and screen.
- 3D Object Modeling and Printing Camp - Students will study 3D object modeling and printing starting with the basics of a 3D printer. After learning the fundamentals, they will practice designing objects.
- Coding for Robotics & Electronics Camp - Students will gain hands-on experiences in coding, wiring, hardware, and building robots through the open source software known as Arduino. Throughout this camp, campers will learn basic electrical engineering, the physics behind electricity, and how to think like a scientist.
- Civil War Institute Summer Conference - The High School Student Scholarship component of Gettysburg College's annual Civil War Institute summer conference provides high school students an opportunity to explore the history of the Civil War era on the site of the war's most decisive battle.
For more information on programs, fees, scholarships, and application requirements, visit:
summerexperiences.wustl.edu
Application deadline: April 1
2019 PREFACE Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
PREFACE is a summer program for talented students who have been historically under-served in the areas of science, engineering and the technological fields, and who express a strong, early interest in pursuing careers in these areas. This year’s program will take place Sunday, June 23, through Saturday, July 6 on the Rensselaer campus in Troy, NY.
The PREFACE Program is for students who will be in either the 11th or 12th grade in the fall. Interested candidates should review the information on the PREFACE website and complete the online application.
Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 15, 2019. Notifications will be made to accepted students in April. Questions about the program should be directed to preface@rpi.edu.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Pre-College Summer Programs in Cybersecurity, Engineering, Pre-Med Biology, and more.
Visit stevens.edu/summer for more information
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Programs:
The PREFACE Program is for students who will be in either the 11th or 12th grade in the fall. Interested candidates should review the information on the PREFACE website and complete the online application.
Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 15, 2019. Notifications will be made to accepted students in April. Questions about the program should be directed to preface@rpi.edu.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Pre-College Summer Programs in Cybersecurity, Engineering, Pre-Med Biology, and more.
Visit stevens.edu/summer for more information
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Programs:
Deadlines for our summer programs are in February, with some early round deadlines in January. Admission is selective. Limited financial aid is available.
- Stanford Summer Arts Institute students in grades 8–11 come together for a three-week intensive interdisciplinary arts program offering academically rigorous, hands-on courses in art, visual design, and music.
- Stanford Summer Humanities Institute students in grades 10 and 11 explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities in seminars led by distinguished Stanford professors during this three-week residential program.
- Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes allows students in grades 8–11 to engage in single-subject intensive study selected from a wide range of disciplines, and benefit from small class size and academically themed residences.
- Stanford AI4ALL invites young women in grade 9 to apply to this three-week residential summer program. Participants learn about topics in AI, partake in ongoing research at Stanford, and receive mentorship from professors, graduate students, and industry professionals.
- Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) students participate in a highly-selective program centered around lectures, guided research, and group problem solving in advanced math topics. This four-week program is intended for an elite group of talented students in grades 10 and 11.
- Stanford Pre-Collegiate University-Level Online Math and Physics offers 13 courses throughout the year, including a summer term for high school students, grades 9–12. Students earn Stanford University Continuing Studies credit.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Rutgers School of Engineering Tours
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Graduation 2019 - Seniors - Cap and Gown Orders
Graduation 2019 - Seniors - Cap and Gown Order
Balfour will be in the upper cafeteria on February 4th and 5th during all four lunches to measure seniors for their graduation gown and to take orders for seniors to purchase their cap, gown and tassel. Caps are $5, gowns are $11, and tassels are $2.00 ($18.00 total for all three.) Each student may select their choice of either maroon or white gown. Please make checks payable to Balfour.
Balfour will be in the upper cafeteria on February 4th and 5th during all four lunches to measure seniors for their graduation gown and to take orders for seniors to purchase their cap, gown and tassel. Caps are $5, gowns are $11, and tassels are $2.00 ($18.00 total for all three.) Each student may select their choice of either maroon or white gown. Please make checks payable to Balfour.
Monday, January 14, 2019
$1000 Scholarship Opportunity for Students- NEACAC Essay Contest
$1000 Scholarship Opportunity for Students- NEACAC Essay Contest
Submit an essay for NEACAC’s Annual Essay Contest. Students from NEACAC-member high schools in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont are invited to submit a 500-word essay on the following topic:
Describe a counselor, teacher, or coach who has had the greatest influence on your decision to attend college. How has this individual impacted your future? What will you do in college or beyond that will make a difference in your community?
There will be six winners – one from each of the New England States – who will each be awarded a $1000 Scholarship. The application for the Essay Contest for 2019 will open on February 1, 2019 and be available through April 5, 2019. More information and the contest application will be found online here.
Questions? Contact essaycontest@neacac.org.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Scholarship Opportunities
Belsky, Weinberg & Horowitz, LLC, a law firm in Baltimore, is excited to announce the launch of our annual scholarship. Our scholarship is available to first-year college or graduate students or prospective students all over the U.S. and awards $1,000 to the winner. We’ll repeat the scholarship every fall.
Applicants will need to meet the following qualifications and requirements:
· Submit a 500+ word essay to us on a topic that will change every year and can be viewed here.
· Attach a digital copy of their acceptance letter via PDF/screenshot with the college letterhead so we can verify first-year status.
· Students will need to have a U.S. mailing address and must be attending any college, university, or graduate school in the United States.
We are currently accepting submissions for Fall 2019. Applications are due by Friday, July 12, 2019.
Scholarship applications and any questions can be sent to belskyweinberghorowitz@gmail.com. Please direct your students to find out more about this opportunity on our website: https://www.belsky-weinberg-horowitz.com/scholarship/.
Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to be able to continue with our scholarship program for the 12th year. We will be awarding up to $1,000 to the winner(s) each year. Scholarship Deadline - June 14, 2019. Application Process
Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
Full details are available on our site.
Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of our web site: http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
Full details are available on our site.
Cohen & Jaffe Annual Scholarship Contest
Nearly $2,000 in scholarships will be awarded to the best applicants. Students can begin working on this scholarship over break and have until April 9, 2019 to enter.
Complete details can be found here: https://www.cohenjaffe.com/college-scholarship/
BU Winter Visit Day - February 22, 2019
This event will include an in-depth information session, covering everything from student life to study abroad opportunities to what makes an application competitive for admission. Guests will also have the opportunity to visit our schools and colleges to learn more about specific academic programs. Lunch will be provided in one of our dining halls.
Winter Visit Day: Friday, February 22, 2019
Boston University George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Boston University George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For more information about Winter Visit Day, please visit our website.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
New Class for School Year 2019-2020
The WA Guidance Department has created a new class for the 2019-2020 school year called “Guidance Peer Assistants”. Students in this class will provide support to a student when his or her guidance counselor is unavailable. They will provide assistance to students facing a variety of challenges including: peer conflicts, academic stress, peer pressure, social stressors, stress from outside of school, trouble focusing, and can help students struggling with time management and organization.
Students selected for this course are required to attend a training in the Spring.
Characteristics of a guidance peer assistant include:
Role model
Good communication skills
Genuine interest in helping a peer
Good listener
Respectful
Approachable
Open-minded
Respects confidentiality
If you would like to apply for this course please click on the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/2VRRmdIYsUMLdPvW2
Applications are due by February 8, 2019. Interviews will take place in February.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
BU School of Medicine Summer Program
INTRODUCTION TO CAREERS IN MEDICINE
A pre-medical program that combines classroom work in the sciences with experiential, hands-on learning activities taught by distinguished clinical educators of Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center—featuring topics such as Anatomy, Histology, Surgery and Emergency Medicine.
Open to high-school students (grades 9-12) who would like to explore the field of medicine.
Dates: Monday 7/8/19 – Friday 7/12/19
Time: 10 am – 3 pm *
Tuition: $1,300
Preferred Application Deadline: March 1, 2018*
Program will be closed when all seats are filled.
* LUNCH IS PROVIDED & THERE IS NO FEE TO APPLY
To apply, complete and submit the following to Maura Kelley, MD at
makelley@bu.edu:
1. Application form (download from website www.bumc.bu.edu/msed/bu-icm)
2. Personal statement (1-page maximum)
3. High-school transcript
4. One letter of recommendation from a teacher
For more information, please visit: www.bumc.bu.edu/msed/bu-icm
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