a senior year of awesomeness (senior college meeting 2014)
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A SENIOR YEAROF
AWESOMENESS!
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WHAT TO DO NOW
COUNSELING CALENDARS
CHECK TRANSCRIPT
SENIOR PROFILE
SEE YOUR COUNSELORMake an Appointment
FINALIZE PLANSTalk with Parents
RECOMMENDATIONSReferees
REGISTER FOR TESTSSAT ACT TOEFL IELTS
WHY COLLEGE X ESSAY
If you’re applying Early Decision or Early Action
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Common Application Essay
APPLICATION ACCOUNTS
Common Application UCAS Ontario
PEER COMMENTS
Email the appropriate Counselor
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HOW TO APPLY
COMMON APPLICATIONSCOMMON APP UCAS UC OUAC
RECOMMENDATIONS
Naviance Teacher Rec Survey Counselor
STANDARDIZED TESTINGSAT Test
DateRegistration
Deadline
October 11 September 12
November 8 October 9
December 6 November 6
January 24 December 29
May 2 April 6
June 6 May 8
ACT Test Date
RegistrationDeadline
September 13 August 8
October 25 September 19
December 13 November 7
April 18 March 13
June 13 May 8
TIPS ON TESTING
Early Decision / Early Action
• October
• November (but not always)
Regular Decision
• October
• November
• December
• January (but not always)
ONLINE TRANSCRIPT REQUEST
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DEADLINES
TIME
INTERNAL DEADLINES
• Why College X Essay is due to your counselor by September 5
• Teacher Recommendation Requests for ED / EA, Oxbridge, Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry due by September 5
• All other Teacher Recommendation requests are due on September 26
EXTERNAL DEADLINES
• Applications to Cambridge University from applicants hoping to be interviewed in Singapore are due by September 20
• Other Oxbridge applications or applications to any other UK universities for Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry are due by October 15
• Some US schools have ED deadlines on October 15, too, such as Georgia Tech and UNC Chapel Hill
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WORKSHOPS
APPLYING TO THE UK?
Learn all about UCAS and applying to UK universities
on
Thursday 28 August
from
4:45pm to 5:30pm
in
Little Theater
COMMON APP WORKSHOPS
Anyone who plans to apply to a US college or university using the Common Application must attend at least one session.
Dates
Monday 1 – Friday 5 September
from
3.00pm to 4.00pm
in
P045
WRITING WORKSHOPS
COMMON APPLICATIONGet advice on the Common App essay with Ms. Thompson & the Grade 11/12 counselors
Tuesday 16 SeptemberThursday 18 September
3.00pm – 4:30pm
Lofthouse C
PERSONAL STATEMENTGet advice on your Personal Statement with UK teachers & the Grade 11/12 counselors
Wednesday 17 September
3.00pm – 4.00pm
Lofthouse C
WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS
• Students wishing to attend either workshop must bring a complete draft of their essay or statement
• Students must pre-register for both workshops in the VSH Counseling Center. Ask one of the secretaries for help.
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