a senior year of awesomeness (senior college meeting 2014)

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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