COLLEGE FAIRS:
National Christian College Fair - Monday, September 30, from 6:30 - 8:30pm at Faith Heritage School.
Bishop Ludden College Fair - Tuesday, October 1, 2019, from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Bishop Ludden Jr/Sr High School.
Eastside College Fair - Wednesday, October 2, 2019, from 6:30 - 8:00pm at East Syracuse Minoa High School.
For more details and a list of participating colleges stop in the counseling center.
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COLLEGE APPLICATION WORKSHOP - September 19, from 6:00 - 6:30pm
We invite all senior parents and guardians to attend our parent workshop, where we will cover: college application procedures, go over deadlines, discuss Naviance, Common App, Remind App, and more. The meeting will be held in the High School Library.
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FINANCIAL AID NIGHT - September 23, from 6:00 - 7:00pm
Karen Gallagher, Director of Financial Aid at SUNY Cortland will be presenting information on: types of financial aid, timelines to file, setting up electronic Pin's, FAFSA, TAP, and more. This meeting will be held in the High School Library.
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PSAT Test - Wednesday, October 16
This is a practice test for the SAT, which
ALL juniors should take. The PSAT is given in school and provides information to students about academic areas of strength and those that may need improvement. The deadline to sign up will be Friday, October 11, and the fee is $17. All juniors will receive an informational brochure in class.
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Pre-ACT Test - Tuesday, October 29
This is a practice test for the ACT (college admissions) test. The test is given in school, and provides information about academic areas that may need improvement. It also includes an interest inventory about possible career areas. The fee is approximately $14 and all sophomores will receive an informational brochure in class. The deadline to sign up will be Thursday, October 24.
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COLLEGE VISITS THIS FALL:
September:
9/18/19 (Weds.) – 8:15 – SUNY Alfred State
9/19/19 (Thurs.) – 12:00 – SUNY Oneonta
9/25/19 (Weds.) - 9:00 - Wells College
9/27/19 (Fri.) – 10:00 – Onondaga CC
10:45 - SUNY Brockport
9/30/19 (Mon.) – 9:15 – Keuka College
1:00 – Utica College
1:45 – Messiah College
October:
10/1/19 (Tues.) – 10:15 – St. John Fisher
1:00 – University at Albany
10/2/19 (Weds.) - 8:00 - SUNY Morrisville
1:00 – Elmira College
1:45 - Ithaca College
10/3/19 (Thurs.) – 8:30 – High Point University
- 9:30 – Binghamton University
- 1:00 – Hobart & William Smith
10/4/19 (Fri.) – 10:00 - SUNY New Paltz
10/8/19 (Tues.) - 8:45 - MVCC Athletics
10/9/19 (Weds.) – 9:30 – Cazenovia College
10/18/19 (Fri.) – 12:30 – Le Moyne College
10/22/19 (Tues.) – 11:30 – Nazareth College
- 12:00 – SUNY Canton
10/23/19 (Weds.) - 8:00 - Syracuse University
10/28/19 (Mon.) – 8:30 – SUNY Oswego
10/29/19 (Tues.) - 8:00 - TC3
November:
11/6/19 (Weds.) – 10:30 – St. Bonaventure
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OCC - SAT Preparation Class
OCC is offering a SAT Preparation class this fall at both the Liverpool Campus and the Main Campus. Tuition: $209 (textbook not included). More information is available in the counseling office or at www.sunyocc.edu/community.
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FAFSA
On the web worksheet for the 19-20 school year:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/help/filling-out-without-child-fsa-id.
Contact the Counseling Office for instructions on how to sign up for “Remind”. Remind is a new app the Counseling Office will be using to remind parents/students of events, deadlines, etc. Information was mailed home to Seniors and Juniors, and will be forthcoming for other grades.
