Summer, believe it or not, is finally fast approaching. Many students have big plans to make best use of the last summer before their senior year. With AP currently going on, I know it is almost impossible to think about anything else. Besides the activities I mentioned in my April 8th’s posting, quite a few juniors will be going to summer school in their last attempt to improve/maintain their rank/GPA since the official rank for college application will be calculated at the very end of August. Many others are going to summer school to make/catch up the credit(s) they need for graduation....
Summer is near!!!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Senior Year - April/May
A few students who had just received rejection letters stopped by, asking about the appeal process, and/or if they should go for it.... Here are a couple of my thoughts on this.
Generally speaking, the admission decision is final; chances of a successful appeal are slim. You should not appeal simply because you are upset with the rejection, and an appeal should not move forward if your general message is something like, "You clearly made a mistake because you failed to recognize how great I am." However, a couple of circumstances may warrant an appeal.
1) You have significant new information to provide. Things like winning a major award or honor, getting back test scores that are significantly better than the ones you originally submitted.
2) You have just learned that a procedural or clerical error was made. For example, SAT scores reported incorrectly, inaccurate information on your transcript.
Examples for no grounds for appeal: Your application needs to be taken another look by another admission counselor; Friends got in with similar qualifications (SAT score/Rank/GPA etc); Rank/GPA and scores fall within the published admissions criteria; Convinced that you are a perfect match for the school; Offered admission to some "better" schools, so their rejection doesn’t make sense; Felt the decision was unfair; Family legacy deserves a reconsideration.
Generally speaking, the admission decision is final; chances of a successful appeal are slim. You should not appeal simply because you are upset with the rejection, and an appeal should not move forward if your general message is something like, "You clearly made a mistake because you failed to recognize how great I am." However, a couple of circumstances may warrant an appeal.
1) You have significant new information to provide. Things like winning a major award or honor, getting back test scores that are significantly better than the ones you originally submitted.
2) You have just learned that a procedural or clerical error was made. For example, SAT scores reported incorrectly, inaccurate information on your transcript.
Examples for no grounds for appeal: Your application needs to be taken another look by another admission counselor; Friends got in with similar qualifications (SAT score/Rank/GPA etc); Rank/GPA and scores fall within the published admissions criteria; Convinced that you are a perfect match for the school; Offered admission to some "better" schools, so their rejection doesn’t make sense; Felt the decision was unfair; Family legacy deserves a reconsideration.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Junior Year - March/April
Course selection is currently under way. Juniors, please speak to your counselor if you have any doubts on fulfilling your graduation requirements. Do not assume anything, please!
Parents, please do not feel that you are left out of this process. Call/Email us any time when you have a question. Again, do not assume! We are sending home a verification sheet later in April. You can always make changes at that point.
Parents, please do not feel that you are left out of this process. Call/Email us any time when you have a question. Again, do not assume! We are sending home a verification sheet later in April. You can always make changes at that point.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Senior Year - February/March
Please visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ for information related to college financial aid. Make sure everyone fills out the information with FAFSA even if the financial need does not exist at the point.
Other useful sites, http://www.finaid.org/; http://www.fastweb.com/
Other useful sites, http://www.finaid.org/; http://www.fastweb.com/
Monday, January 4, 2010
Junior Year - January/February
It is now SAT/ACT time! Make sure every college-bound student, that is everybody here at CHS, has attempted them at least once before the beginning of the summer.
College visit should also be something of consideration if it has not already happened. Once again, please look at the location, setting, size, affiliation, security, selectivity, program/major, and cost when making plans for visit.
Last but not least, keep up with your grades!
College visit should also be something of consideration if it has not already happened. Once again, please look at the location, setting, size, affiliation, security, selectivity, program/major, and cost when making plans for visit.
Last but not least, keep up with your grades!
Senior Year - December/January
By now, all the students should have received notices on their "Early Decision" application status. I am sure lots of joy for some and much disappointment for many. What is next? For those with good news, it is time to figure out how t0 lower the cost of attending. Unfortunately for most of them, not a whole lot of choices out there due to the nature of the "Binding Admission" option, unless for those lucky few gotten into a school with the actual "Need-Blind" admission policy. For those without any good news, it is time to seriously consider/reconsider expanding your search a bit, regardless what is being offered, deferred, wait-listed, or even denied/rejected. Some of great schools you have ignored may still be OK for you to submit your application, meaning, their deadline has not passed. "Honors College", affiliated with big public institutions, should be one of the those viable options.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Junior Year - November/December
PSAT is done with. The only thing left to do other than maintaining/improving your grades/GPA is to take the regular SAT/ACT.
Please make sure that you are adequately prepped. Also, please note that both SAT and ACT are recommended.
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