Many thanks to Marisa Kogan, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Yale University, for visiting with our 5th formers this past Thursday and sharing her insights into the development of a student’s personal essay, a crucial yet often challenging component of all college applications. Ms. Kogan, who has also been a member of admissions teams… Continue reading ESSAY WORKSHOP RECAP
This Thursday evening at 5:45, a workshop on the personal essay will be presented to our 5th formers by Marisa Kogan, Admissions Officer at Yale University. Ms. Kogan will discuss the entire essay process, with particular emphasis on how to get started and how to develop an essay that represents your unique voice. Don’t miss… Continue reading ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP THIS THURSDAY
There are many colleges and universities that offer tailored day and overnight visit programs to their campuses. These programs target under-represented or diverse students and are great opportunities to experience schools that students want to attend before submitting college applications. Many of these programs are free or cover the cost of travel, but, to attend, you must… Continue reading 2018 COLLEGE FLY-IN PROGRAMS FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED AND DIVERSE STUDENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2018 FOR COMPLETING THE COLLEGE PROCESS AND DECIDING WHAT COLLEGE TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR!
UPDATE: Due to the Headmaster’s Holiday on Tuesday, May 1st, our College Enrollment Celebration will now be Thursday, May 3rd! Our community looks forward to celebrating Enrollment Day with our seniors next week! May 1 is the universal deadline set by colleges and universities for accepted students to commit to the school of their choice–so we want… Continue reading UPDATE: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT CELEBRATION NOW THURSDAY, MAY 3RD
Our community looks forward to celebrating Enrollment Day with our seniors next week! May 1 is the universal deadline set by colleges and universities for accepted students to commit to the school of their choice–so we want to use this as an opportunity to honor our 6th formers. It’s a great day for them–and a great day… Continue reading COLLEGE ENROLLMENT CELEBRATION NEXT WEEK!
To your college counselors, it doesn’t seem all that long ago that we were seniors headed into our final term of high school (though we each graduated years before any of our current seniors were even born). Though it was quite a long time ago, we each remember feeling like our college acceptances had taken… Continue reading SPRINTING THROUGH THE FINISH LINE
