Let the College Tour Season Begin!

March 11, 2019

Thanks, Loyola! Thanks, Northwestern!
In anticipation of the college tours many will go on this coming spring break, the Class of 2020 has been on two college tours over the last few weeks. Seeing Northwestern and Loyola University Chicago helped our soon-to-be seniors shape their priorities in their college searches, understand how colleges tell their own stories, and see first hand the compare/contrast between two medium-sized lakefront schools just three miles from each other.

Some resources from this mini-site's "FACTS" page on campus visits:

• How to Make the Most of a College Visit, by Brennan Barnard, New York Times, 2012.
• Get the Most out of Your College Visits, Princeton Review. 

Juniors!
Let’s talk about essays, resumes, and online portfolios! Our next meeting is coming up next week:

Navigating College Admissions: Session 4
Tuesday, March 18, 2018
Activity Period: 10: 16 - 10:54 am
Room 117

More Early Returns…
The next couple of weeks are perhaps the biggest of the year for our seniors, many of whom have been waiting months for big news from the colleges where they have submitted applications. Most of the Class of 2019 has celebrated at least one acceptance. Among the newest early returns:

Colby College
Smith College
St. John’s College
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (School of Engineering)
University of Washington 

A big congratulations to Iman, who is the recipient of a Milepost One full scholarship to Warren Wilson College!!!

For further reading…

Seniors and families!
For a refreshingly honest perspective and sound advice on how to handle any waitlist news you might receive, please check out “The Waitlist Still Sucks” by Rick Clark, George Tech Office of Admissions, March 6, 2019.

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