During the first semester of junior year (11th grade), each student will be asked to complete a very brief survey about his or her college preferences, with focus on the subject(s) and geographic region(s) or countries in which the student is interested. The College Counselor uses this information both as the starting point for the advising process with individual students and to organize workshops or distribute materials related to the interests and needs of groups of students within the class.
Based on survey responses, the College Counselor will provide each student with a guidebook outlining the application process for the country or countries that student is interested in. The student is responsible for reviewing this information before his or her individual meeting with the College Counselor.
Early in the second semester of junior year, the College Counselor will arrange individual meetings with students to discuss each student’s academic profile, standardized testing requirements and plan, and priorities for college selection. The counselor and student will draw up a list of colleges for the student to investigate. During the rest of the student’s junior year, and throughout senior year, the College Counselor and student will arrange follow-up meetings as needed.
All students, regardless of what country or countries they are applying to, are expected to submit a final university list near the beginning of senior year (12th grade) so that application deadlines and requirements can be confirmed and students can prepare and submit applications on time.
At any time, students of all ages have access to the hard copies of university brochures available in the College Counseling office. 10th - 12th grade students also have access to Family Connection, which provides additional resources including guidebooks, financial aid and scholarship information, checklists, or other university planning information. Students and parents are invited to participate in a range of counseling activities such as presentations by visiting admissions representatives, alumni college fairs, and other workshops. These opportunities primarily target students in 10th grade and older. All activities are announced by email.
More detail on the college counseling process is provided in the Counseling Handbook.
