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Where the Wild Things Are: Navigating the College Process

Where the Wild Things Are: Navigating the College Process. College Night Class of 2014 January 22, 2013. Where the Wild Things Are: Navigating the College Process. The year Max was a junior. He set off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year

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Where the Wild Things Are: Navigating the College Process

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  1. Where the Wild Things Are:Navigating the College Process College Night Class of 2014 January 22, 2013

  2. Where the Wild Things Are:Navigating the College Process

  3. The year Max was a junior. . . He set off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year in search of colleges in the world all round.

  4. And he came to where the wild things are. Some were his inner wild things: Procrastination. . . Fear. . . Doubt. . .

  5. * And some were wild things all around him. Distractions. . . Peer Pressure. . . Helicopter parents. . .

  6. But Max said, “BE STILL !” and ruled ALL the wild things.

  7. * Finally, Max sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day and into his very own room, where he found a letter waiting for him. “And now,” he said, “let the wild rumpus start !”

  8. Wisdom from the Class of 2013on ruling the Wild Things Panelists Nick Favaloro Kevin Chen Ezra Frankel Keelan Smithers

  9. THE NEXT FIFTEEN MONTHS

  10. MEETINGS WITH COUNSELORS

  11. Meeting 1 February/MarchStudent & counselorWho am I?What do I want? Follow-up: ideas for colleges to visit

  12. Optonal Meeting for Parents Once a student has met at least once with his counselor, parents are welcome to come in for a conference.

  13. Meeting 2 April / May Student & counselor Workshop with the list (preliminary list in Naviance by June) Final rec decisions Testing update Essay brainstorming

  14. Summer Complete an entire Common Application ! (more about this in a minute)

  15. Meeting 3 September of senior year Student & counselor Update and list-tweaking

  16. The evil empire. . .

  17. Standardized Testing Between now and June: • SAT x 1 or 2 • SAT Subject Tests x 1 or 2 • ACT if desired x 1 or 2 • (AP tests if appropriate)

  18. Standardized testing, continued Next fall: • SAT again if you need it • ACT again if you need it

  19. Which colleges require 3 SAT Subject Tests? NONE ! 3 SAT Subject Tests recommended for Class of 2013 (this could change): Georgetown Harvard Johns Hopkins NorthwesternAt many colleges, the ACT substitutes. A few colleges accept 3 S.T. instead of SAT.

  20. FIVE NON-NEGOTIABLE DEADLINES • January 31, 2013 WFPZ (worry-free parent zone) Questionnaire & Résumé due in Naviance This extensive questionnaire can be the basis for conversation, letter, short answers and long essays in applications. Weak, shallow, or too-brief questionnaires will be returned and re-assigned.

  21. NND II: May 3, 2013 Last day to request a rec from each of two teachers. WFPZ Teacher recs will be submitted electronically, and the process has been streamlined. Recs will be finished by early October. No more envelopes, no more stamps.

  22. NND III: First full day of school Summer assignment due: Common Application & Updated résumé Though it must be your son’s work, schedule summer time for this!

  23. NND IV:October TBD, 2013 Students finalize their college list in the Naviance software by this date. Tweaking can continue until. . .

  24. NND V:December TBD, 2013 Last day to make changes in your college list. It’s all over but supplemental essays, but they can be time-consuming.

  25. FIVE NNDs 1. Jan. 31: WFPZQuestionnaire & résumé2. May 3: Teacher recs form due. WFPZ 3. First full day of school:Common Application & updated résumé 4. Oct. tbd: College list5. Dec. tbd : Last changes in list

  26. Beyond the NNDsWhat else? College visits Essays Interviews Sending test scores to colleges Supplemental essays Monitoring colleges’ receipt of materials Athletic issues Art portfolios Follow-up letters The unexpected. . .

  27. How can parents help? Let it be HIS process. Don’t obsess. The Michael Thompson “college diet.” Read the signals.

  28. How can parents help? Adjust your attitude: It’s 2013: college admissions are about statistics and hooks. Update yourself on the colleges: look beyond the Ivy League Be inventive about family relationships.

  29. How can parents help? Make trip arrangements. Create organized space. Register him for tests, and send scores to colleges.

  30. How can parents help? Keep a sense of humor. When panic sets in, call your son’s college counselor before losing your cool!

  31. Coming soon. . . March or April meeting with a college admissions person Date and time TBA

  32. How to find us: Ms. Ann Tift 617-993-5266 Tift@belmonthill.org Dr. Catherine Stearns Mrs. Bunny Melvoin 617-993-5288 617-993-5265 Stearns@belmonthill.orgmelvoinb@belmonthill.org

  33. Check in on our blog ! Access the Belmont Hill College Counseling Blog on the school website (www.belmonthill.org), then “Academics” drop-down menu.

  34. College Counseling Resource Page To find links and downloads and lists and more, go to www.belmonthill.org, then “Academics,” then “College Counseling” on the drop-down menu, then “Resource Page.”

  35. Thanks for coming! We’ll see you online and in person. . .

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