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Admissions Procedures. WELCOME. 2011 - 2012. Have a conversation with your son or daughter Make this a family decision Discover influencers. Admissions Procedures. Admissions Procedures. Influencers Catholic Identity Co - ed Single gender Peers/Friends Location Transportation.
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Admissions Procedures WELCOME 2011 - 2012
Have a conversation with your son or daughter Make this a family decision Discover influencers Admissions Procedures
Admissions Procedures • Influencers • Catholic Identity • Co - ed • Single gender • Peers/Friends • Location • Transportation • Curriculum • Electives, APs, Academic Levels • Interests • Activities • Tuition & Fees • Tuition Assistance
Resources • Websites • Archdiocesan Application Guide • Individual School Viewbooks • Directors of Admission • Middle School Teachers • Middle School Alumni/Alumnae • Archdiocesan Office • High School Fairs Admissions Procedures
Shadow Days (September thru December) • Schools of Interest • Contact individual schools for available dates • Follow up with child after visits • Did the student feel comfortable? • Was it a good fit? • How was the following? • Schedule • Classes • Teachers • FOOD! • What did he/she do? Admissions Procedures
Open Houses (October thru November) • School Leadership / Faculty • Academics • Facilities • Resources • Clubs / Activities / Athletics Admissions Procedures
Applications • Must fill out individual school applications • Fees • Requirements • Essays • Photos NOTE: NO letters of recommendation required with application Admissions Procedures
Request for Records If the student attends; • Archdiocesan Catholic School in Baltimore • Standard Archdiocesan Form (from middle school) • Public / Private / Home Schooled • INDIVIDUAL high school forms Note: Identify 3 schools to send records Student and Parent must sign and return to middle school Admissions Procedures
Request for Records • Completed Archdiocesan Records Form • Confidential • Final 6th and 7th grade grades and comments/and attendance • 1st Trimester, 8th grade grades and comments/and attendance • Standardized Testing Scores (Stanford) Admissions Procedures
Archdiocesan High School Placement Test(HSPT) • December – Two dates – different schools on different dates • Schools listed in priority order • Cash Fee - $30 • Extended time documentation • Practice books (ex. ARCO) • SUS – summer prep book; material reviewed in Reading, English and Math Admissions Procedures
Tuition Assistance • Scholarships • Guidelines differ from school to school • May require additional essays and letters of recommendation • Financial Aid • Deadlines • Requirements Admissions Procedures
DOWNTIME Processing
Admissions Procedures How is the Decision Made ? Everything is considered • Interviews • HSPT results • Grades (6th -8thgrades) • Comments • Standardized Test Scores • Shadow Days • Attendance – days absent and late • Writing Samples
DOWNTIME It’s here February
Registration Deadline • March • Registration Fee/Tuition Deposit • Non-refundable • Enrolled Students • Placement Testing Admissions Procedures
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