College Counseling
* The deadline to register for the October 23 ACT test is September 17 – if your child is applying early decision or early action, this is the last date to take or retake the test.)
College Visits
| September September 8 - 9:45 Washington University September 8 - 11:00 Essay workshop with Joan September 13 - 10:00 Loyola Chicago September 14 - 9:00 Tufts University September 15 - 8:30 Princeton University September 15 - 11:00 Cornell College September 16 - 9:00 Hendrix College September 16 - 12:45 Regis University September 17 - 10:45 Kansas University September 17 - 1:30 Knox College September 22 - 10:00 Bates College September 27 - 8:30 Ohio University September 29 - 9:40 Yale University September 29 - 1:30 Barnard College October October 4 - 8:30 University of Chicago October 4 - 1:00 Vassar College October 6 - 8:30 Saint Louis University October 11 - 8:30 Puget Sound University October 13 - 2:15 Haverford College October 18 - 9:15 Evergreen College October 20 - 10:20 George Washington University October 28 - 1:00 Skidmore College |
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Class of 2010 College Acceptances
To access advice on missing application items
To access the Prep Headquarters site
College Counseling Manual |
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The philosophy of the college counseling program is highly consistent with the overall school philosophy. Students learn that choosing a college and following through on that choice are important decisions that entail a great deal of personal responsibility and parental support. The counselor's job is to offer advice, provide access to information, answer questions, remind the student of deadlines and collaborate with parents and students on the final list of colleges. The student's immediate job is to research the agreed upon choices, complete applications and tests, and meet deadlines. Ultimately, it is the student who should make his own decisions and behave responsibly about them.
Crossroads College Preparatory School will provide information, expertise, support and encouragement. More importantly, the student and her parents must supply the persistence, initiative, and efficiency. Applying to college is a learning process, a key step on the road to maturity and independence. Our goal at Crossroads College Prep is to encourage the choice of a dream school but be open to many possibilities. Historically, 85-90% of our seniors receive acceptance to either their first or second choice school.
Current issue of Counselor Week
The private colleges listed on the link below provide the highest percentage- from 100%-96%- of need-based aid. Not all colleges pledge to meet family's need at this high level. Aid packages are a combination of grants, loans and work-study options.(Source: New York Times) Click for list
Links-
· College Board Online - Register for the SAT
· Common Application - Get copies of the common application
· Go College - Good starting point
· Kaplan Educational Centers - Test preparation
· Peterson's - Good general resource
· Princeton Review - Test Preparation
· Fast Web - Good general resource
· Free Application for Federal Student Aid
· National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
