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Dear Parents and Students,
March is an exciting time for Seniors! FAFSA is due for our state on March 2nd, so is the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form (see HS Counseling Office, most are submitting automatically).
Offers of admission and financial award letters are being received, evaluated, accepted and/or appealed. By the end of next month everything will be decided and preparation for the transition will begin. May 1st is affectionately known as the “National Deposit Day”. Colleges are reviewing their Incoming Freshman Class for Student Body Demographic Composition and making decisions to fill seats with which students in order to meet Federal, Regional, and State funding requirements.
Freshmen
Continue to study hard for good grades.
Review your schedule for next year. (Use the UC A-G recommendations)
Continue to investigate and plan summer volunteer activities.
Look for leadership opportunities in clubs and organizations, or start your own group.
Sophomores
Research summer job opportunities.
Review your schedule for next year. (Use the UC A-G recommendations)
Investigate summer pre-college programs.
Plan summer career-related community service or volunteer activities.
Watch for leadership opportunities in clubs and organizations.
Juniors
Provide any fee payments necessary for ACT/SAT test registrations.
Take care of last-minute studying for the April ACT.
Register for the May SAT, if necessary. Consider a tutor (give us a call for recommendations)!
Prepare for Advanced Placement, Subject, and Final exams.
Review your schedule for next year. Make sure you have all courses needed for graduation. (Use the UC A-G recommendations)
Attend any college presentations at your high school this month.
Start or review your College Choice List.
Seniors
Remember to forward ALL College Correspondence including, admissions acceptances and all award offers to us so we may update your Award Letter Comparison Report
Research availability of on-campus and if necessary, off-campus housing.
Research Refund Policies on all housing deposit requests.
Begin preparations on the list of people to whom you will send graduation announcements
Parents
Parents, be sure to expedite your taxes so we may finalize the FAFSA (Remember, some Financial Aid Officers will wait for final tax numbers to make final award offers!)
Remember to forward ALL College Correspondence including admissions acceptances and all award offers to us, so we may update your Award Letter Comparison Report.
Provide any payments necessary for housing contracts, summer orientation programs, or other fees for your senior.
Encourage your student to make plans for career-related summer jobs and volunteer activities.
Assist your senior with the preparation of graduation announcements.
Encourage your student to study for May Advanced Placement exams.
Assist with the completion of any college paperwork that must be filed by May 1.
Review your College Funding Plan. (Call or email for assistance)
It is useful, and only fair to those who work as high school guidance counselors, to present some context about the challenges facing the counseling system nationwide. Although professional groups such as the American School Counselor Association say that a student/counselor ratio of 100 to 1 is optimal, this is far from the typical state of affairs in most public schools. In California, the ratio is closer to 1,000 students for every counselor available. In Arizona, Minnesota, Utah and the District of Columbia, the ratio is typically more than 700 to 1. Nationwide, the average is 265 to 1. It is also important to remember that advising students on higher education choices is just one of many things that guidance counselors do. Studies of how counselors spend their time show that much of their effort is devoted to discipline issues and sorting out scheduling and other administrative mix-ups within the high school. How many students per counselor at your child’s school?
College Entrance Exam Dates (Check whether your school is hosting)
Test Name
Scheduled
Test Date
Regular
Registration Deadline
Late
Registration Deadline
SAT
Saturday,
Mar 9, 2013
Friday,
Feb 9, 2013
Friday,
Feb 23, 2013
ACT
Saturday,
Apr 13, 2013
Friday,
Mar 9, 2032
Friday,
Mar 22, 2013
SAT and Subject Tests
Saturday,
May 4, 2013
Friday,
Apr 5, 2013
Friday,
Apr 19, 2013
SAT and Subject Tests
Saturday,
June 1, 2013
Friday,
May 7, 2013
Wednesday,
May 22, 2013
ACT
Saturday,
June 8, 2013
Friday,
May 3, 2013
Friday,
May 17, 2013
To get more information on the SAT or SAT Subject Tests, access useful tools, or register, visit the College Board's Web site (www.collegeboard.com) or call (866) 756-7346.
To get more information on the ACT, access useful tools, or register, visit the ACT Web site (www.act.org) or call (319) 337-1270.
Best regards,
Jim Lundgren
Access College Foundation
