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The College Counseling Handbook Director of College Counseling Carroll Easterday 2020-2021 The College Counseling Handbook Director of College Counseling Carroll Easterday College Counselors Lindsay Davis Myra Mariani Beth Newman Liz Otteson Kelly Shank College Counseling Assistant Bethany Wolfe Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @BJPSCollege TABLE OF CONTENTS Starting the Process Introduction . 4 College Counseling Calendar . 5 Class of 2020 Statistics . 6 Campuses Visited by the Brebeuf Jesuit College Counselors . 7 Criteria for College Admissions . 10 Timetables . 11 Freshman Year . 11 Sophomore Year . 11 Junior Year . 12 Senior Year . 13 Student Responsibilities . 15 Naviance Family Connection To-Dos . 16 Interview and Visiting Colleges College Admission Interview Hints . 17 Questions You Could Be Asked during a College Interview .. 18 Campus Visit . 20 Student Resume, Standardized Testing, Scholarships and Financial Aid Student Resume . 21 College Application Checklist . 22 Standardized Testing . 23 2020-2021 Test Dates . .. 24 Financial Aid Definitions . 25 Scholarships and Financial Aid Online Resources . 26 Federal Student Aid: Find the Information Online . 27 Resources Online Resources . .. 28 General Resources . 30 Recommended Reading . 31 Frequently Asked Questions . .. 33 Definitions . .. 36 Definition of Admissions Options .. 40 Appendix 2020-2021 Common App Essay Prompts. 41 Test Prep Resources . 42 INTRODUCTION Today there are few rites of passage more challenging for students and families than the college search process . There are more than 2,200 four-year colleges and universities in the United States . Narrowing down the list of schools to consider is critical . Our program at Brebeuf Jesuit seeks to demystify that process and to support and guide students and families in a sequential, structured way during their four years here . One hundred percent of students who apply to college are accepted, most into their first-choice school . Because each student is unique, the best college is the college that best meets the needs, talents, and interests of the student . We help students assess their gifts, talents, interests, and strengths . Then we guide the search for colleges that match their interests . We will spend an average of 40-50 hours with each student during the four-year program . Our goal is to provide a personalized process through which we support students and families in finding colleges that are a good fit for the student . We help students navigate through self-assessment, research, testing, applying, and choosing a college . We focus on ensuring the best college match for every student . Our job is to encourage, guide, question, suggest, and inform . We are honest in our assessment of each student’s chances for admission at chosen colleges . Please know that we are here to support and guide students and their parents through the college search and admission process . Feel free to contact me with questions at 317 .524 7110. or via email at ceasterday@brebeuf org. Carroll Easterday Director of College Counseling COLLEGE COUNSELING STAFF: Carroll Easterday: ceasterday@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7110. Lindsay Davis: ldavis@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7112. Myra Mariani: mmariani@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7015. Beth Newman: bnewman@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7135. Liz Otteson: lotteson@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7111. Kelly Shank: kshank@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7132. Bethany Wolfe: bwolfe@brebeuf org,. 317 .524 7079. 4 Starting the Process Starting COLLEGE COUNSELING CALENDAR Thursday, September 10, 2020 6:00-7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021 College Evening with Senior Families Colleges Coast-to-Coast Alumni Panel HBCU and PWI Alumni Panel September 23, 2020 Jesuit Excellence Tour (JET) in Lower Level Thursday, January 21, 2021 6:00-7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2020 College Evening with Freshman & 6:00-7:30 p.m. Sophomore Families Colleges Visiting Evening with Junior Families and Interview Thurs., February 4, 2021 Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:30-7:30 p.m. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Undergraduate Education Abroad Virtual Northside Private High School College Fair Thursday, March 4, 2021 Sophomore College Bus Trip (tentative) Wed., September 30, 2020 6:00-7:00 p.m. March 20-March 28, 2021 Testing, and Financial Aid Testing, Financial Aid Evening Spring Break – Oxford Spring Seminar Resume Building, Resume October 14, 2020 April 2021 PSAT/NMSQT Testing (Sophomores and Counselors visit 11th grade English classes Juniors) to talk about essays October 14, 2020 Friday, April 30, 2021 SAT School Day (Seniors) 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. College Decision Day Luncheon January-May College Counseling Seminars for Weeks of May 3 and May 10 2021 sophomores (each Seminar meets one Administer Advanced Placement Exams period per 8-day cycle Sunday, May 23, 2021 December-June Commencement at Clowes Memorial Hall Resources Family Meetings and Individual Meetings (with Strong Interest Inventory June 15, 2021 Interpretation) Deadline for all 8th-semester transcripts sent to colleges for graduating Appendix/Forms 5 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BREBEUF JESUIT CLASS OF 2020! Graduates in the Class of 2020 received acceptances to the following colleges and universities (matriculated): Alabama A & M University Franklin College Ohio State University University of Colorado Boulder Alabama State University George Washington University Ohio University University of Dayton Alderson Broaddus University Georgetown University Oxford College of Emory University University of Delaware American University Georgia Institute of Technology Pacific University University of Denver Arizona State University Gonzaga University Pennsylvania State University University of Evansville Auburn University Grinnell College Pepperdine University University of Florida Babson College Hampton University Pratt Institute University of Georgia Ball State University Hanover College Princeton University University of Hawaii at Manoa Bellarmine University Hawaii Pacific University Providence College University of Indianapolis Belmont University Holy Cross College Purdue University Fort Wayne University of Iowa Bennington College Hope College Purdue University University of Kansas Boston College Howard University Quinnipiac University University of Kentucky Bowling Green State University Illinois Institute of Technology Regis University University of Louisville Bradley University Imperial College London, UK Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Massachusetts Boston Bucknell University Indiana Institute of Technology Ringling College of Art and Design University of Miami Butler University Indiana State University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Michigan California College of the Arts Indiana University - Purdue Universi- Saint Joseph’s University University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Carleton College ty Indianapolis Saint Leo University University of Missouri Case Western Reserve University Indiana University Saint Louis University University of New Haven Catholic University of America Indiana University-Kokomo Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College University of North Texas Citadel Military College of South Indiana University-Purdue University Saint Mary’s College University of Notre Dame Carolina Columbus Santa Clara University University of Oregon Clark Atlanta University Jackson State University Sarah Lawrence College University of Pittsburgh Clarkson University John Cabot University Savannah College of Art and Design University of Richmond Clemson University John Carroll University Seattle University University of Rochester Colgate University Kansas State University St. John’s University University of Saint Francis College of the Holy Cross Kettering University Suffolk University University of San Diego Colorado School of Mines King’s College London (University of Syracuse University University of San Francisco Colorado State University London) Texas A & M University University of South Carolina Columbia College Chicago Lake Erie College Texas Christian University University of Southern California Concordia University-Chicago Louisiana State University Texas Southern University University of Southern Indiana Cooper Union for the Advancement Loyola Marymount University The American University of Paris University of St Andrews of Science and Art Loyola University Chicago The College of Wooster University of Tampa Cornell University Loyola University Maryland The New School University of Vermont Creighton University Loyola University New Orleans The University of Alabama University of Virginia CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Marian University The University of Arizona University of Washington, Seattle Justice Marist College The University of Findlay University of Wisconsin-Madison Dalhousie University Marquette University The University of Melbourne Ursinus College Dartmouth College Maryville University of Saint Louis The University of Tennessee Valparaiso University DePauw University Massachusetts Institute of Technol- The University of Texas at Austin Vassar College Duke University ogy Trine University Villanova University Duquesne University Miami University-Oxford Tuskegee University Virginia Military Institute Elon University Michigan State University Union College - Schenectady Wabash College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Mount Holyoke College University of Aberdeen Washington and Lee University Fairfield University New York University University of California, San Diego Washington University in St Louis FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Norfolk State University University of California-Davis Wellesley College Merchandising North
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