North Catholic Counseling & Career News 2/5/21

SCHOOL COUNSELING NEWS

SENIOR MEETINGS

This week, Mrs. Gantz and Mr. Chiesa have begun meeting individually with each Senior during their study hall period. The focus of these brief meetings is to check-in on each student's college application process or post-secondary plans, touch base about scholarship opportunities, ensure that they have requested mid-year or NCAA transcripts if needed, etc.

Virtual students or those without a study hall were instructed to reach out to the School Counselors to schedule a meeting time.

REPORTING COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES AND

AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS

We love to hear where students have been accepted and to celebrate their accomplishments!

Seniors must report their acceptances through their Naviance account.

All Seniors must provide a copy of their scholarship award letters to the School Counseling Office. The awarded amounts from each acceptance and scholarship from every school should be reported. Please share the information provided from all schools, both the one your student intends to accept and those you intend to decline.

All reports are confidential and are due by May 1, 2021.

*Please note that this is for merit, athletic and academic scholarship money awarded, NOT need-based financial aid.

PREP FOR THE FUTURE RESOURCE CENTER

For other information on the college application process, head to the Prep for the Future Resource Center in Schoology (course code: MCRT-WRHW-7GGFF) and find the Preparation for Senior Year folder. Here you will find numerous resources including a Senior Timeline, Naviance and College Application FAQ, etc. This information is updated regularly so be sure to visit often!

SAT SCHOOL DAY FOR JUNIORS

All Juniors will be taking the SAT during the school day on Wednesday, March 3rd.

Benefits of SAT School Day for Students

Convenience. Students don't have to worry about locating or getting to the testing site. School day testing won't disrupt weekend plans, jobs, or family time.
Comfort. Students test in familiar surroundings with people they know.
Confidence. Nothing builds confidence like practice and the SAT is the only admission test that offers free, personalized practice plans for all students. Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy ® provides every student with a practice plan built just for them, along with integrated coaching tools for teachers to view progress and support their students.

Please note: You do not have to register your student for this exam.

The cost of the exam is $68 and will be billed to your parent portal.

You do however, have to register your student for any Saturday SAT that they wish to take.

ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Carnegie Mellon is providing opportunities to students who have been historically underrepresented in the STEM and Computer Science fields. Please click on the links for further information about each program.

Summer Academy for Math and Science

AI4All @ Carnegie Mellon

Computer Science Scholars

The Summer STEM Institute (SSI) is a six-week virtual summer program for high school students. The program was started last summer by educators, students, and graduates from Stanford, Harvard, and MIT.

The program consists of three main parts:

Research and data science boot camp
Masterclass lecture series
Mentored research project

Students and families can learn more about SSI and apply on our website here: https://www.summersteminstitute.org/.

The John Carroll University Young Writers Workshop (YWW), a week-long summer camp at John Carroll University, is now offering both day camp and overnight residential options, so students from all over the country can experience inspiring and rigorous creative writing!

Students in grades 8-12 participate in an immersive writing experience in the craft of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Students will study with acclaimed professors, engage in writing exercises, workshop their stories and experience a pre-college environment.

For more information about the JCU YWW, please visit sites.jcu.edu/yww.