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New College and Career Center Location
We are excited to announce that the College and Career Center has moved its location to a new classroom! We have made our home in Room 500. The new space will have computer stations for application review and assistance, college searching, assisting seniors in filing out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and more!…
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UC Application Tips and GPA Calculation
The UC Application is due on November 30th and my seniors are starting to trickle in more frequently with questions. Here are some helpful resources I have found related to applying to the UC system. Happy applying! Calculating your weighted UC GPA If you are looking to calculate your weighted UC GPA keep these tips…
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U.S. Naval Academy College Tour
I was able to visit the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland this week and learned some pretty amazing information about the institution. I have broken down the post into three sections to help: 1. Admissions and Applying 2. Opportunities at the Academy 3. My Subjective Opinion Admissions and Applying Class of 2019 Admission Profile Of about…
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California State University Application Tidbits
Applying to one of the 23 Cal State campuses? Remember to be mindful of a few things. For instance, some campuses may be impacted, including specific majors. As you walk through the application, here are a few tidbits that may help… Side note: The California State University system is very diverse, with multiple campuses that…
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Admission Updates: Dartmouth, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Princeton and Vanderbilt
This morning I attended the Coast 2 Coast Counselor breakfast with admissions from Dartmouth, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Princeton and Vanderbilt. Here is what I learned: UC Berkeley Will have a new student center on campus Introducing a new student information system, which will allow prospective and current students to access everything on one portal (financial…
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Senior checklist for October
This is an email I sent out to my seniors recently (I adjusted some of the checklist items to be more general and not specifically for my school). Enjoy! Dear Parents, If your wondering what your senior should be doing during these next couple months for college applications, please check out the Senior Calendar. The…
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Fall in Merrimack
Merrimack College visited us today and I picked up a few tidbits a lot of my students would love to hear! They have seasons (Apple picking, hay rides, snow…) something us Southern Californian’s are foreign too (Example: It is 82 degrees out and it’s October 9th. The liberal arts campus has an Integrated Biology major…
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Navigating through the Common Application
I love my friends over at CollegeWise and they rolled out an awesome free guide for the Common Application. The Common Application is an online application system that allows students to apply to multiple private and out-of-state colleges on one site. The Common App includes multiple sections and essays. Follow through this guide and make…
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SAT – ACT Comparison Tool
“Ms. Rowley, I took both the ACT and SAT, but I don’t know which score to send.” Applerouth has a super easy, free converter tool for you to input both scores and see which is higher. Happy testing!! Check out the converter tool here: Test Comparison Tool – Applerouth
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