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Crosby Scholars Senior Newsletter, September 2016
Important Dates:
September 2: Registration Deadline for October SAT
September 5: Labor Day! Office Closed
September 10: ACT Test Date
September 27: QuestBridge National College Match application due
September 30: Community Service Contest Ends
October 1: FAFSA Application Opens
October 3: W-S College Fair
So Many Academy Opportunities!
Crosby Scholar seniors are required to attend two Crosby Senior Academies (CSA) offered throughout the school year. A different topic is discussed at each CSA. Online registration is required through the Crosby portal. Academies will be held through March, 2017, but the majority will be held this fall. The full list of academy titles and descriptions is posted on our website. The Program will offer 7 academies in September. Plan wisely as we do not offer a make-up academy!
- CSA #7 -- Making the Most of your College Visit: September 12
- CSA #8A -- Scholarships Lab: September 14
- CSA #3B -- SAT Prep: Math: September 15
- CSA 9A -- Essay Bootcamp: September 19
- CSA #4B -- SAT Prep: Critical Reading and Writing: September 22
- CSA #6B -- Taking a Gap Year: September 27
- CSA #10 -- Apply to College Using The New Coalition App: September 28
Step on a Campus!
One of the most important factors in choosing a college is comparing the impressions gained and knowledge acquired during campus visits. It is virtually impossible to compare schools when offers of admission are received if you have visited some but not others. As our summer meetings revealed, many of you have visited fewer than 50% of the colleges on your target list, and you might think that you have run out of time for campus tours.
Good news! Tuesday, November 8 , and Friday, November 11th, are school holidays. Please consider using one or both of them to visit colleges you are applying to but have not visited in order to confirm your desire to apply to, much less attend those schools. Don’t delay—book your campus visits today! Sometimes a college has all the right features but just doesn’t “feel” right during your time on campus, and that can be a reason to remove that institution from consideration. On the other hand, you might feel lukewarm about a college until your campus tour, when it suddenly seems like home and becomes the school you most want to attend.
We will be hosting an academy to help share ways to make the most of your college visits -- CSA #7 Making the Most of Your College Visits, on September 12 from 7:00-8:00pm.
Essay Review
October 3, 2016
Common App
Senior Advisor Training Dates
Make sure they join us for one training session to review the responsibilities of being a Crosby Scholars Senior Advisor and to learn how to submit online conference notes. During the training session, we also will discuss the Senior Program, the college admissions process, and the student financial aid process. New advisors are required to attend one training. If your advisor has not advised a senior for over a year, we recommend he/she come learn about the updates with the Program, but are not required to stay the whole time.
September 9 - 12:30-2:00pm
September 13 - 5:00-6:30pm
September 14: Webinar- 12:00-1:00pm
September 16 - 9:00-10:30am
September 19 - 5:00-6:30pm
September 20 - 9:00-10:30am
Registration through the Crosby Advisor Portal
Advisors must submit an application through our website. Staff is in the process of contacting these advisors.
Seeking Institutional Merit Aid
As you begin completing college applications, remember that a potential source of financial support is institutional merit aid—aid that comes from the college or university. Colleges and universities that award merit scholarships often have earlier application deadlines and might or might not require an additional application form for merit aid consideration.
You can find a list of NC College Scholarship pages in your student portal. We hope this information will be helpful in guiding you to possible funding assistance. Schools outside of North Carolina have similar information on the financial aid sections of their websites.
Future College Athlete?
QuestBridge
Sept CS Contest
Selecting the Best Option(s) for YOU!
Posted in your Crosby portal is a summary of various options for submitting college applications. As you begin applying to colleges, please make sure that you understand the requirements and limitations of each. If you are unclear on the guidelines for a particular school, communicate with someone in the admission office until you understand the expectations. Policies vary, especially under Restrictive Early Action, and it is best to be absolutely certain how to proceed. Good luck as you embark on application season and decide which option(s) is/are best for you—Early Action, Early Decision I and II, Restrictive Early Action (also known as Single-Choice Early Action), or Rolling Admission!
Schedule a Mock Interview
Are you nervous about your upcoming college or scholarship interview? Do you feel like you need a bit more preparation? Allow Crosby to help you through the process by scheduling a mock interview between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Experienced counselors will pose questions similar to those in a real interview to help you prepare for meeting with admission and/or scholarship committees. In addition, they will review your activities resume to suggest content you might want to emphasize during interviews. Please follow the steps below to arrange an interview:
- Send an email to seniorprogram@crosbyscholars.org;
- Include your name and the school/scholarship for which you’re interviewing;
- Include 3 dates and times (at least one week from the date the e-mail is sent) when you can come to the Crosby office for a one-hour interview;
- Arrive on time; and
- Bring your Activities Resume.
The September Timeline for Success is posted in your Crosby portal!
Helpful Reminders!
- ·Read your e-mail weekly
- Visit your Crosby portal weekly
- Keep your contact information in your portal current
- Check your parent’s e-mail address in your portal and ask him/her to update it if it is not current
- Use the calendar on the Crosby website www.crosbyscholars.org as a resource
- Update your resume’ in your Crosby portal
- Select 2 CSAs to attend and mark each on your calendar
- Research how to receive your school’s scholarship newsletter
- If you were assigned an advisor, be sure to email your class schedule to your advisor. His/Her email address is listed on the advisor tab of your Crosby student portal.
Parents can monitor their senior’s Crosby portal, view announcements and events, and confirm if their senior has fulfilled each program requirement by logging into their parent portal. If you need assistance accessing your parent portal, call our office at 336.725.5371.
Only students who complete the Crosby Scholars Senior Program are eligible to apply for Last Dollar Grants and Crosby scholarships.
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership
Email: seniorprogram@crosbyscholars.org
Website: crosbyscholars.org
Location: 2701 University Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Phone: 336-725-5371
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CrosbyScholars
Twitter: @CrosbySr2017