Juniors! Another college fair @ Assumption - 

This is an incredible opportunity for you and your students to meet over 100 colleges and universities in addition to exploring Assumption's beautiful campus.

Please join us:
Wednesday, May 14th
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Assumption University, Plourde Recreation Center
500 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA 01609

Upon Arrival to Campus: Enter through our main gate at 500 Salisbury Street and bear right.

As you proceed up the road, you'll see Hagan Campus Center & Laska Gymnasium

on your left. Take a left turn on Chapel Rd., right after Laska Gymnasium. Plourde Recreation

Center will be on your right. 

Please park in Lot G in front of Plourde Recreation Center and you can enter through the front

doors for the College Fair.

There will be signage on campus to direct you to the event. For your reference, link to our

campus map here.

There is no need to register for this event. Please feel free to arrive anytime between 5:30 PM
and 7:30 PM to chat with college and university representatives during the fair.

Upcoming Webinars!

There are two important webinars remaining in SoFi’s annual Preparing for College Webinar Series for the parents of college-bound students.

What Merit Scholarships Are and How to Find Them - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 5pm PT / 8pm ET

•

Financing Your Student's Education- Thursday, May 22, 2025 5pm PT / 8pm ET

There is still time to Register for the presentations above and to forward and share with your college-bound families. All registrants will receive a recording of the event even if they are unable to attend the live date.

Check out this opportunity from West Point!

Gillette Stadium
1 Patriot Pl
Foxborough, MA 02035
United States

Join us for a West Point Admissions event!

Meet with an admissions officer and learn about:

• What West Point Offers

• Life as a Cadet

• The Application Process

Students, school counselors, community leaders, families, and friends are all welcome to attend.

Register with this link 

Youth for Community Improvement (YCI) Application Now Open! 

The application for our Youth for Community Improvement (YCI) program is now open.

Students Apply Here

YCI is a youth-led program where students come together to identify community issues they care about and award $25,000 - $40,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations working to solve those issues.

This fall and winter program presents an opportunity for students to work together to make a difference in their communities while also building critical leadership and communication skills by facilitating meetings, developing shared goals, developing public speaking skills and decision making through consensus building. Together they engage in community research, develop and implement a grants program, create evaluation criteria and build their network of peers while gaining access to local leaders.

YCI has been supporting young people across Worcester County as civic leaders since 1998. The program has graduated over 225 students and has awarded over $350,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations.

This is an excellent opportunity for high school students who want to experience and learn about leadership and help make a difference in their community!

The YCI dates are as follows:

• Orientation: Oct. 29

• Meeting 1: Nov. 19

• Meeting 2: Nov. 26

• Meeting 3: Dec. 10

• Meeting 4: Dec. 17

• Meeting 5: Jan. 14

• Meeting 6: Jan. 28

• Meeting 7: Feb. 11

• Meeting 8: Feb. 25

• Meeting 9 Mar. 4

• Meeting 11 Mar. 18

• Meeting 12 (Grantee Reception): Apr. 8

Students Apply Here

Financial Aid Announcement!

BOSTON - In alignment with the Biden-Harris Administration’s call to support students in completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that the Department of Higher Education (DHE) has moved the priority deadline for its largest state financial aid program, MASSGrant, from May 1 to July 1, 2024. This later deadline gives Massachusetts students more time to complete their FAFSA for the 2024-2025 academic year.

MASSGrant is a need-based financial aid program that helps to cover educational expenses at state public and private colleges and universities. During FAFSA Week of Action, the administration is encouraging students to complete their FAFSA as soon as possible. 

Juniors! 

Interested in any of the UMASS schools? Register here for Junior preview day!

Saturday, April 27 at 9 A.M, Open to all juniors and their families.. 

During the event, you’ll get a sense of what UMass Lowell has to offer and if it’s a university you’d like to attend. Whether you’re looking to learn more about what goes into a college application, or you’re just trying to figure out financial aid, you’ll get the lay of the land during this event. Faculty will be on hand to answer your questions about majors and the academic and social supports you’ll find at UMass Lowell.

• Meet current students and faculty

• Explore majors

• Chat with admissions representatives and get tips on applying

• Learn about your financial aid options

Attendees will have the opportunity to take an optional academic campus tour following the event to explore our campus.

More Dual Enrollment Opportunities -

Are you a current high school student seeking a challenging and rewarding opportunity to earn college credit?

Do you want to get an early start on your college and career exploration?

Consider applying for Dual Enrollment at Anna Maria College! Plus, your first two Dual Enrollment courses are FREE! Our Dual Enrollment program allows you to earn credit toward a high school/homeschool diploma and college degree simultaneously, saving you time and money toward your college degree. To be eligible, students should have a grade point average of 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 weighted or unweighted scale (80 on a 100-point scale).

Anna Maria College Dual Enrollment offers student career-focused courses that will transfer to most two-year and four-year public and private institutions, while simultaneously completing secondary education graduation requirements. As you consider dual enrollment, please make sure to work with your high school counselor/administrator to make them aware of our classes so that they can assist you with appropriate academic advising and course scheduling during your junior and senior years.

Spring 2024 classes begin on Tuesday, January 16th!

See this link for more info 

FAFSA Support from uAspire:

The Department has partnered with uAspire to provide free support to districts and students in order to help seniors fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for college financial aid for the fall. uAspire will provide virtual training to school counselors and financial aid student webinars. The support is particularly timely this year, as the FAFSA form is changing.

• FREE Practitioner FAFSA Training: uAspire will offer school counselors and other staff two-part online training sessions on the new “Better FAFSA” application. This training will provide them with the opportunity to practice complex scenarios and will help them avoid potential pitfalls. Sessions are available from November through January, and registration is open online.

• Help creating a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID: The FSA ID will be more important than ever with the FAFSA changes. uAspire will host FSA ID help sessions in November via Zoom. Registration is open online. 

• Students can register online for the following webinars on financial aid:

  • FAFSA Completion (1 hour, choose from January 3, January 30, or February 27),  

  • Next Steps Post-FAFSA (4:00-5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2)

  • Financial Aid Offer (5:00-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24)

  • Summer Steps (5:00-6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21)

Visit uAspire.org/DESE for more information and updates. 

SAT Prep

Shrewsbury High School has opened registration for its Fall SAT Prep Course. The course will begin the week of October 21st and run through the week of December 4th. Classes will meet remotely on Mondays from 5:30PM-7:40PM for a total of seven night sessions. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. The course is open to juniors and seniors. 

To reserve a spot, come see your counselor for the application.

Interested in West Point?

Facebook Live admissions information meeting next Tuesday, September 19th from 6-7pm. This event is wonderful for students, parents, and educators to attend to learn more about West Point and have their questions answered live. I am going to co-host this event with Cadet Devin Valverde ’25 and Devin will be able to speak about cadet life at West Point and answer live questions as well! This event will be recorded for viewing at any time on our Facebook page “West Point Admissions”. Here is the link to share with your students who may be interested or want to learn more - https://bit.ly/ADMBriefFBLive091923.

College Fair!

Please save the date! Worcester State University will host a NEACAC college fair on Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 11 am to 1 pm in the Wellness Center, Competition Gymnasium. Over 120 colleges and universities will be in attendance.

• This event is free and open to the public.

• Ample parking is available on-site

• Campus tours of Worcester State will be offered

Please encourage your students and family members to attend.

What: NEACAC College Fair
Where: Worcester State University, Wellness Center
486 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA
When: Sunday, October 1, 2023 (11 am - 1 pm)

Interested in Yale?

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions invites members of your school community to attend the annual Multicultural Open House. Details are listed below, and a PDF is attached to this email. Please share this information with interested students and their parents. Students on Yale's mailing list will also receive an invitation directly. 

Yale Multicultural Open House

Join us in celebrating diversity and inclusion at Yale! Experience Yale's cultural centers, student groups, academic opportunities, and resource centers, through panels, performances, and tours.

Saturday, September 30, 2023
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Yale University's Dwight Hall
67 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Event Registration

Join us for all or part of the day. Family and friends are welcome to attend. Space is limited and advanced registration is required.

Additional Virtual Events This Fall

• Join a Virtual Information Session co-hosted by an admissions officer and a Yale student. The live presentations cover academic programs, residential life, affordability, and application advice.

• Ask Yale students anything in a Virtual Student Forum - a live informal Q&A session with no admissions officers or parents.

Up Close Virtual Sessions: Learn about part of the Yale experience in-depth, with Q&A from members of the Yale community.

• Performing Arts - Thu Sep 14, 7pm EDT

• International & Professional Experiences- Thu Sep 21, 7pm EDT

• Rural & Small-Town Students - Thu Sep 28, 7pm EDT

• Science & Engineering - Sun Oct 15, 7pm EDT

• Affordability & Financial Aid - Mon Oct 16 7pm EDT

There's lots more about financial aid, admissions, and student life at admissions.yale.edu. Get advice from admissions officers, take a virtual tour, read student blogs, and follow us on Instagram. We wish you the best for the new year and look forward to welcoming you to a virtual session soon.

The Yale Admissions Team

Virtual College Fairs!

Each student is unique: help them find their individual pathway.

Specialty virtual fairs offer a convenient way to explore post-secondary options. Encourage your students to join recruiters at one or all of these upcoming events: 

Live fair hours are 12:00pm - 2:00pm and 6:30pm - 9:30pm (ET) each date for the following fairs:

• Professional Certificates Virtual College Fair - Thursday, September 21, 2023

• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Virtual College Fair - Wednesday, October 4, 2023

• Learning Differences Virtual College Fair - Thursday, October 12, 2023

• First-Generation Virtual College Fair - Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Learn more here or Register now!

Students and Families:

• Use this platform to explore options and services that are available to you at the participating institutions.

• Expert-led educational sessions will guide you on maximizing the benefits of higher education.

• Visit institution booths and chat live with admissions representatives

• Participating students have a chance to win a $50 Starbucks gift card through a TikTok contest. Details will be emailed to registered students.

• This experience will be ADA and WCAG-compliant.

Get helpful information about navigating a virtual fair here.

Counselors: Print and distribute this QR Code flyer for students to register on the spot!

GoToCollegeFairs is invested in equity and opportunity for all students. The GoToCollegeFairs Virtual Fairs Fall 2023 are free to attendees. Learn about our why.