College Application Week

October 17^th-21^st is New York’s College Application Week. As a part of the American College Application Campaign, the American Council on Education aims to increase the amount of students pursuing a higher education, particularly those who are first-generation and low-income. Homer High School has gotten involved, though the guidance counselors have already been working tirelessly to get students thinking about college and familiarizing seniors with the application process.

Each school involved with College Application Week organizes a variety of events. At Homer, the guidance counselors begin their activities early and continue to provide opportunities to learn about college and applications. They meet with seniors in English classes to go through the all the extensive parts of the student’s applications, such as deadlines and the Common App. They organize senior meetings, hold college night, a college week for seniors, and a financial aid night.

The guidance counselors hope to start incorporating grades nine through twelve in the next coming years so that the students can have plenty of knowledge about their application well before they reach their senior year. The counselors strive for college and career readiness. Mrs. Latten stresses the importance of College Application, as it “brings awareness about colleges and gets kids to start thinking about it at a young age”.