Class of 2025 Notes 10-3
Updated 10/14 for PSAT Saturday Workshop
Updated 10/14 for PSAT Saturday Workshop
To Do
Scholarship Info
PSAT/SAT/ACT News
College Search
Rec Procedures
Programs
Register for your IB exams in ManageBac (CAS B will do this during the next college process workday.)
Look for leadership opportunities through Sig clubs or community organizations.
Keep your CAS page updated.
Stay on top of your schoolwork and get help if needed though NHS tutoring (contact Ms. Atkinson) or STEM Mondays, after school, in the Koch Center.
College search
Complete your Scoir Profile (Personal Details, Personal Bio, Activities and Achievements). Required by 9/27 for college workday points.
Search for colleges and begin your college list on Scoir.
Follow colleges on Scoir to communicate interest. Here's how.
Get ready for the October PSAT, see PSAT/SAT/ACT News below.
Attend the final Saturday PSAT Workshop, organized by juniors and Academic Advising. Register here.
Competitions and Programs by Deadline
Purdue's Women in Engineering Program is Monday, October 16, 7:30am-4:00pm EST, and is open to all juniors and seniors and their parents. Register here. Spaces are limited so don't delay.
New IUHPFL presentation is October 23, 6:30-8, KC Commons
Come find out about study abroad this summer!
New 4th Annual Bill of Rights Art and Essay contest, sponsored by U..S. Courts, deadline is October 29.
Students can earn up to $500; details here
Congressional App Challenge 2023 due November 1, but you should complete your registration by September 30
Winning apps may be displayed on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
New Fall and Summer Pre-College Study Programs
Brown University, summer 2024, both online and in person, fee waivers available
William and Mary, fall 2023, online courses in law, entrepreneurship, medicine, and psychology, need-based scholarships available
Courses start in early November or mid-December.
College App and Search Resources
New The Brown, Georgetown, Harvard, and Howard Consortium will be in Evansville, on Wednesday, October 11, 6-7:30, at the Red Bank Branch Library. Admissions Officers from each university will present information about their institution and answer questions about the college admission process. Families may register here.
Admissions Beat, a podcast wherein an Ivy League Dean demystifies the college search and application process
The College Tour, Seasons 1-9 on Amazon Prime, spreadsheet of all episodes here. Free college search classes here.
Planning a college visit? You must print out and complete the College Visit form.
PSAT/NMSQT information and preparation
Administered Wednesday, October 18, brand new digital test
Best prep: sign into CollegeBoard.org to send your 10th grade test results to Khan Academy. See what you missed LAST year.
Download the Bluebook, the app required on test day, and take advantage of the free practice tests!
Attend one or all of the PSAT Workshops, organized by juniors and Academic Advising. Register here.
Link for the 10/14 workshop:
Google slide show containing links for practice
Want a PSAT or SAT tutor? Cael McCullum, 2023 Sig grad, is an experienced tutor. Contact him at cael.mccullum@yale.edu.
SAT
Fee waiver eligibility information
See Ms. Cirino to obtain a fee waiver
ACT
Fee waiver eligibility and benefits
See Ms. Cirino to obtain a fee waiver
Explore Scholarship Databases
BigFuture’s Scholarship Search
Financial Aid Information Guide (includes FAFSA info)
Get your website documentation ready.
Export your profile as a resume to attach to rec requests.
Update your CAS page.
After securing the verbal agreement of your recommender, complete the form, linked here.