Preparing to Apply to College
A VSAC outreach coordinator and an Upward Bound counselor utilize space within the Counseling Department suite. College admissions representatives make regular visits and students utilize the department’s career and college resource room to work on career research, college searches and applications, and standardized test registration.
The SAT/ACT testing code for BUHS is: 460055
The process of applying to college can be broken into three steps:
Researching colleges: this can be started at any time but many students begin the process during their junior year of high school.
Filling out and sending applications and supplementary materials: the timeline for this step is determined by the application deadline for each college. Most college applications are due between November 1st and March 1st.
Completing financial aid forms and scholarship applications. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Vermont Grant may be completed after October 1st. Visit the Vermont Student Assistant Corporation for more information on scholarships and financial aid.
Resources that will help students research colleges:
Use Naviance Student connection to :
Investigate colleges by comparing your grade point average (gpa) and SAT/ACT scores with those of previous BUHS students who have applied.
Complete the Student Activity Questionnaire
request to have your transcript sent to colleges
identify teacher recommenders
search for scholarships.
Contact the Counseling office for log-in information
College Preparation workshop slideshow presentations:
