COLLEGE OFFICE

CLASS OF 2008 NEWSLETTER #17

į January 24, 2008į

 

* All on-campus interviews scheduled individually between student and college need to be cleared through the College Office so that we can notify Security and make sure Straus is open.

 

* If you have been accepted ED, you need to withdraw all other applications and notify each college in writing.

 

* If you made any changes to your college list and haven't told us, please email one of the counselors or come by and talk to us ASAP.

 

* If you have applied ED II to a college, please let Mrs. Lombard know ASAP.

 

* If you receive postcards or emails informing you that something is missing from your application folder, or if you are checking your application status online and something is missing, DONÕT PANIC.  Most colleges will be filing materials through the entire month of January.  If you find that materials are still missing a couple of weeks past the schoolÕs application deadline, please let us know.

 

* A helpful website for navigating financial aid applications is www.mefacounselor.org.  Financial Aid applications, requirements and deadlines vary from school to school; however, you will need to complete the FAFSA (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/), and some schools require the CSS/Profile (www.collegeboard.com) and/or their own application.

 

* We do not need Mid-Year Reports.  We will automatically send your grades to every college where you have an active application.

 

* If you have made a change to your class schedule since applying to a school, you need to notify the colleges in writing.  

 

* During this busy period, please check your email a couple of times per day (especially before you go home at the end of the day).  We will be scheduling on-campus interviews for some colleges and will need to keep you updated. Also, colleges may call us if anything is missing in your file, and we will notify you via email.

 

COLLEGE INFO

 

Columbia:  Interviews will take place on campus February 8.  Watch your email for times and locations, as we firm up the schedule.

 

Cornell:  Alumni interviews will take place on campus the evening of January 29.  Interview times will be emailed to you soon.

 

Georgetown:  Alumni interviews will take place on campus soon.  Watch your email for dates, times and locations, as we firm up the schedule.

 

Harvard:  Alumni interviews will take place on campus next week (January 28-February 1) and the following week (February 4-8).  Watch your email for dates, times and locations, as we firm up the schedule.

 

Oxford Royale Academy: If you want to spend a summer in Oxford, England the Oxford Royale Academy is visiting the area to present information about their program on Friday, February 1, 6:00 Š 8:00p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Boston. Email admin@oxford-royale.co.uk or call 706-459-4380 to sign up for the event.

 

Skidmore:  Interviews will take place on campus February 5.  Watch your email for times and locations, as we firm up the schedule.

 

Yale Interviews:  Alumni interviews will take on campus the evenings of February 4 and 7.  Watch your email for dates, times and locations, as we firm up the schedule.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

College Goal Sunday:  This Sunday, January 27 at 2:00pm, MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority) will be providing assistance in completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  The program, College Goal Sunday, will be held at various locations throughout Massachusetts and is free of charge.  To find out more about the program and for site locations, visit www.fafsaday.com. 

 

Milton AcademyÕs CEEB code number is 221430

College Office phone number is 617-898-2310

College Office fax number is 617-898-1717