COLLEGE OFFICE

CLASS OF 2008 NEWSLETTER #19

á April 1, 2008á

 

Welcome Back!  We are eager to talk with you and hear your news!  Do not assume that we know everything; we are dependent on you to find out what decisions ultimately happened.  We look forward to hearing from you either via email or in person.  There are drop-in slots available throughout the week; also feel free to stop by the office and sign up for a half-period meeting with a counselor. 

 

REMINDERS

 

* The deadline for responding to colleges is May 1st.  Be sure to check whether it is a received-by or postmark deadline at each of your schools and time the mailing of your response accordingly.

 

* You may only deposit at one school.  Depositing at more than one school is a violation of policy which can lead to acceptances being withdrawn.  Do not even think about depositing at more than one school! 

 

* Make sure to inform the teachers who wrote your recommendations of your college news.  Thank them for all their help in your process. Also, be sure to inform your advisor as well.  He/she will be eager to hear your news.

 

WAIT LIST INFORMATION

 

Many colleges have already mailed their responses and the ones that haven't will be mailing this week and next.  If this is a typical year, there will be many wait list decisions.  If you are wait listed, read carefully and follow the instructions below:

 

1.      As soon as possible send back the card indicating your desire to remain on the wait list (if interested) and write a short note to accompany it.  Colleges will be looking for indications of interest, and a speedy reply is one of the best ways to demonstrate interest.

 

2.      Let us know of your level of interest in any school at which you are wait listed.

 

3.      You may stay on as many wait lists as you wish.  If you choose not to stay on a wait list, let the college know immediately.

 

4.      What does a wait list mean?  The wait list means that a college did not have room to accept all of the students it wanted.  Colleges usually do not rank the wait list.  If a college goes to its wait list, the Admission Office will go back and re-read the files and then make decisions.  Your level of interest and mid-semester grades will probably be major factors in wait list decisions.  Most wait lists will not move until after May 1st.

 

RETURN COLLEGE VISIT INFORMATION

 

You are permitted to miss up to two days this spring to visit any colleges to which you were accepted.  If you want to visit a college, read carefully and follow the instructions below:

 

1.      Talk to one of the college counselors to get their approval of your intended revisit plan. (We keep track of this information.)

 

2.      Pick up a Special Absence Form from Mrs. Lombard in the College Office

 

3.      Get necessary signatures on the form and return it to Mrs. Flaherty in the DeanŐs Office as soon as possible.

 

4.      If you think you need more than two revisit days, you will need to get permission from one of the college counselors and Mr. Ball.

 

Have fun on your revisits!  Let us know how they went and where you think you will matriculate. 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Gap Year Opportunities Fair: Learn about post-secondary gap year programs at the Gap Year Opportunities Fair being held April 6 from 1-4:00pm at Noble and Greenough School.