College Preparation Opportunities

Attention Juniors!

Have you started preparing for college? If not, please consider some of these opportunities! These programs are built to help students succeed during the college application process!

1.       University of Pittsburgh’s College Prep and Leadership Academy (July 12-17, 2015)

a.       Receive collegiate preparation, attending leadership workshops, and gain SAT/ACT preparation (including a practice test). Students get to stay in the dorms and check out college life in the city of Pittsburgh!

b.      Program fee: $800

c.       To register: http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/BridgeHome

d.      Deadline: June 1

2.       Franklin & Marshall College Collegiate Leadership Summit (Session 1: Sept 27-Sept 29 or Session 2: Nov 8 – Nov 10)

a.       Learn how to be a leader in college! Interact with members of the F&M community and experience life in a selective liberal arts environment. Participants will also do a mock interview to prepare them for the college application process

b.      Program fee: FREE!

c.       Students must be nominated by their college adviser (AKA MISS LOH) in order to apply for this program.

d.      Deadline to be nominated: June 1

3.       Summer Fly-Out Programs (Dates vary by program)

a.       Some schools understand that paying for transportation to visit their campuses can be quite tough. The schools listed here are willing to fly/drive you to their campus for FREE! Spend a day or a weekend on campus and explore what these schools have to offer!  

b.      Deadlines: Vary – depends on the school

See Miss Loh for more details! 

Visiting Colleges

College Experiences by Alex Angle

College is an extraordinary place. I have visited a lot of colleges, and I wanted to share what I have seen. Some of you would like a larger public school while others would like a smaller liberal arts school. There is nothing wrong with liking either of them! I am going to give my views on each from the schools I have visited.

I personally visited Penn State. Penn State’s tour was in a huge group because there were so many people visiting the school. We walked and visited the dorm rooms, but walking to them was very crowded. Also, the classrooms were filled with students and some of them seemed to have around 50 people for each class. Penn State is a great school for people who like larger schools and larger classes. Also, it is a great place to see if you can go above and beyond and stand out in a 50 person classroom.

If Penn State doesn't seem to be the school for you I would suggest looking at a private or liberal arts school. My example that I will be using is High Point University. It is a private university in North Carolina. My tour for High Point started in a fancy room where the president of the school introduced himself and told us everything great about the school. Then, there was a tour of the campus and dorms and we were separated into three groups. There was around eight other students on my tour. So if you like a smaller school with less students I would recommend a private university. Also, when my sister was touring this campus we scheduled a private tour which was just for my family and one of the students from High Point rode us around in a golf cart. The classes were also very small, maybe 10 to 15 students per class.

Make your life easier and tour colleges now. Once again make it easier and tour colleges now because you can’t tell which type of school you will like until you go out and see for yourself. Also, pick a school where you seem at home. You are going to be spending two, four, or maybe more years at this campus, so make sure you love it.

College Crack

Here is our last blog question! Submit your answers to Miss Loh by the end of the day TOMORROW (Wednesday) so we have enough time to calculate the scores!!

Which 3 Ivy League universities require students to pass a swim test before earning their diploma?