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Wyoming Seminary's College Guidance Office would like to welcome you to the college process. While Senior Year is only just begun, it is important to understand that the race to apply to college is already in full swing. Application numbers continue to rise at colleges all over the country, especially the selective ones that Seminary students find attractive. While many students will understandably feel stressed trying to manage college applications as well as school and extra-curricular activities, please remember to work closely with your counselor! We are available to you every day, and are more than happy to help you plan and execute your college search. This year we will be offering students and their families some new services to help you make the most of the brief time remaining with which you can research, apply to and ultimately enroll in the college that will be the perfect match for you. |
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Many students and families are not sure of just how many colleges to apply to. There are lots of different factors that go into this decision, but it is very likely that you will apply to several different schools, which can be a time consuming, detail oriented process. One of the best things that seniors can do to leverage their time and efforts is to begin work on the Common Application. This is a single application that can be submitted to over 390 different colleges and universities (students learned all about the Common Application in College Seminar during their junior year). The 2011-2012 Common App has been available since August 1, and students who get a jump start on preparing these applications will save a lot of time during the school year (when time is a scarcer resource).
In 2010-11, over 1 million students made use of the Common App, and the number will surely rise this year. At Wyoming Seminary, the College Counseling staff is always available to proofread essays and applications, and if you start work now you can avoid the rush!
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Family Connection, powered by Naviance, is a web-based service designed especially for schools. Family Connection is a comprehensive Web site that students and parents can use to help in making decisions about courses, colleges, and careers. Family Connection is an integral part of the college guidance program at Wyoming Seminary.Among its many features, it allows you to:
Get involved in the planning and advising process – Build a resume, complete on-line personality and career interest surveys, and manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers
Research colleges – Compare GPA, standardized test scores, and other statistics to actual historical data from our school for students who have applied and been admitted in the past
Sign up for college visits – Find out which colleges are visiting our school and sign up to attend those sessions
Test Prep - SAT Method and ACT Method on-line allow students to access test preparation activities at their convenience. These activities include:
- Listening to audio explanations of test questions
- Accessing strategy guides for each test
- Completing full-length practice tests
- Receiving hundreds of practice questions
- Reading easy explanations for every question
- Tracking strengths on each test
- Receiving valuable test-taking tips
- Taking practice quizzes to boost knowledge
Family Connection also lets us share information with you and your student about upcoming meetings and events, local scholarship opportunities, and other Web resources for college and career information. The site includes a link that you can use to send us an e-mail message.
Parents and students have been provided with a personal access code and instructions for accessing Family Connection. The web address for Wyoming Seminary's Family Connection account is: www.connection.naviance.com/wyomingseminary. If you have any questions, please contact the College Guidance Office at 570-270-2106. One on one training sessions are available if you want to learn more about this valuable, cutting-edge resource.
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