1. September 3rd, 2013

2. College Application Process Well Balanced College List Awareness of Deadlines Common Application UCASS Japanese Colleges Australia Other

3. Test DatesRegistration Deadline  October 5 th Sept. 6  November 2 nd Oct. 3 rd  December 7 th Nov. 8 th  January 25 th Dec. 27 th

4.  15 October for the universities of Oxford, Cambridge or any professional course in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science.  15 January for the majority of courses.  24 March for some art and design courses.

5.  Personal Essay: Ms. Ramage  College Visits Completed?  Financial Aide: Request or not to request  Predicted IB Scores Needed?  Early Decision/Early Action  Transcript Requests Done through Naviance

6.  Scattergrams  Colleges I’m Interested In  Colleges I’m Applying To  FERPA Disclosure  Letter of Recommendation Profile  College Search  College Visits to SMIS updated all the time  Letter of Recommendation Requests  Transcript Requests

7.  Senior Grades Count!  IB scores are essential for: the UK, Canada, Australia and Japan  Stay motivated, finish strong

8.  University of Pennsylvania and Brown at International School of Sacred Heart 2-4pm Sunday September 8th  Kanto Plains College Fair September 20 th 1-4 in the gym. 80 colleges and universities from around the world.  CIS College Fair September 23 rd 3:15pm-4:15 followed by presentations on a number of topics related to college.

9. Students  Be positive encourage each other, take care of yourselves and don’t over extend  Stay focused the race is long, but in the end, its only with yourself  This is your process, don’t expect your parents to take of college business for you. Parents  Be patient, gently supportive, be available to talk  Don’t contact colleges for your son, it can hurt his chances of getting in.  If your son appears depressed, get him help.