College counseling calendar: an overview

• Eighth-grade year
  • Eighth-grade meeting for parents and students
• Freshman year
  • Freshmen college experience a half-day freshman program designed to help students set goals for a successful high school experience, includes "Making High School Count."
• Sophomore year
  • PSAT preview
  • PSAT test taken by all sophomores
  • Spring workshops: half-day program including seminars taught by college admissions officers on a variety of topics: "Writing the College Essay," "Resume Building," "Colleges for the Arts," "Honors Colleges" and "Athletic Recruiting."
  • Spring mini-college fair at Episcopal
  • Sophomores assigned a college counselor
• Junior year
  • PSAT review
  • PSAT test taken by all juniors
  • Meetings with college representatives visiting Episcopal
  • NACAC college fair in November
  • January meeting with all parents of juniors
  • Eleven-session college counseling class (February-April)
  • Spring workshops: half-day program including seminars taught by college admissions officers on a variety of topics: "Writing the College Essay," "Resume Building," "Colleges for the Arts," "Honors Colleges" and "Athletic Recruiting."
  • Spring mini-college fair at Episcopal
  • Individual meetings with counselors
  • SAT I, SAT II and ACT testing begins
• Senior year
  • Senior college essay classes
  • Meeting for parents of seniors
  • Meetings with college representatives visiting Episcopal
  • NACAC college fair in November
  • Individual meetings with counselors
  • SAT I, SAT II and ACT testing continues
  • Spring workshops to help students make the college transition
  • "Making College Count"