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On The Spot Admissions Day at NHS!!!
Want to be ONE OF THE FIRST to receive your Admission Decisions? Join the On the Spot Admission Days!
The College & Career Center at Newburyport High School is excited to once again this year be partnering with some of our local colleges and universities to offer our On the Spot Admission Days for the following eight participating college and universities:
- Salem State University - Nov 29th
- Curry College - Dec 4th
- University of New England - Dec 5th
- UMass Dartmouth - Dec 6th
- Merrimack College - Dec 7th
- Framingham State University - Dec 8th
- Roger Williams University - Dec 11th
- Plymouth State University - Dec 12th (fill out their registration form)
Any senior thinking about or planning to apply to any (and or all of) these colleges, please come see me in the College & Career Center. You can also register HERE!!!
By participating in the On the Spot Admission Days you will need to have your application and application documentation in by the specified deadline (see flier for specific dates), the colleges will review your application early and then give you your Admission Decision at NHS On the Spot in person! These decisions will be weeks before anyone else will have the opportunity to hear their decision from these colleges. Any questions or concerns, please let me know. I look forward to helping you apply!
On the Spot Admission Day - Info, Checklist, and Deadlines
On the Spot Admission Day - Student Registration
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Class of 2024 - College App Support Session on Oct 17th
College Application Workshop in the CCC on Tuesday, Oct 17th during Clipper Block - If you're interested please fill out this Registration Form.
Finish up your applications, work on your essay, make sure all your deadlines are correct in Naviance and go over any other questions you have around the college process.
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Class of 2024 Fall Senior Session
HERE is the presentation we did in all senior English classes that has helpful screenshots of instructions if that helps with Naviance, Common App, and Teacher Letters of Rec.
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College Planning for Juniors
Junior College Planning Timeline. A quick checklist to get you started.
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Junior Quick Facts Sheet
The Junior Quick Facts Sheet has information on SAT/ACT testing deadlines and dates, Letter of Recommendation, Course Selection, the different ways to apply for Admissions, important resources and counselor contact info.
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FAFSA UPDATES
College Affordable knows there are a lot of moving pieces right now with the FAFSA. Everyday it seems like more (not great) information is coming out. To help navigate some of this information, they have created a landing page with the most recent updates.
https://keap.
collegeaffordable.org/fafsa- update-landing-page.html These screenshots showing you how to access the SAI/FAFSA Submission Summary.
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Free Application Fee to MA State Colleges and Universities on Friday, January 12, 2024
MASCA is excited to share some great news for our high school seniors across the Commonwealth. In partnership with Reach Higher Massachusetts, and for the first time, the nine MA state universities and colleges are waiving their application fees for one day only - Friday, January 12, 2024. This initiative continues the equity and access to higher education effort by encouraging students to apply to the state universities at no cost. Students can apply using the colleges' application on their website or via the students' Common Application account. The waiver code is REACHFREE .
Again, this is for one day only, so plan accordingly and share widely with your students and families.
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Free Webinar Series: Writing it Right: Cultivating Your Voice in Your College Essay
If you missed the webinar, no worries, here is the recording.
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Class of 2024 Summer College Search and Application Support
During the summer Mr. Smith will be offering College Search and Application Support. Please sign-up HERE for the session(s) you wish to attend and stop in for any support you might need with your college search or application process.
https://forms.gle/t7UJE2SUKrkmQZ12A
Dates and Times:
Wed, July 12th - 8am-3pm
Thur, July 13th - 8am-3pm
Tue, Aug 22nd - 8am-3pm
Wed, Aug 23rd - 8am-3pm
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Credit For Life
Credit For Life - Orientation session all juniors must watch in order to know how to participate. Info on how it works.