College Counseling

Freshman Parent College Night in November: “Helping Your Child Make the Most of High School – Advice from the College Office”

• Get-to-know-you meetings for freshmen and counselors at any time during the school year
• Individual meetings for freshmen and their families with their counselor in the spring

Sophomore Parent College Night in February: “What It Took to Get In – Portraits of Successful College Applicants”

• Counselors meet with sophomores in groups in early fall. Get-to-know-you meetings for sophomores and counselors continue at any time during the school year
• All sophomores take the PSAT in October and practice ACT in the spring
• Required individual student/parent meetings in late winter to plan junior year curriculum and summer experiences, and begin to explore college options

Junior Parent Student College Night in January: “Navigating a Rapidly Changing Landscape – Advice from Two College Deans”

• Junior parent/student information sessions at the start of the school year
• Juniors meet with more than 100 college representatives on our campus in the fall
• All juniors take the PSAT in October
• Required individual meetings with juniors and their counselors in January, followed by family meetings with the counselor, to formulate college list and plan summer experiences
• College counseling classes meet weekly in spring for major/career aptitude testing, creation of resume, analysis of sample college essays, brainstorming, and essay drafting
• Required summer essay and application workshops – rising seniors choose from June, July, or August dates

Senior Parent Student College Night in August: “How We Read an Application – A Conversation with Four College Deans”

• Senior college counseling classes meet weekly in the fall for guidance and time to work on essays and applications
• Seniors meet with college representatives on our campus in the fall (we typically host about 75 college and university reps to visit with students throughout the year)
• Individual meetings between seniors and their college counselor throughout the fall to refine the college list and plan applications

• September: "Come Say Hi" Meet-and-Greet during Back-to-School Night
• October: "Ten Things Country Day Families Need to Know about Paying for College"
• December: "Athletics in College - What Parents and Student-Athletes Need to Know"