1. College Counseling Enduring Understanding: A successful college application process is a student driven journey of self-discovery and self-advocacy. It manifests in acceptance to a school that fits the student’s unique needs, or a well planned alternative that could include work, travel, or service. (gap year) What students should understand… Your personal learning style. Your curriculum choices should be balanced. The impact of environmental factors on your physical and mental well being. Your extra-curricular activities should be fulfilling and meaningful in your life. Your college process is self-driven. You must be responsible, organized and keep in communication with your counselor, teachers, parents/guardians, and admissions offices. You must recognize that a “good” school fits your social, academic, and emotional needs. What students should be able to do… Manage your college process. Approach academic achievement with realistic expectations coupled with balance. Advocate for yourself – academically, socially, emotionally. Discover and explore opportunities and areas of deep interest in which to grow. Stay organized and manage your own college process in partnership with the college counseling department. Work with your college counselor to interpret admissions data specific to your college process.

2. Student 1 Student Profile Academically Strong – 3.71 – 9 APs – 2140 SAT College List Barnard Boston University Columbia (ED) Emerson College Harvard University Marist College NYU (WL) Northeastern Pace University Univ. of Pennsylvania RISD Tufts Extra-curriculars = Passion for arts/theatre Rigor = Interest Organized and driven Flexible, communicative, resilient Utilized expertise and guidance from many areas. Northeastern

3. Student 2 Student Profile Academically Strong – 3.963 – Rigorous curriculum – 2270 SAT – National Merit Scholar College List Dartmouth College (ED) Brown University Bucknell University (WL) Claremont McKenna Davidson College (WL) Oberlin College Scripps College Stanford University Wesleyan University (WL) Scripps College Extra-curriculars = passion for writing, language, yearbook SYA France (11 th grade) Flexible, organized, resilient, communicative, balanced