College Counseling
As students enter the Upper School, school-family communications increasingly focus on college admissions. Our college counselor emphasizes the importance of a rigorous course load combined with balanced and serious participation in extracurricular activities. The college counselor assists students and families as they navigate the many issues of the college search, opening up a wide array of college options for students as they move on from Green Fields.
Families begin formal meetings with the college counselor during the second semester of their junior year to plan a college search appropriate to each student's academic aspirations and extracurricular interest. The importance of a harmonious relationship between the personality of the student and the personality of a given institution is stressed. In meetings, families discuss standardized testing, the early decision option and the essay component of the application, teacher recommendations, the interview and financial aid process.
Each fall Green Fields hosts over 40 colleges from around the nation where juniors and seniors can meet with admissions officers and discuss the schools they represent. (Sophomores are also encouraged to attend a small number of meetings.) Throughout the college search and selection process the college counselor is available to meet with students and parents to discuss each applicant's individual process.
SAT TEST DATES Registration deadline
October 10, 2009 September 9, 2009
November 7, 2009 October 1, 2009
December 5, 2009 October 30, 2009
January 23, 2010 December 15, 2009
March 13, 2010 February 4, 2010
May 1, 2010 March 25, 2010
June 5, 2010 April 29, 2010
ACT TEST DATES Registration deadline
September 12,2009 August 7, 2009
October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009
December 12,2009 November 6, 2009
February 6, 2010 January 5, 2010
April10, 2010 March 5, 2010
June12, 2010 May 7, 2010
Upcoming College Events of Interest
When: Tuesday, September 15 @ 7:30 PM
Where: Marriott Tucson University Park
What: Exploring College Options: Student/Parent Information Sessions
Representatives from Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn, and Stanford will be present
More Info: http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/
When: Wednesday, September 16 or Thursday, September 17 @ 6:00-8:30 PM
Where: Student Union Memorial Center
What: The University of Arizona presents: Senior Evenings
More Info: Registerat rsvp@arizona.edu
When: Monday, September 28 @ 4:00-6:30 PM
Where: The Planet Coffeehouse
What: Interviews with Reed College admission counselor Ian Fisher
More Info: Seniors should call 800-547-4750 between 9:00-5:00 PM to schedule an interview.
When: Tuesday, September 29 @ 6:30-9:00 PM
Where: Tucson Convention Center
What: 36th Annual Tucson College Night
For further information, contact our college counselor at (520) 297-2288.
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