College Advisement Calendar Overview - The Ramaz School

College Advisement Calendar Overview - The Ramaz School
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College Advisement Calendar Overview
For Students and Parents
Please browse the links at left for answers to
frequently asked questions
and for other related information. You may also log on to
www.collegeboard.com
for specific dates related to SAT and Subject Test (SAT II) registration and testing deadlines, and log onto
www.actstudent.org
for ACT registration and testing deadlines.
Color Code
Orange
for seniors and their parents
Blue
for juniors and their parents
Green
for juniors, seniors and their parents
FALL SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
SUMMER
July 16
ACT exam. This exam is not administered in the State of New York.
July 29
Registration deadline for the August SAT. (Late registration deadline with late fee is August 16.)
August 5
Registration deadline for the September ACT exam. (Late registration deadline with late fee is August 20.)
September 2
Registration deadline for the October SAT exams. (Late registration deadline with late fee is September 20.)
First week of classes
Seniors considering early action/decision must have scheduled a family appointment with their college advisor by the end of the first week of classes.
Second week of classes
All seniors should have scheduled a family appointment with their college advisor by the end of the second week of classes.
September 11
ACT exam.
September 16
Registration deadline for the October ACT exam.
October 3
Early decision/action candidates and students applying for priority consideration at public schools must have submitted the Early College List form to advisors and requested recommendations from teachers.
Early applicants should be writing essays and completing applications.
October TBD
Financial Aid evening for parents of Ramaz Upper School students. 7:00 PM
October 1
Parents of Early Decision/Action candidates should begin completing financial aid forms if applicable.
October 2
SAT exam.
October 7
Registration deadline for the November SAT exams.
October 23
ACT exam.
Early November
Parents should be completing financial aid forms, including the FAFSA, the CSS Profile form, and any individual institutional forms.
November 1
All regular decision seniors should be approaching teachers requesting recommendations, working on applications, and working on rough drafts of essays.
November 3
Registration deadline for the December SAT exams.
November 4
Registration deadline for the December ACT exam.
November 5
SAT I exam.
November 8
Regular decision College List form is due to the college advisors.
November 14
Israel Night Fair for Seniors and Parents. 5:00 PM
November 17
Fall College Night for juniors and their parents. 7:00 PM
December 1
Students should be showing regular decision application essays to their advisor for input.
December 4
SAT I exam.
December 11
ACT exam.
Mid December
Students should be putting final touches on essays and applications.
January 6
Registration deadline for the February ACT exam.
February 12
ACT exam.
Feb 27
College visitation day for juniors.
February 10
Registration deadline for the March SAT exam.
February–May
Group and individual meetings between juniors and advisors take place. Students and parents should be reviewing together the substance of both group and individual meetings.
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March 10
Registration deadline for the April ACT exam.
March 12
SAT exam.
Early April
Students and parents should plan together what colleges they would like to see on College Night, taking into consideration the advisor's recommendations. Students should also be researching their college choices, making use of the College Office program Scoir and consulting with older students. Students also approach faculty members to ask them to submit "in-house" recommendations to the college advisors.
April 7
Registration deadline for the May SAT exams.
April 16
ACT exam.
Pesach
Chol HaMoed Pesach
makes an opportune time for one or more campus visits.
April 24
Spring College Night for juniors and their parents: over forty colleges send representatives to make presentations. 7:15 PM
May 1
Candidates' Common Reply Date. Students must enroll in the college of their choice by this date.
May 2
Virtual College Night for Juniors and their parents.
May 4
Registration deadline for the June SAT exam.
May 5
Registration deadline for the June ACT exam.
May 7
SAT I exam.
May 8
Israel Information Night for parents of juniors. 6:30 PM, after Fugue Night.
June 4
SAT I exam.
June 6
Upper School Graduation.
June 11
ACT exam (not at Ramaz).
July 16
ACT exam. This exam is not administered in the State of New York.
Rising seniors should preview college applications online and continue researching colleges; students should create user accounts for the Common Application at
www.commonapp.org
.
Campus visits may be made during the summer or planned for the fall.
Start thinking about and drafting the personal essay.
In late-August, the College Office holds a workshop to help seniors work on their applications.
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