Don’t Wait to Get Off a College Wait list: 10 Proactive Tips

 Congratulations for making it this far in the college admissions process. You will most likely have many good colleges options already or on the way, but if you really want to go to a college that waitlisted you, follow as many of these 10 tips as possible. Do not do this for a school you will not attend. Colleges often take kids off waitlists who can afford to pay outright, have special connections, fulfill regional needs, or make a spectacular case. Remember, spots only open if the college has available spaces, and colleges are keeping longer waitlists than ever.

1. Be happy with another college to which you got accepted. Because if these tips don’t work, you can and will find happiness at another school. Many, many students do and never look back.

2. Make sure you accept the waitlist invitation. It is no longer assumed you will accept so send in the waitlist acceptance form ASAP.

3.  Follow the psychology of the admissions timeline. Admissions officers are now actively courting the students they accepted. They are not thinking about anything else. So do not bother the admissions office of the waitlisted school in early to mid-April, but get materials ready and make sure you meet all deadlines. Even if they don’t want to accept any additional info, try to get them new information when the time is right towards the middle to end of the month of April. Once kids accept or don’t accept, they will go into waitlist consideration mode to fill outstanding spaces–late April to late summer. That will happen this year for sure at many colleges as more kids than ever applied to multiple colleges.

4. Write a letter or email to the Admissions Committee. Find the right admissions officer to communicate with. Stress your interest in your waitlisted institution and why you feel you are still an appropriate candidate for admissions. Consider this a cover letter to your overall waitlist application. Do not restate all that you said earlier in your application. But really express passionately your commitment to the campus. Talk about what is new since you applied-senior year grades and major academic and extracurricular accomplishments. Commit to going there if you get off. You can even mention where else you got in if these schools are peers or close matches to the waitlisted school.

5. Ask a senior year teacher, who has not already written you a letter to this school, to write you a letter of recommendation. This letter should really emphasize your academic talents this year in that class and why you will thrive at that college.

6. Get an updated letter of recommendation from your guidance counselor or even have your counselor contact the school personally.

7. Contact your alumni interviewer–if you think you had a good interview…Thank the interviewer again and then ask for any advice about moving from waitlist to admissions.

8. If you can, visit the institution one more time and revisit the admissions office to remind them of your interest. Contact anyone in the admissions office whom you met in person or via email.

9. Do not ask people who do not have major contacts with school to contact school. Do not have anyone other than school teachers and officials write letters. The only other exception would be someone for whom you did a major project this year…volunteer leader, youth group…only someone who can attest to new work this year and who knows you really, really well.

10. Please find happiness in your choices, please, please, please. There are so many great colleges that want you now. Discover what makes them great colleges for you. 

Thanks to JHU for many of the ideas included in this note.

 

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April is college decision month for high school seniors who have until May 1 to decide which college to attend. The brutal process of applying to college and waiting for acceptances is over. Now, seniors get to decide which college’s offer of admissions to accept. While many adults and students often get attached to college names, they should both realize that colleges are so much more than their names.

Here are ten tips to guide undecided high school seniors and their families through these challenging, yet empowering weeks of decision-making.

1. Accept and allow. We need to help seniors understand that while they may feel disappointed and even devastated by rejections, they need to be proud of the offers they receive. With competitive colleges accepting anywhere from 5.9 percent to 28 percent of students, huge numbers of students will be disappointed with rejection letters. But, we need to help them see how talented they are despite these rejections and understand that acceptances are powerful and can open the doors they need to be successful. So we need to help seniors focus on the colleges that accepted them — the amazing schools with programs and communities that will offer them the same, if not better, opportunities as the schools that rejected them.
2. Appeal and move through waitlists. If students are still determined to attend a college that rejected or waitlisted them (the often longer road to rejection), help them. Gather stats — how many kids are on the waitlist and what percentages typically get admitted? Does the college accept appeals? Students need to feel they have tried, but then they must move on, as they have to find happiness with a college that accepted them. Adults have to guide seniors through this process and help students focus on the future.
3.  Make sense of financial aid packages. High school seniors will get many complex financial aid packages. We need to help them understand their offers by creating comparative charts with columns for grant and scholarships, loans, and outright payments. Last week, I spoke to two students who didn’t understand that several of the colleges that admitted them had left them with large portions of uncovered college costs. Using their charts, students can call colleges and ask them to match other offers. Seniors need to make hard decisions that don’t leave them irrevocably in debt or at a college that doesn’t offer all that they want. Don’t forget to have kids budget in costs for computers, clothing, and other intangibles.
4.  Apply for additional scholarships. There are many scholarships out there for under-represented and other students. Many deadlines are coming up now — in April and May. Students need to continue applying for them. They can call colleges they are considering attending or accepted, and see if there are scholarships for incoming freshmen.
5.  Visit, visit, visit. In April, every college has programs for accepted students. Students can sit in on classes, stay overnight in the dorms, and talk with current students. Parents can also attend special sessions. Amtrak just introduced a companion fare for college visits. It is so important to show students what the colleges look like. Often colleges will cover travel expenses of under-represented students. It can’t hurt to ask for travel assistance.
6.  Talk with current and former students of accepted colleges. If students can’t visit in person, there are other options. Alumni organizations in students’ hometowns often have accepted student functions. There are also current students in your area that will meet or speak with your students.
7.  Compare and compare and compare. Students often have so many choices — that they need to narrow down their lists. Some colleges, despite their names, are not right for many seniors. Seniors need to look at access to classes and majors, special resources, alumni networks, and more. Students need to prioritize their key needs and make difficult decisions. Help them decide what is really best for them.
8.  Flip a coin. Ultimately, students may narrow down their choices to two colleges and get stuck. So I often recommend they flip a coin and decide to accept whichever college they assigned to that side. Their gut response to that decision may help guide them.
9.  Be supportive at all costs. High school seniors do not have fully developed frontal cortexes. They are making huge decisions about their futures, and they are going through this process for the first and hopefully only time. Please understand their confusion, and do whatever you can to help them make the right decisions for them.
10.  Speak with families and advocate for match colleges. Many families may not want their students to leave home, live in dorms, or go to match colleges. Please do what you can to help these students and their families make decisions that benefit their students — it is the student’s (not the parent’s) time to grow and achieve what’s truly possible.

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Happy holidays. December goes by so quickly, so please help kids with their college and scholarship applications. There is still so much we can do to help these amazing kids.

Here are ten college access tips to get you through the rest of 2012.

1. More applications. You have survived many public application deadlines, but there are numerous private college and scholarship deadlines coming up. Please encourage your students to apply for these. Private colleges are desperate for interested under-represented minority and first generation students. Students need the encouragement to find schools that are looking for students with their profiles. I recommend students apply to 4 to 8 other colleges. Students with low test scores should add some test optional colleges. Fair Test lists 850 colleges with test optional possibilities. http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional 

2. Essays. Kids need to keep writing powerful college and scholarship application essays. Remind them, they can use essays more than once. They need to push themselves to write specific, empowering essays for private college. They can keep on revising and adapting for other schools and write powerful supplemental essays targeted to specific colleges.

3. Recommendations. Please, please write as many great, specific letters as you can. Students needs these letters and often ask you rather late. But they need these to get into college and EOP and to receive scholarships. Short letters don’t work. Give specific examples from their assignments, so you may need students to give you their former graded work to remind you. If you don’t have something nice to say, then perhaps refer them to someone else. For schools with overwhelmed counselors, others can write counselor letters. Please help students with getting great counselor letters as well.

4. Free applications. Did you know that there are multiple ways for students to apply for free to private and many public colleges? Students who took the SAT or ACT get four free apps on the Common Application. They can apply for free to lots of out of state public colleges as well for free. NACAC provides fee waivers that most colleges accept. The forms require official stamps. Trio programs can provide these stamps. http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/feewaiver/Pages/default.aspx

5. Educational Opportunity Programs. Please assist and encourage students to complete their EOP applications and applications for other support programs at college. Each college, including CSU, has a separate deadline. Call colleges to see if deadlines have been extended. http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/eop_apply.asp

6. Scholarships. Scholarships. Scholarships. There are multiple ways for first generation and under-represented students to pay for college. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is due December 15. http://www.hsf.net/Scholarship-Programs.aspx. Many colleges have specific scholarships. Encourage students to find national, state, local, and college specific scholarships. USC for example has the USC Norman Topping Fund that provides scholarships. It is due February 10. http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/ntsaf/ Undocumented students: Dated but still working links: http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/2010_Scholarship_List.pdf

7. Alumni. Remember, your alumni are back in town and eager to help. Ask them to wear their college sweatshirts and to be able to describe how they manage their workloads, social lives, and more. College sophomores are ideal as they have already navigated freshmen year and are not so embedded in upper level experiences yet.

8. Preparing for financial aid. Please get families and students ready to complete financial aid forms. Families need to complete taxes early in 2013, and students need to determine how they will declare income. Sometimes, students need to put an explanation in an additional information paragraph explaining their complex family, living, and financial situations.

9. Test scores. Students need to send their test scores. Make sure they send them as soon as they can. Students with free or reduced lunch get to send scores for free to eight colleges. If they can’t afford to do this, you can contact a college and see if you can fax the scores to the college for the students. Remember, the UCs and Cal States allow scores to be sent only once. Cal States: CSU Mentor for SATs and ACT Score Manager for the ACT.

• January SAT: The next SAT, which can be used for Cal States and many other colleges is January 26. Registration is December 28. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/test-dates
• February ACT: Next ACT is February 9. Kids must register by January 11. http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html 

10. Enjoy your holidays. Please, please help students with any last minute college application questions. Perhaps hold an application party during the break. They shouldn’t wait to the last minute, but they do.

 

Again, you are the best at what you do. Your students are so lucky. Enjoy this time of year!!! Let me know if I can help in any way.

 

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Happy Thanksgiving. So many of our students are waiting to hear from early action, decision, or notification colleges, as are students who applied for Posse and Questbridge Scholarships. Sadly, all of them will not get admitted, and they need to have other applications ready to go. If they don’t, they will have a horrible holiday vacation, and drag you into it.  So please, share these tips to get students working on their other applications now!!!

I’m so proud of you for applying early action, decision, or notification to a college. In this brutally horrible waiting period before you hear your fate, please prepare other applications. Several public, rolling, and scholarship applications are due before you find out, and you must submit them. Other applications should be ready to go before you find out.

If you hear that are deferred or argh—rejected, there is nothing worse than spending your winter vacation completing last minute applications because you didn’t have them ready to go. That’s going to sabotage your family vacation plans and test fate.

So here are some tips to guide you from mid-November to mid-December.

1. Look at your college list, and make sure you have a range of colleges that you will be willing to attend, if your early college should opt not to accept you right away or at all.
2. Please, prepare applications for at least 50 to 100% of those colleges between now and mid-December.
3. Submit the applications that you must apply to before you find out from your early college. For example, the University of California and Penn State apps are due November 30. Other colleges have scholarship deadlines that you must meet before you find out as well. Don’t avoid these applications even if they require additional essays or recommendations.
4. Recycle and revitalize essays that you wrote for other applications. Just make sure not to put the wrong college’s name in the wrong place. Create new endings that relate to the particular prompts you are answering.
5. Prepare applications for several other colleges on your list that have regular deadlines. It’s bad karma not to. It’s going to ruin your family vacation, if you don’t and you get deferred or rejected, you will have a horrible vacation.
6. Look through your supplemental essay requirements and find out ways to write additional essays that push your core qualities. Don’t try to squeeze too much into one essay, so view each additional essay as an opportunity to share another one of y9our core qualities.
7. See if another college on your list has Early Decision 2. More and more colleges are adding this new option. You apply in January and find out in mid-February. You then must pull out your other applications if you are accepted. The plusses are your fall grades count and you can show your progression through your most challenging courses. Of course you only do this for a college that truly thrills you.
8. Keep your fall grades up. You never know if your early action or early decision college will ask to see your fall grades. If you get deferred, that college will want to see your fall grades. If you get rejected, you are back to the beginning and need to show your fall efforts to the other colleges on your list.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you will hear good news in less than a month. But if you don’t, I promise you will find other even better colleges that want you and where you’ll be incredibly happy!!!

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As you are sitting in your English senior class, you start to think about your college life ahead. As you’re making preparations to your new life in college, you start to get nervous about how life in college will be. As a freshman fresh out of high school, there are going to be some few tips and advice you might consider before you start your first day of your new life. So as you are getting ready for applying to and attending at Cal State, you should apply for EOP.

I know the value of EOP because EOP enabled me to now be a third year, pre-med student at Cal State LA. I’m the first in my family to go to college!!!: Here my six reasons you should apply.

1. You MUST Join EOP. This program helps you in several academics by providing tutoring for your critical thinking classes. EOP is a huge help in your college life because it helps you financially and academically. It allows you to take free tutoring classes without charge in a face to face method, and it also provides you with the enough tools to make smart choices throughout your career.
2. You’ll be able to make acquaintances through EOP. It helps to join programs in campus because you make connections and friendships that could last you a lifetime.
3. You will be first priority in registrations. When students register for classes each quarter they have to deal with compete with other people for classes. If you are in EOP however, you will not have to an imbalanced schedule or have to take the worst classes just because you weren’t able to have enough time. EOP lets you register for classes a week ahead of everyone else making it easier to make year schedule a delight.
4. You will improve as a student. When you have help from EOP you are given a lot of helpful resources to make your academics a lot easier, trust me. I had a lot of trouble with math in my first year, so having EOP as a helping hand I was able to take study group courses for my math courses which made it a lot easier to understand the material.
5. You will have helpful workshops. EOP offers workshops for students to get an idea of how the campus life is and benefits they have when being part of the program. EOP also offers these workshops, to inform students of how to get ahead of the game. More informative workshops about the school, makes college less stressful.
6. You will have money in the bank. As a member of EOP you will also be given financial aid that can help a lot in your college expenses. You might think that all your college expenses will be covered by the FASFA, but trust me, a little more helps. If your planning on commuting to campus, a little more in your pockets will be able to pay for you transportation which is a big part in being a college student: getting to class on time. You will also be able to pay for your book and will not have to stress about borrowing a friends book or taking one out of the library. It will allow you to have enough money for school supplies that you might need in a daily basis. Lastly. You will have money to purchase snacks, which is a big part in being a healthy college student, being sick make learning a tough job.

Remember, as you are planning this once in a lifetime experience, think about joining this helpful program that does not hurt you, but benefits you in a positive way. Having a helping hand in college makes it easier for you to get to know the campus and the great people who help in thrive. SO FILL OUT YOUR EOP APPLICATION NOW.

 

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It’s time to get your college readiness plan in high . Here are 10 tips to get you through September.

1. Push tough senior year schedules. Make sure your schedule is rigorous and does not have more than one core subject missing from last year. Make sure core passions continue through school programs. It’s not too late to make course shifts.

2.  Arrange campus tours. All colleges host open houses and special events this fall. Visit a campus. You can visit classes, spend nights in the dorms, interview, meet professors, and more. Visit college websites for details. The Claremont-McKenna colleges, for example, have wonderful overnight programs. Many schools fly in diverse kids for free this fall. See our posting for fly-in programs.

3.  Visit colleges at hotels, college fairs, and at your high school. Many colleges have reps visiting your area this fall. Go to a college’s website and search for “On the Road.” Look at your Naviance/Family Connection page for upcoming school visits. If the school offers interviews in town, sign  up. But make sure you do thel email communication with a college.

4.  Sign up for fall tests. Seniors should take fall tests at least twice this fall. Their scores peak senior year. Remember, fee waivers works twice for each test. Very few schools now require SAT Subject Tests so check. And many schools are now allowing January testing, such as the UCs. YOU NOW NEEDS TO UPLOAD A PICTURE and there are no more walk-ins.

SAT/SAT Subject Tests (http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/test-dates)

• Oct 6 (Sept 7 registration)

• Nov 3 (Oct 4 registration). Listening part of foreign language tests offered.
• Dec 1 (Nov 1 registration)
• Jan 26 (Dec 28 registration)

ACT Tests (http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html)

• Sept 8 (Registration passed-Standby)
• Oct 27 (Sept 21 registration)
• Dec 8 (Nov 2 registration)

5. Complete detailed brag sheets.  You will have to write a brag sheet for your counselors and teachers. Make sure you are very specific in the examples of favorite assignments, papers, projects, and class moments. Attach copies of best papers and projects. Make sure weaknesses are actually strengths. If parents have to write one, vary the stories and qualities you emphasize.

6. Start working on college application essays. Get going with writing the essays required for college applications. Let me know if you want great samples and tips. Buy ALL COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS-the one-stop app for ALL college application essay requirements. I developed this app, and it provides all essays students must write along with deadlines and application requirements. Now available on iTunes. http://www.allcollegeessays.org/ More on essays next month.

7. Set up a filing system. Organize your process. Make a bulletin board with all colleges, deadlines, types of applications, and essay requirements. Prioritize by deadline and by preference. Make sure you keep track of all user name and passwords for each college!!!

8. Make an appointment with your counselor and finalize your college list. Make sure you meet with your counselor as soon as you can to finalize your college list. If the counselor suggests some colleges you don’t like, throw them a bone and include a couple.

9. Use Naviance (Family Connection) to its fullest. Naviance has some great resources including scattergrams and a resume maker. It has links to the Fiske Guide and provides all deadlines. Visit it at least once a week.

10.  Build in breaks for you. As the year begins, the stress gets going pretty quickly. So make sure to build in some breaks as you child needs to excel in all that you do. Treat yourself after tests. Take a break each weekend.

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There are dozens of colleges who will pay for diverse high school students to visit them. Here is the alphabetical list.  Some deadlines are coming up quickly. I wish more would wait until late August so all kids can have access but here we go. Let me know if you want to add your college to the list.

Fall 2012 Diversity College Visits.

Many colleges are hosting diversity college visits this fall. Some deadlines have passed, but if you’re interested still APPLY.

• *(D)= The college has a diversity weekend that covers all costs. These programs are competitive and require applications.
• * The college can cover expenses for traditional weekend programs.
• (D) = diversity weekend with no transportation costs.

Gray highlighting is current for 2012-2013

Yellow highlighting- there is an event for 2012-20-13, but no set date or no set deadline for app. Info to be posted soon. Verified event.

Diversity College Weekends

*(D) Amherst College

 Amherst, Massachusetts

Program: Diversity Open-house Weekends: September 22-24, October 20-22

Application deadlines: The application deadline for both DIVOH weekends is August 15, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. (EST).

• Only high school students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents and who will be seniors in the fall of 2012 are eligible to apply.
• To be considered, you must submit a completed online application which includes standardized test results, a high school transcript (through the end of junior year), and a short essay response.
• Students selected to visit Amherst for a DIVOH weekend will receive 100% of round-trip transportation costs (airline, bus, or train) for DIVOH attendance and will be hosted on campus by current students. Typically, seventy-five percent of the students who attend one of our DIVOH programs choose to apply to Amherst, although they are under no obligation to do so. A fee waiver of the $60 application fee is provided to all students invited to attend a DIVOH weekend. Some students who apply to the Open House will also receive a waiver for the Amherst College $60 application fee in order to encourage their applications to Amherst, regardless of whether they are invited to attend the Open House.
• To get application, go to https://www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity/divoh
• Amherst College

Office of Admission

220 South Pleasant Street

Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 542-2328 Phone

(413) 542-2040 Fax

www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity For more information, visit https://www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity/divoh

 

* (D) Barnard College

New York, New York

Program: Sunday, October 21, 2012 (BARNARD BOUND – by invitation only)

• Requirements: Student application, Adviser Nomination Form, and transcript
• Monday, October 22, 2012 (OPEN HOUSE – open to all interested students)

Application deadline: September 14, 2012.

For more info, visit- http://barnard.edu/node/6934

• Student Application is available. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGRMNzd1aXlZa1dneHNHNUhWcFRwNUE6MQ#gid=0
• Mandatory Advisor/mentor nomination form. https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/inline/adviserform_0.pdf
• Transcript must also be sent. Can be unofficial.
  • Program Contacts: Jess Lee
    Associate Director of Admissions
    Barnard College
    3009 Broadway
    New York, NY 10027
    Phone 212-854-2014
    jlee@barnard.edu
  • For general inquiries, you may also email admissions@barnard.edu

 

*(D) Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

Program: Prologue to Bates: Prologue I: October 7-9 or Prologue II: November 11-

Application deadline: September 7, 2012 for October 7-9 Visit.

Application deadline: October 1, 2012 for November 11-13 Visit.

• You can find the application at: http://www.bates.edu/admission/prologue/
• Scholarships are offered to students who apply for a travel scholarship on the application. Parents can also apply to come.
• Bates Office of Admission

Phone: 1-855-BATES55 (1-855-228-3755)

admission@bates.edu

 

*(D) Beloit College

St. Beloit, Wisconsin

• Program: Summer Days: July 27, and August 17. Autumn Visit Days: September 22, October 8, and October 27, and Admitted Student Open House in the Spring that offers fly-ins

Deadlines: Summer application went online May 9. Online registration will be available six weeks in advance of each event. Make sure to register. http://www.beloit.edu/prospective/visit/visitdayprograms

• For more information, email Robin Hamilton: hamiltonr@beloit.edu

 

*(D ) Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Program: Explore Bowdoin; September 20-23, 2012 and November 1-4 2012 (Note: November 3 is SAT date)

Application Deadline: August 24 and September 28, respectively.

• http://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/explore/index.shtml
• Application: https://bowdoincollege.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bEqKB9crs6bgGTa
• For any questions about the program call or email Claudia Marroquin at (207) 725-3066

 

*(D) Brandeis University

 Waltham, Massachusetts

Program: SEED-Students Exploring and Embracing Diversity, Nov 10, 2012

Application deadlines: TBD. Students notified on rolling basis

• There is an application to fill up but it will not be available until the 2^nd week of August. Visit www.brandeis.edu/seed to see if the site for SEED has been launched, along with the application.

• Fax: 781-736-3536

•  Mail:

• Brandeis University

Undergraduate Admissions
MS 003
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454

admissions@brandeis.edu

• Students go to special program on 11/10 and then spend the night and attend Fall Preview Day the next day.
• All expense paid trip to campus and back.

If you have any questions, please contact Jared Rivers at-

Email: jriv@brandeis.edu

 

*(D) Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Program: Bryn Mawr by Day, Oct 8 and Nov 12, 2012 (9:30am-2pm)

• Please register early at http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-day/index.html

Deadlines: Bryn Mawr by Night (overnight program), three dates with three different foci

• · IMAGINE (Humanities Focus)- Sept 27-28
  • Register by Sept 18^th at:

http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-night/arts/index.html

• · INVESTIGATE (Women in math and science)- Oct 23-24
  • Register by Oct 17^th at:

http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-night/science/index.html

• · ELECTION 2012 (Politics, History, and Public Service), Nov 6-7
  • Register by Oct 30^th at:

http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-night/election/index.html

For more information please visit http://brynmawr.edu/admissions/visit/index.html

Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-526-5151 – phone
610-526-7471 – fax

 

*(D) Carleton College

 Northfield, Minnesota

Program: Taste of Carleton, Thursday, October 25-Saturday, October 27, 2012

Deadlines:   Applications are being updated for 2012

• Out-of-StateApplication (non-Minnesota residents) (Deadline: September)
• MinnesotaApplication (Minnesota residents) (Deadline: October
• Nomination and invitation process necessary for attending
• Nominations can still be done regardless of the deadline listed online. Follow this link to nominate a student(s)-  www.go.carleton.edu/TOC
• Mail applications to:

Carleton College?Office of Admissions?100 South College Street?Northfield, MN 55057

• Questions?  Concerns?

Contact Carla Zelada or Stefani Tran at 800-995-2275 or emailtoc@carleton.edu.

• For more information and to check for the updated application, visit:https://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/visit/TOC/

 

*(D) Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Program: Celebration of Diversity Weekend- November 10-12, January 19-21

 Deadlines: Registration will be available in September

• Requirements: have at least a 3.3 GPA on an unweighted 4.0 scale and at least a combined SAT score of 1700 or ACT score of 25.
• For more information http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/cod/

Program: Sleeping Bag Weekend-

• October 14-15
• October 28-19
• November 11-12
• January 20-21

Deadlines: Registration will be available in August

• For more info, visit http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/sbw/

• Students with financial need: You may qualify for travel assistance, if you meet the requirements.  Please indicate your need for travel assistance when registering.
• Visit http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/cod/travel.html

for further conditions for receiving travel assistance.

• Contact the Admissions Office if you have any questions

 

(*D) College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

 Program: M.O.V.E., the Multicultural Overnight Visit Experience, Sept 21-22, Oct 19-20, Nov 2-3, Nov 16-17

Deadline: Not known, but ASAP since space is limited

• Visit http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethecollege/events/moveovernight.phpfor more info and MOVE application.
  • Take part in a class visit.
  • Be hosted by an outstanding currently enrolled minority student.
  • Meet other currently enrolled students and interested students like yourself.
  • Stay overnight in one of our eight residence halls.
  • Learn about our pre-professional programs and proximity to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Charleston School of Law.
  • Experience our active college community.
  • Have the opportunity to ask lots of questions, including questions about being a minority student on campus.
  • Requires student application, parental application, and medical consent
  • Submit your completed application to Debbie Counts, Office of Admissions, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424 or FAX to 843.953.7461
  • For more information, contact Debbie Counts at countsd@cofc.edu or 843.953.4954.

Other Events:

• (D) AALANA – October 20, 2012
•  You can register here http://admissions.cofc.edu/forms/form-aalanapreviewdayregistration.phpThis is a one-day event, but you can stay overnight if you register for MOVE, which takes place at the same time in Oct.
• Visit http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethecollege/events/aalanapreviewday.php for more info, or contact Debbie Counts (same as for MOVE)

Fall Open House – November 3, 2012

Junior Preview (for high school juniors) – April 20, 2013

• For general info on events, visit http://admissions.cofc.edu/explorethecollege/events/index.php

 

*(D)Colgate University

Hamilton, New York

Program: Multicultural Open house, October 21-22, 2012

Deadlines: Application must be received no later than October 5, 2012

• You can find the application here: http://offices.colgate.edu/admission/Open%20House/Open%20House%20Application%202012.htm and you will be notified of your admission to the event via email.
• Space is limited and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply ASAP.
• If you have any questions, visit http://www.colgate.edu/admission/diversityandadmission/openhouse or contact the Office of Admission at (315) 228-7401 or via e-mail at admission@colgate.edu.
• Travel assistance available for a limited number of students who demonstrate need. Indicate need on application. If you have any further questions regarding travel assistance, contact the Office of Admission at (315) 228-7401.

 

*(D) Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Program: Multicultural Open House, November 10-12

Application opens August 1st, 2012. Deadline: October 10^th.

• For more info, visit: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/admission/introduceyourself/visit/multiculturalopenhouse/
• If you are accepted to attend the event, Colorado College will pay your transportation expenses (airfare or mileage or gas) up to $500. If you travel with one or both of your parents, we offer an additional subsidy, of up to $500, for their transportation expenses and provide complimentary accommodations at a nearby hotel.
• If you have questions, please contact Amy Lareau, Admission Counselor at: (719) 389-6062 or Amy.Lareau@ColoradoCollege.edu or Anna Jaquez, Associate Director of Admission & Financial Aid at: (719) 389-6944 or Anna.Jaquez@ColoradoCollege.edu or Blake Hammond, Admission Counselor at: (719) 389-6054 or Blake.Hammond@ColoradoCollege.edu.

 

*(D) Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut

Program:  Explorer Weekend- Oct. 6-8, 2012, and Nov. 3-5, 2012.

Deadlines: For priority consideration, please submit this online application and your high school transcript by September 14, 2012.

• You may fax your transcript to (860)439-4301 or mail it to Connecticut College, Office of Admission, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320.
• For more info and the application- http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/explore-weekend.htm
• You can request travel assistance on the application.
• For questions, please contact Will Tran, assistant director of admission
  Telephone: (860)439-2208
  Fax: (860)439-4301
  william.tran@conncoll.edu

Program: Fall Open House will take place on Monday, October 8, 2012

http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/fall-open-house.htm

 

*(D) Cornell University-

Ithaca, NY

Programs:      Fall Diversity Hosting Weekend (Fall DHW) and Women in Engineering Program:    (WIE        Program)-both through the College of Engineering at Cornell- September 27-29, 2012

Application Deadline WIE: August 1, 2012 (closed)

• Women in Engineering Program:  www.engineering.cornell.edu/wieprogram

Application Deadline DHW: extended to August 15^th

• Fall Diversity Hosting Weekend: www.engineering.cornell.edu/falldhw

• Fall DHW is a co-ed program that focuses on students that identify with backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in engineering (African American/Black, Latino/a, and Native American), while the focus of the WIE Program is the experience of all women engineers at Cornell. Students selected for either program will have the opportunity to stay in a residence hall with a current student; learn details about the admission process; participate in interactive lab demonstrations; interact with faculty, staff, and students; and engage with members of several of our award-winning engineering student organizations. Participation in one of these programs is a great way for students to learn more about what Cornell has to offer aspiring engineers!
• Required application, high school transcript and high school profile.
• If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact the Engineering Admissions
  office via email at engr_admissions@cornell.edu<mailto:engr_admissions@cornell.edu>
  and include “Fall Hosting” in the subject heading or call their office at (607) 255-5008.

 

*(D) Dartmouth

Hanover, NH

Programs: Dartmouth Bound-Summer Program, July 29th – August 1st, 2012.

Native American Community, SAME

Program Deadlines: May 21, 2012. Check next May for next year’s program

• BOTH DEADLINES HAVE PASSED.
• There are daily activities such as tours, info sessions, and student forums. Visit http://www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/visit/plan/ to sign up for any.

 

* Davidson College

Davidson, NC

Program: Discover Davidson I, Sept 22 and Discover Davidson II, Oct 21

Application Deadlines:      REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN SUMMER 2012

• Please visit http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x7258.xml for updated information on how to register/apply.
• Other events can be found here http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x6436.xml

Program: Fall Overnight visits, September 13^th, September 27^th, October 4^th, November 1^st, November 8th

• Register 5 days in advance here: http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x6437.xml

 

*(D) Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

Program: Collegiate Leadership Summit- Fall Session 1: Monday, October 22nd to Tuesday, October 23^rd; Fall Session 2: Monday, November 12th to Tuesday, November 13

Deadlines:      The nomination deadline for the Fall Session 1 program is Sunday, September 23, 2012.

The nomination deadline for the Fall Session 2 program is Sunday, October 14, 2012.

• The cost of travel and attendance is covered by the College, and each year (6) participants are offered full-tuition scholarships to attend F&M.
•  
• Students must be nominated to apply and participate.

The nominees should meet the following requirements:

* A minimum GPA of 3.3 in rigorous classes
* Must be of a background underrepresented in higher education
* Must have demonstrated leadership in his or her school or community

* Must be seniors in the fall

• Counselors, teachers, or staff members of community organizations

To nominate a student, please visit http://forms.fandm.edu/mach/view.php?id=77

• For more information, visit http://www.fandm.edu/summit or contact Chiquita Geldorp at cls@fandm.edu or 717-291-4190

 

*(D)George Washington University- CALLED. NO INFO YET ON DATES. 8/3

Washington, DC

Program: Multicultural Open Houses: Fall and Spring (Dates not available yet)

April 14, 2012

Deadlines:      April 7, 2012 (Check next year in spring)

• To register, visit: https://gwapplication.gwu.edu/login/login.cfm and create an account, then RSVP to this event.

• If you require travel assistance, please indicate the need when registering. There is a limited number of travel assistance scholarships. GW will provide a limited number of travel assistance scholarships.  You can access the Travel Grant Application here.

• For more information, visit: http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/visitgw/openhousesevents/multiculturalopenhouses
• Please register by April 7, 2012  through the GW Admissions Activity Center.

 

(*D) Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa

Program: 2012 Diversity Preview Program, Oct 4-6, 2012

Deadline for application: September 5^th, 2012

• You can find the app online here: https://admission.grinnell.edu/register/GDPP or you can submit it via fax or mail.

• In addition to app, please submit the following by the above postmark deadline
  • A high school transcript
  • An official SAT or ACT score
  • An activities resume.

• Materials can be faxed: (641) 269-4800 or sent by US Mail to Grinnell College, Office of Admission – GDPP, 1103 Park St., Grinnell, IA 50112

• For more info, visit http://www.grinnell.edu/admission/visit/gdpp or contact Patty Amador-Lacson, Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, at 800-247-0113 or by email amadorla@grinnell.edu.

*(D) Gustavus Adolpus

St. Peter, MN

Program: Fly-in Program- December 2-4 and March 17-19

Application Deadline:   Please check for updates at http://admission.gustavus.edu/admissions/visit/flyin.asp BY THE END OF AUG INFO WILL BE UPDATED ONLINE. Last year deadline was November 1 for December visit.

• APPLICATION WILL BE DUE AT LATEST A MONTH IN ADVANCE. YOU MUST ALSO APPLY FOR ADMISSIONS BY THE GIVEN DEADLINE.
• What to expect:
• For those who live more than 400 miles from St. Peter, Minnesota, the fly-in program would include:
  • The cost of the flight
  • Transportation to and from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
  • Overnight accommodations with current Gustavus students
  • Meals in the Gustavus Market Place
  • Sitting in on classes
  • Meeting with professors, coaches or conductors.

Students interested in our fly-in program should:

• Be high school seniors,
• Complete an ApplicationforAdmission by the deadline listed next to the fly-in dates (TBD)
• Complete the fly-inprogramapplication and be approved by the office for the program.

 

*(D) Hamilton College

Clinton, New York

Program: Diversity Overnight, September 30^th-October 1^st

Application Deadline: 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12th.

• Prospective seniors can apply in the beginning of their fall semester by completing the application at: http://www.hamilton.edu/admission/diversityovernight
• Please fax a copy of your high school transcript with senior year courses and standardized test scores to the attention of Brianna McRae at 315-859-4457.
• Hamilton College offers travel reimbursement to a limited number of students who are unable to visit campus without financial assistance. Interested students should contact our office at admission@hamilton.edu

 

*(D) Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

Program: Fall Future Achievers in Science and Technology Program (FAST): September 14-15 2012

Application Deadline: August 13^th

• For more information about the program and for the application, visit- http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/fastprogram/fast1/fallfast.html
• Travel accommodations (if applicable) are available.  Participants will also receive a Fee Waiver for an HMC Freshman application
• There is also a Junior Fast program in the spring http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/fastprogram/fast1/about.html

(D) College of Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts

Program: Fall Open House, Sunday, September 30th and Sunday, November 11th.?

Application Deadlines:          Online registration will be available beginning September 1st.

• Please call the main office (508-793-2443) with any questions. For more information, visit http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/fall-open-houses

(D) Program: Perspectives Overnight Program, November 10-12.

Application Deadline: More information and application forms will be available in September.

• Visit http://admissions.holycross.edu/visiting/additional-opportunities for Perspectives and any other visit opportunities such as full-day visits, overnight visits (spring 2013), and Saturday visits

 

*(D) Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois

Program: Summer Preview Days- Friday, August 3, 2012 and Friday, August 10, 2012

Application Deadlines: Please register for this event no later than one week prior to the event

• Application is available online http://www.iwu.edu/admissions/visit/summerpreview.html or call the Admissions Office at 1-800-332-2498

(D) Program: Multicultural Weekend,

2 EVERY YEAR. DATES NOT SET.  VERIFIED EVENT. UPDATED BY END OF AUGUST.

NOV AND FEB LAST YEAR.

TRAVEL AID OFFERED. CASE BY CASE.

WEBSITE MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS. EVENTS.

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR AND MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS.

 

*(D) Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Program: Crash the Campus, Nov 4-5 2012

Application Deadline to submit application is Oct 12

• You can find more info and the application here: http://kzoo.edu/admission/?p=crash
• Travel for this program will be subsidized. If you would like to be considered for a full travel subsidy, please have your counselor give you a copy of a college application fee waiver (from NACAC, College Board or similar source), which will then be applied to your Kalamazoo College application
• For more information, contact the office of admission at phone 269-337-7166 or admission@kzoo.edu

 

*(D) Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio

Programs:  

Fall Visit Days and Overnight Visit Program, September 1 and 30 and September 30-October 1, 2012

• Fall Visit Day 1 – Saturday, September 1, 2012
• Fall Visit Day 2 – Sunday, September 30, 2012
• Fall Overnight Visit Program – Sunday, September 30, 2012- Monday, October 1, 2012
• You can register online at https://goto.kenyon.edu/visit.phtml?visitday=FO1

Cultural Connections: Cultural Connections I: Overnight Visit Program – Sunday-Monday, October 7-8, 2012 and Cultural Connections II: Overnight Visit Program – Sunday-Monday, December 2-3, 2012

• Please contact Kim Totman at 740-427-5778 to make reservations.
• Please visit this page for more information on any of these events and registration to attend- http://www.kenyon.edu/visitdays.xml#x4148
• IMPORTANT: If you need help funding your travel to any event, complete the online Travel Grant application. Can cover up to 90% of the lowest advertised airfares or up to $50 to offset driving costs. Find more info on this grant here http://www.kenyon.edu/x1697.xml or call Kim Totman at 800-848-2468.

 

(*D) Lehigh University-

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Program: Diversity Achievers Program, Sunday, October 21^st followed by and including Senior Open House Monday, October 22nd.

Application and all Materials Deadline: Tuesday, September 11.

Required items:

• Diversity Achievers Program Application
• (Unofficial) transcript
• SAT/ACT results
• Personal Essay (online application or Word document emailed to Adrienne Yurack at aky4@lehigh.edu)
• Résumé (please fax or email a Word document to Adrienne Yurack at aky4@lehigh.edu)
• Overnight Agreement

Required elements not available for online/electronic submission should be faxed to (610) 758-4361, Attn: Diversity Achievers Program.

For more info, visit www.lehigh.edu/dap or contact Majed Dergham at mad305@lehigh.edu or Maria Asayag at mga210@lehigh.edu.

Those unable or not selected to attend DAP are still encouraged to attend Senior Open House on Monday, October 22. For more info on open houses, visit http://www4.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/visit/openhouses.aspx for any updates.

V.I.E.W: Experience a Day at Lehigh, September, October, and November dates are still being finalized. Please check http://www4.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/visit/specialvisit.aspx#day for updates, which should be up sometime in August.

 

*(D) Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Program: L.E.A.D. program, dates still being finalized but there is a verified event

Application Deadline: TBA

• Who: Students who are leaders in their schools and communities and those who have a demonstrated interest in learning more about Lewis & Clark College. Preference will be given to underrepresented students of color and first generation college students.
• What: Visit campus at the College’s expense, meet current students and faculty, participate in leadership development activities, sit in on classes, spend the night in a residence hall, taste the food, have an admissions interview, and experience life at Lewis & Clark College firsthand.

• Information has not been updated for this year but there is a verified event https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/multicultural_recruitment/lead/
• You must turn in:
  * L.E.A.D. Application Form
  * Official High School Transcript, including grades 9-11
  * Teacher Recommendation
  * Resume of Leadership Activities
  * Essay describing a time you demonstrated leadership (250-500 words)
• If you have questions, please e-mail Lauren Brown, Admissions Counselor, at lbrown@lclark.edu or call her at 800-444-4111.
• You can also contact Rasheid Light at rlight@lclark.edu , for further information.

 

*(D) Miami University (Ohio)

Oxford, OH

Program: Bridges at Miami University, Oct 28-29, Nov 4-5, or 18-19, 2012

Deadline for Applications are due September 10

• Application criteria includes the following:
  • Students from underrepresented populations
  • High school students graduating in 2013
  • Minimum of 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or top 25% of graduating class
  • College prep curriculum
  • Demonstrated leadership/co-curricular involvement

• You can find the application and further information here, http://www.miami.muohio.edu/admission/admission/high-school/bridges/
• All application materials must be submitted to Office of Admission by postal mail, email, or fax by the deadline.

Office of Admission
Attn: Bridges Program
Miami University
301 S. Campus Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056

Email: outreach@muohio.edu
Fax: 513-529-0680
Include a fax cover sheet with your full name and the subject line, “Bridges Program.”

·         Note: Bridges Scholarship

Students who successfully complete the program, apply and are accepted for Fall 2013 admission, and enroll at Miami University, Oxford campus, will receive a scholarship awarded only to Bridges students.

• If you have any questions, contact Raegan Butler (admission counselor)- 513-529-1507
  outreach@muohio.edu OR Diana Porter (assistant director)- 513-529-7576
  outreach@muohio.edu

 

*(D) Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

Program: Discover Middlebury, Oct 21-23, 2012

Application Deadline is Sept 14^th by 5pm (est)

• The application can be found at http://www.middlebury.edu/admissions/visit/programs/discoverymiddlebury2012  and includes the following:

1. Personal Statement
2. Unofficial copy of standardized test scores
3. Unofficial copy of your HS transcript or grade report from 9^th-11^th grade

• This program targets under-represented groups such as- African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, and American Indian students; students (regardless of ethnicity) with demonstrated financial hardship; and students who are first in their families to pursue a four-year college education.
• Space is highly limited; approximately 75 spaces available. Transportation will be provided for students who will be financial aid applicants.

• If you have any questions, please e-mail Jean Lin (jlin@middlebury.edu)  or Shantá Lindo (slindo@middlebury.edu) in the Middlebury College Admissions Office or give us a call at 802.443.3000.

 

(D) Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

Program: Open House

• Saturday, Oct 6
• Monday, Nov 12
• Monday, Feb 18
• Saturday, April 20

Visit http://futurestudents.mst.edu/visit/index.html to RSVP to any of these Open Houses.
For Diversity Events, specifically Si Se Puede! , visit http://sdp.mst.edu/pre-collegesummer/sisepuede/ for updates. There will be a fall event, but date is TBD.

Please call 573-341-4212 for more information.

SI SE PUEDE- OCT 18-21, APPà ONLINE NOW. WWW.MST.EDU SOCIETY OF HISPANICS OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. LINK TO PRINT APP.  PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BETWEEN AUG 1-SEP 21.

TRAVEL AID- ONLY BUS. UNSURE ABOUT FLY-INS. NEVER PROVIDED. SHOULD ASK for it ON APP.

PCI- SPRING 2013, SET DATES ARE TBD. (Pre college initiative for African American High school students that may be considering a future career in math, science, computing or engineering). Visit http://sdp.mst.edu/pre-collegesummer/pci/ for updates.

(D) Mt. Holyoke College-

South Hadley, Massachusetts, All Women’s College

Program: Focus on Diversity. Nov 11-12, 2012

Application Deadline-November 5

• To register: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/visit/diversity/diversity_registration
• For more info, visit https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/visit/diversity
• Or contact the Office of Admission for questions or concerns

Phone: 413-538-2023
Email: admission@mtholyoke.edu

 TRAVEL AID OFFERED BUT MUST APPLY FOR IT SEPARATE FROM EVENT. PLEASE CONTACT DIANA ALVAREZ AT

DALVAREZ@MTHOLYOKE.EDU

 

*(D) Oberlin College and Conservatory

Oberlin, Ohio

Program: Multicultural Visit Program: September 13, October 12, and November 9

Application Deadlines:

• Oct 11-13, app due Sept 13
•  Nov 8-10, app due Oct 12
• Dec 6-8, app due Nov 9

• Must be a student of color, interested in a liberal arts Education, US citizen or permanent resident

• To apply you must submit all of this by the noted deadline:

1. Application Form with short answer question. This section may be completed using the online application*, or you may mail or fax us the paper application. *There is a short answer required for the application. Be prepared to answer the following in 500 words or less: Since 1835 Oberlin has been a leader in diversity, becoming the first school in the nation to admit African Americans and adopting a policy to admit students regardless of race or gender. Knowing this, what do you feel you can contribute to Oberlin’s community and commitment to diversity
2. Completed and signed Counselor Form
3. High School Transcript (unofficial copies are acceptable)
4. SAT or ACT Scores
5. ?Statement of Financial Responsibility

• For more information and application, visit http://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/admissions/mvp/index.dot

• If you have any questions, contact them via email or phone.

Email

multicultural.admissions@oberlin.edu

Telephone

800-622-OBIE (6243)
8:30am – 5pm EST

To fax or mail your application form:

Fax

440-775-6905

Street Address

Multicultural Visit Program
Office of Admissions
Oberlin College
101 N. Professor St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

 

*(D) Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

 

Program: Diversity Weekend. Thursday, Nov 1st – Saturday, Nov 3  andThursday, Nov 8th – Saturday, Nov 10

Application Deadlines: The application deadline for the Fall Diversity Programs is Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Applicants will be notified with a decision by Friday, October 12, 2012. Space is limited, so please submit your application by the deadline for full consideration. Application goes online September 1.

• Selected students will have the opportunity to meet with admission and financial aid staff, interview, speak with current students and faculty members, sit in on classes, learn more about athletics and student organizations, explore all 5 Claremont College campuses through a strategically designed Scavenger Hunt, and engage in a fun activity around the Metro LA area. Past activities have included attending SCAM Fest (the Southern California A Cappella Music Festival), enjoying Santa Monica Pier/Beach, having a bonfire at Huntington Beach, going to Universal Studios City Walk, and many other amusements unique to Southern California.

·         Apply

In order to be considered for the Fall Diversity Program, applicants must:

Be high school seniors by fall 2012

Be living in the US

Submit a Diversity Program Application (available here starting September 1)

Submit a copy of your high school transcript with grades through junior year

• Thank you for your interest in Pitzer College and the Diversity Program. For more information, please contact Jee Won Lee at jeewon_lee@pitzer.edu or  909-621-8129 .

 

*(D) Pomona College

Claremont, California

 

Program: Overnight stays, September 29^th, December 7

Fall Weekend at Pomona College, OCT 12-15 AND NOV 9-12

Application Deadline FOR  BOTH DATES WILL BE PRESENT ON THE INTEREST FORM THAT IS EMAILED TO THE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED.

• Visit http://pomona.edu/admissions/visiting/overnight-stays.aspx for more info and to schedule your visit
• Fall dates: Sept 29^th- Dec 7^th
• Spring dates: Feb 4^th- March 14^th
• April dates are only available to admitted students

• WILL ASK FOR FAMILY INCOME ON APP TO DETERMINE IF STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR TRAVEL AID.
• To get Interest Form: email Malisha Richardson, Assistant Dean of Admissions or Natalie Robinson, program coordinator
• malisha.richardson@pomona.edu or natalie.robinson@pomona.edu
• FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 909-607-3028
• If you need a travel grant, the interest form includes a form to request that funding.

 

*University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington

Program: Fall Campus Day, Sept 29, 2012

Application Deadline: Registration OPENS MID AUG.

• To register for Fall Campus Day:-http://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/fall-campus-day/
• Visit this page for other campus visits http://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/visit/
• Travel aid MAY BE offered upon request. Please call admissions office. 253.879.3211 or 800.396.7191.

 

*(D) Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Program: Reed Overnight Multicultural Experience (ROME), November 4-6

Deadline: September 17, application will be available Aug 1^st.

• Eligibility requirements: Citizen or permanent resident, HS minority student, 2 short essays, SAT/ACT/PSAT scores, HS transcript.
• Supplemental info can be sent via:
  • Email us at applyrome@reed.edu
  • Fax supplemental information to: 503.777.7553, ATTN: ROME
  • Mail supplemental information postmarked by September 17 to:
    ROME
    Reed College Office of Admission
    3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
    Portland, OR 97202
  • For more info, visit- http://www.reed.edu/apply/mrec/details.html or contact them at 1800-547-4750 or email them at applyrome@reed.edu

Other visits:

• Overnight visit (HS seniors & juniors, transfer), Individual Campus Visit
  • Visit https://admission-events.reed.edu/Event/ to schedule your visit
  • Discover Reed (INFORMATION ON EVENT, PENDING)

(*D) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

Program: Summer Visiting Days  8/9 or 8/10, Rensselaer Medalist Open House 9/22, Fall open house 10/13,

• To RSVP or see the agendas for these events, visit http://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/events/index.html
• If you have any questions, contact the admissions office by email

admissions@rpi.edu or call  (518) 276-6216.

STAR- The STAR (Science, Technology, and Arts) Program At Rensselaer (RPI)/S: OCT 11-13, 2012.

Application deadline: September 17

• · Application is available here: https://apply-undergrad.rpi.edu/register/?id=d374035a-c3b6-4856-86b9-b11a1a58f861
• · Applicants must submit transcript with application
• Rensselaer will provide transportation for students from the New York metro area on a chartered bus that will depart from the Jacob Javits Center on Thursday, October 11 at 1 p.m.
• If you are traveling to the Capital District and need transportation to the Rensselaer campus, we’ll be glad to pick you up at the train station, airport, or bus terminal. Please wait for a confirmation e-mail from Rensselaer before scheduling transportation to campus
• CONTACT ADMISSIONS OFFICE AT 518 276-6216 FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

 

*(D) Scripps College

Claremont, California, All Women’s College

 

Program: Multicultural Outreach: Discover Scripps September 23 and 24, 2012.

Application Deadline to submit online application is August 13, 2012.

• Travel grants are available on a case-by-case basis for students who live more than 150 miles from campus and who need financial assistance to get to campus
• Discover Scripps applicants must submit an unofficial high school transcript and some form of standardized testing (PSAT, SAT Reasoning, ACT, and/or SAT Subject Tests)
• For the application, more information, and FAQ’s, visit http://admission.scrippscollege.edu/discoverscripps

 

*(D) Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Program: Women of Distinction, Nov 9-11, 2012

Application Deadline:   September 21, 2012

• Visit http://www.smith.edu/admission/wod/
• Application requires personal statement and recommendation
  

• Contact Deanna Dixon, Assistant Director of Admission and WOD program coordinator at ddixon@smith.edu or Krystal Cummings (who is in charge of the program) at kcumming@smith.edu with any further questions

SummerPreview -Aug. 10, 2012

FallPreview- Nov. 12, 2012

• Visit http://www.smith.edu/admission/visitcampus/ for more information.

 

*St. Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

Program: Fall 2012 Open House-Saturday, Sept. 15 (8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.)

Application Deadline: Now. To register: http://www.sau.edu/Academic_Programs/Doctor_of_Physical_Therapy/Admissions_and_Application/Open_House.html

• TRAVEL VOUCHER FOR 200 DOLLARS. PLEASE CONTACT SEAN WHEATON AT 563 333 6002 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

 

*(D) Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Program: Discover Swarthmore! Saturday, September 29 through Monday October 1, 2012.

Applications Deadline: Applications will be accepted until Friday, August 17.

• For application, visit: http://www.swarthmore.edu/admissions/discovery_app.php
• For more information about this event, visit www.discover.swarthmore.edu
• School will cover all expenses of students invited to the event.

 

(D) Texas A&M

College Station, TX

 Program: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: MEDALS 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE , November 2 – 3, 2012, Maximizing Educational Development through Academic and Leadership Skills

 

Application Deadline:  TBA

• The Department of Multicultural Services is offering a two-day program allows high school students from a multicultural background the unique experience of viewing college opportunities from a diverse perspective. Participation is open to 10th – 12th grade high school students and parents.

• If interested, go to: http://medals.tamu.edu and click on the registration tab.

 

*(D) Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Program: Voices of Tufts: The Diversity Experience- full information should be available by early September.

Application deadline is: TBD.

• Students must register first on website, create an account, and click on Voices Program. https://webcenter.studentservices.tufts.edu/tac/register.aspx?INQ=R
• Some travel grants paid. All expenses on campus covered.
• Application requires essay and guidance counselor must provide recommendation.
• If you have questions about the program, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 617-627-3170 and ask to speak with the Voices program officer of the day or email Undergraduate.Admissions@tufts.edu

 

(D) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Program: Hispanic/Latino Student Recruitment Day, Oct 12-13, 2012

• For more information visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/hispanicrecruit.htm. Updates are underway.

High School Honors Day, September 15, 2012

• For more information visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/hshd.htm. Updates are underway.

No travel aid is offered; only in the Spring for admitted students.

For other diversity events, visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/prospectivestudents.htm

• Please contact the Multicultural Programs Coordinator Josmell Perez, B.A. Email: josmell@unc.edu; Phone: 919-843-5517

 

*(D)University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Program: Discovering UVM

October 21–23, 2012, application deadline- Oct 5^th

October 28–30, 2012, app deadline- Oct 12^th

November 4–6, 2012- app deadline- Oct 26^th

• The application can be found here- https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php?sid=11453&lang=en

?    Applicants may apply for a travel grant in the application

• For more info, visit http://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/visiting/?Page=discover.html
• Contact John Austin atJohn.Austin@uvm.edu, (802) 656-2915 or Deborah Gale at Deborah.Gale@uvm.edu, (802) 656-4646 for an application (if you cannot download above) or for further details.

 

(D). Villanova College

Villanova, PA

Program: College Day: October 5 (for seniors); February 8 (for juniors)

Application Deadline: September 28 for seniors and February 1^st for juniors

• Visit for groups ONLY.

Program: College Weekend: For Seniors: November 16-28 2012 and for Juniors: March 22-24, 2013

Application Deadline: November 2 for seniors and March 1 for juniors

• Applications are found here: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/multiculturalaffairs/outreach/collegeday.html
• For more information regarding the Weekend event, visit http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/multiculturalaffairs/outreach/collegeweekend.html
• If you have any questions, email charisma.presley@villanova.edu

*(D) Washington & Lee University:

Lexington, Virginia

Program: Overnight campus visits for multicultural students on an invitation-only basis.: October 7-9, November 11-13, and January 13-15.

Application Deadlines: Contact admissions office.

• In order to be considered for this, students must send, either via fax at 540-458-8062 or by email to ehutchinson@wlu.edu:

1)         Unofficial transcript that includes final junior grades

2)         Senior year class schedule

3)         Unofficial score report from SAT and/or ACT

• There are 3-day, 2-night all-expense-paid visits (including airfare and ground transportation, if applicable)

*Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

Program: Fall Open House Monday, October 8, 2012 and Friday, November 12, 2012 

Transportation Assistance program- limited, must apply by deadlines

Monday, October 8, 2012 (Columbus Day) -

TAP Form Deadline is September 21, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012 (Veterans Day) -

TAP Form Deadline is October 18, 2012

 

• Application for the Transportation Assistance Program

Visit this site for more info about travel aid http://wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/transportation_assistance.html

• If you have questions about the Transportation Assistance Program, please contact tap@wesleyan.edu
  • Visit http://wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/open_house_info/index.html for more info.

 

Program: Overnight Stays

Deadline: Two weeks before visit.

• Program operates mid-September through the end of November; Sun- Thurs. Overnights are also available to transfer students during the month of February. Please notify the Office of Admission at least 2 weeks in advance of your interest in an overnight visit.
• To arrange your visit, call Loreen Carta at (860) 685-2974 or Laura McQueeney at (860) 685-2972. For more info, go to http://wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/overnight_stays.html

 

*(D) WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Wellesley, MA

Program: Discover Wellesley, October 21-22, 2012

Application Deadline: August 31, 2012

• Wellesley provides fully funded travel grants to select high school seniors (who wish to visit campus during this weekend.
• Applicants from underrepresented cultural backgrounds such as African American, Latina American, Native American, Asian American, and low-income students
• http://new.wellesley.edu/admission/discoverwellesley

 

*(D) Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington

Program: Visit Scholarship Program, Fall Visitors’ Day II, November 10-12

Application Submission Period- August 1-September 30.

?    To be considered for the Priority I deadline all parts of the application must be in by early September.  Students may submit application materials up until the Priority II deadline, September 30, 2012. Priority II applicants will be considered after Priority I application decisions have been made..

?    The application is available here: www.whitman.edu/admission/vsp/apply

?    Limited event: approximately 85 students

?    Other dates are available if those dates don’t work out. There are spring dates available for juniors- TBD

?        Follow this link for any updates -http://www.whitman.edu/content/admission/visiting/visitorsdays

?    For more info, contact Esther Weathers @weatheec@whitman.edu

 

*(D) Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

Program:  Windows on Williams (WOW)-two dates. Upon acceptance you will be able to choose which date you can attend

Application Deadline: Will accept applications throughout the fall, but for priority consideration, be sure to submit your application by July 1. To ensure full consideration, submit your application by August 19.

• If you have any questions, email Ahmmad Brown (aab2@williams.edu), Diversity Recruitment Director or visit http://admission.williams.edu/files/2010/01/WOW-APP-20121.pdf
• You can apply online at http://tinyurl.com/WOWApp2012 or fax a completed application to Sarah Willette’s attention at (413) 597-4052.

NO response yet. Last year’s info…

*(D) Trinity College- awaiting email reply, NO ANSWER ON 8/3

Hartford, Connecticut

Program: Preview Weekend: November 6-7, 2011

• Application Deadline: Monday, October 17, 2011
• Download applications: http://www.trincoll.edu/StudentLife/Diversity/Documents/PreviewApplication.pdf
• Program Contact: Anthony Berry, Senior Associate Director of Admission/Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment  (Anthony.berry@trincoll.edu) 860-297-2177
• For more information please visit: http://www.trincoll.edu/StudentLife/Diversity/Pages/Preview.aspx

 

 

Union College

Schenectady, NY

 

Program:  GETTING TO KNOW U WEEKEND

 

Union College

 

Schenectady, NY

 

Program: Columbus Day Open House , Oct 8, 2012

 

Fall 2012

http://www.union.edu/admissions/_prv/getting-to-know-u/

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Tip 1. Write a strong resume to use during the college admissions process. Some applications allow for limited information, while others want more. Some schools take entire resumes. Some colleges will let you upload your resume to the common application or to their application. Consider that option if you cannot describe all you do within an application’s confines. Bring your resume to all interviews and include it as part of your brag-sheets, autobiographical information packets.

Tip 2. Center your name, home address, email address, and cell and home numbers at the top. Do not put down any contact information that is not current or where you cannot be easily reached.

Tip 3. Develop an order. Always start with Education. After that you can use categories such as Extracurricular Activities, Sports, Service, Volunteer Work, Jobs or Employment, Internships. Start with the category in which you have the most experience and depth.

Tip 4. Always start each section with the most recent activity and work your way backwards. Don’t use your middle school years, unless you started a sport or activity then that continued into high school.

Tip 5. Use power verbs to begin each sentence in your listings. Describe exactly, what you did for each activity. Use past tense for activities that have ended. Use present tense for activities still underway. You can write in paragraph form or use bullets. The word I is never present in a resume.

Tip 6. Academic. Start with your current school. List honor roll and any other honors you have received. List honors and AP courses. If you like your SAT/ACT/AP scores, list them here. If these are not your strengths, then don’t list them. List summer programs that are academic here as well.

Tip 7. Activities. Colleges look for consistency, development, leadership, and initiative in activities. Demonstrate these through your activity descriptions. Make sure you are clear with describing the level of your activity and any awards and honors received. Include leadership positions held. Mention hours per week and weeks per year, if possible.

Tip 8. Describe everything you do in your non-academic time. Count caring for younger siblings or the elderly, helping out with family businesses, or anything else you do to support your family, church, or community. Also include work as a teaching assistant, tutor, or office worker at your school.

Tip 9. Have your parents or other people who know you well read through the resume. Content: They may remember details you’ve forgotten. Grammar and Spelling: Proofread, proofread, proofread.

Tip 10. Always tell the truth. More and more colleges are checking activities for veracity. For example, the University of California system now has people checking activities listed on their applications for their truthfulness. So be prepared to back up your activities with evidence.

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Congratulations for making it this far in the college admissions process. You will most likely have many good colleges options already or on the way, but if you really want to go to a waitlisted school, follow as many of these 10 tips as possible. Do not do this for a school you will not attend. Colleges often take kids off waitlists who can afford to pay outright, have special connections, fulfill regional needs, or make a spectacular case. Remember, spots only open if the college has available spaces.

1. Be happy with another college to which you got accepted. Because if these tips don’t work, you can and will find happiness at another school. Many, many students do and never look back.

2.  Follow the psychology of the admissions timeline. Admissions officers are now actively courting the students they accepted. They are not thinking about anything else. So do not bother the admissions office of the waitlisted school in early to mid-April, but get materials ready and make sure you meet all deadlines. Even if they don’t want to accept any additional info, try to get them new information.

3. Make sure you accept the waitlist invitation. It is no longer assumed you will accept so send in the form asap.

4. Write a letter or email to the Admissions Committee. Stress your interest in your waitlisted institution and why you feel you are still an appropriate candidate for admissions. Consider this a cover letter to your overall waitlist application. Do not restate all that you said earlier in your application. But really express passionately your commitment to the campus. Talk about what is new since you applied-senior year grades and accomplishments. Commit to going there if you get off. You can even mention where else you got in if these schools are peers or close matches to the waitlisted school.

5. Ask a senior year teacher, who has not already written you a letter to this school, to write you a letter of recommendation. This letter should really emphasize your academic talents and why you will thrive at that college.

6. Get an updated letter of recommendation from your guidance counselor or even have your counselor contact the school personally.

7. Contact your alumni interviewer–if you think you had a good interview…Thank the interviewer again and then ask for any advice about moving from waitlist to admissions.

8. If you can, visit the institution one more time and revisit the admissions office to remind them of your interest. Contact anyone in the admissions office whom you met in person or via email.

9. Do not ask people who do not have major contacts with school to contact school. Do not have anyone other than school teachers and officials write letters. The only other exception would be someone for whom you did a major project this year…volunteer leader, youth group…only someone who can attest to new work this year and who knows you really, really well.

10. Please find happiness in your choices, please, please, please. 

Thanks to JHU for many of the ideas included in this note.

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Dear Teachers and Lay College Advocates:

Happy holidays. December goes by so quickly, so please help kids with their college and scholarship applications. There is still so much we can do to help these amazing kids.

Note: I spoke at LA Cash for College December 7 and 8. You can access presentations from dozens of presenters at http://www.lacashforcollege.org/home.html

Find similar events in your cities or regions.

Here are ten college access tips to get you through the rest of 2011.

1. More applications. You have survived many public application deadlines, but there are numerous private college and scholarship deadlines coming up. Please encourage your students to apply for these. Private colleges are desperate for interested under-represented minority and first generation students. Center for Student Opportunity has a great guide of colleges friendly to these students and has an Opportunity Scholarship for them. http://www.csopportunity.org/

2.  Free applications. Did you know that there are multiple ways for students to apply for free to private and many public colleges?

• Free or reduced lunch gets kids four free apps on the Common Application. They can apply for free to lots of out of state public colleges.
• NACAC provides fee waivers that most colleges accept. The forms require official stamps. Trio programs can provide these stamps. http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/feewaiver/Pages/default.aspx

3. Educational Opportunity Program. Please assist and encourage students to complete their EOP applications and applications for other support programs at college. Each college, including CSU, has a separate deadline. http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/eop_apply.asp

4.  Scholarships. Scholarships. Scholarships. There are multiple ways for first generation and under-represented students to pay for college. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is due December 15. Many colleges have specific scholarships. Encourage students to find national, state, local, and college specific scholarships. USC for example has the USC Norman Topping Fund that provides scholarships. It is due February 10. http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/ntsaf/prosp_overview.shtml. Undocumented students: Dated but still working links: http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/2010_Scholarship_List.pdf

5.  Test scores. Students need to send their test scores. Make sure they send them as soon as they can. Students with free or reduced lunch get to send scores for free to eight colleges. If they can’t afford to do this, you can contact a college and see if you can fax the scores to the college for the students. Remember, the UCs and Cal States allow scores to be sent only once. Cal States: CSU Mentor for SATs and ACT Score Manager for ACT. UCs: Just send to one campus and the scores will be distributed.

• January SAT: The next SAT, which can be used for Cal States and UCs, is January 28. Registration is December 30.
• February ACT: Next ACT is February 11. Kids must register by January 13.

6.  Essays. Kids need to keep write powerful college and scholarship application essays. Remind them, they can use essays more than once. They need to push themselves to write specific, empowering essays.

7.  Recommendations. Please, please write as many great, specific letters as you can. Students needs these letters and often ask you rather late. But they need these to get into college and EOP and to receive scholarships. Short letters don’t work. Give specific examples from their assignments, so you may need students to give you their former graded work to remind you. If you don’t have something nice to say, then perhaps refer them to someone else.

8.  Alumni. Remember, your alumni are back in town and eager to help. Ask them to wear their college sweatshirts and to be able to describe how they manage their workloads, social lives, and more. Sophomores are ideal as they have already navigated freshmen year and are not so embedded in upper level experiences yet.

9.  Application Crunch Game. With your younger students, begin to do college access work with your younger grades. USC just released a game. It’s relatively cheap. Perhaps someone can get you this game for a holiday present. http://interactive.usc.edu/2011/09/07/application-crunch-reviewed-on-play-this-thing/

10.  Enjoy your holidays. Please, please help students with any last minute college application questions. Perhaps hold an application party during the break. They shouldn’t wait to the last minute, but they do.

Again, you are the best at what you do. Your students are so lucky. Enjoy this time of year!!! Let me know if I can help in any way.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Rebecca Joseph

www.getmetocollege.org

rjoseph@calstatela.edu

FB: getmetocollege freeadvice

Twitter: getmetocollege

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