COLLEGE/CAREER CENTER UPDATE

September 19-27, 2009

College/Career Specialist: Mrs. Judy Bracken
Room D112 (703) 248-5531 brackenj@fccps.org
Hours: 7:30 am – 3:30 pm

COLLEGES VISITING GMHS

Seniors & Juniors, you must sign up on Family Connection,
https://connection.naviance.com/gmhs, if you wish to come to a college
visit. The “visit schedule” can be found under “About College.” Be sure to
print the confirmation page and have your teacher sign it; it is your
admission ticket to the visit. See Mrs. Bracken if you have questions.

SEPTEMBER
21 9:30 Catholic University
21 2:30 Johnson & Wales University
22 11:30 Elon University (NC)
23 9:15 Roanoke College (VA)
23 10:30 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
24 10:15 Boston University
28 10:30 Union College (NY)
28 1:30 Christopher Newport University
29 9:15 Amherst College (MA)
29 2:00 Ferrum College (VA)
30 9:30 Susquehanna University (PA)

OCTOBER
1 11:00 Randolph College (VA)
2 10:00 Marymount College (VA)
2 11:45 George Washington University (DC)
2 2:00 Virginia Tech
5 11:30 Tufts University (MA)
6 9:30 Radford University (VA)
6 1:30 Macalester College (MN)
7 11:00 College of Charleston (SC)
7 1:30 Lehigh University (PA)
9 8:15 St. John’s College (MD & NM)

REGISTRATION FOR 2009- 2010 SAT & ACT

SAT I & Subject Tests at www.collegeboard.com
NOVEMBER 7, 2009 SAT registration deadline: OCTOBER 1, 2009
November is the only month when you may take an SAT foreign language
test with a listening component.

ACT at www.actstudent.org
DECEMBER 12, 2009 ACT registration deadline: NOVEMBER 6, 2009
Make sure to sign up for the ACT writing. Colleges require it.
 LOCAL COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS

September 21 Tufts Information Session

7:30 – 9:15 p.m. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
RSVP: TuftsonTourRSVP@ase.tufts.edu

September 22 Learn More About Dartmouth!

7:00 p.m. Flint Hill School – Theater Lower School Campus

September 24 Introduction to Brown University

7:00 p.m. Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC

September 28 DePaul University

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Renaissance M Street Hotel, DC

September 30 Yale University

7:30 p.m. TC Williams High School, Alexandria

October 6 Discover DUKE

7:00 p.m. The Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA
Register at www.admissions.duke.edu

October 13 University of Notre Dame Information Program

6:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson High School Library

October 22 TULANE COMES TO YOU

7:00 p.m. Tyson’s Corner Marriott, Vienna, VA
RSVP 1-800-873-WAVE

SCHOLARSHIPS can be found on the Naviance/Family Connection website,

https://connection.naviance.com/gmhs. Begin your search now.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

September 29 GREATER WASHINGTON NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR

9 am-1:30 pm Walter E. Washington Convention Center
6 – 8 p.m.

October 10 VCU arts OPEN HOUSE

7:30 am-12:45 pm Tour VCU arts facilities and get portfolio review advice,
attend music & theater audition prep workshops.

ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIPS www.washdcjatc.org

If you have strong math and science skills you will want to take a look at
the new electrical apprenticeship website. Come to the College/Career
Center to learn more.