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This page contains a general outline of the events sponsored by the College Counseling Office throughout the year. For dates and times of specific events, please check the most recent edition of the College Counseling Newsletter.
 
SEPTEMBER

• College counseling meeting with parents of post-graduates and one-year seniors
• College counseling meeting with post-graduates and one-year seniors
• Group meetings for seniors with their college counselors
• College Fall Fairs: There are usually two fall fairs in September and October with 40 - 50 colleges represented at each fair. These fairs are open to 11th and 12th graders.
• Fall visits and interviews: Seniors should check their weekly College Counseling Newsletter for details and updates. Numerous college visitors and interviewers will be on our campus throughout the fall and winter terms.


OCTOBER

• Fall visits and interviews with college representatives: Seniors check your newsletters!
• PSAT Workshops for 10th and 11th graders
• University of California Workshop: Recommended to all seniors applying to the University of California system.
• SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests (usually offered the second Saturday in October)
• Essay Writing Workshop (recommended for all seniors)
• Parents Weekend: College Admissions Panel (open to all classes)

Institutional TOEFL offered at PA for seniors


NOVEMBER

• Fall visits and interviews with college representatives continue
• "Let's Get Acquainted" meetings with College Counselors (cluster-based for all 11th graders)
• SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests (usually offered the first Saturday in November)
• Financial Aid Workshop for parents of students from PA and Andover High School


DECEMBER

• SAT Reasoning and/or SAT Subject Tests (usually offered the first Saturday in December)


JANUARY


• College counselor/ assignments for 11th graders
• SAT Reasoning (strongly recommended for all PA 11th graders)
• SAT Subject Tests

• Institutional TOEFL offered at PA for seniors
• College Interviews for seniors (check newsletters)


FEBRUARY

College Counseling "Kick -Off" for all 11th grader

College Interviews for seniors

Interim Year Panel for students and parents

 

MARCH, APRIL, MAY:

Spring Focus Meetings, Open to PA 11th graders

Topics may include:

• UCAS and British Colleges & Universities
• Lessons Learned
• Engineering and Science in College
• Interviewing for College Admissions
• Athletics and College Admissions
• The Fine Arts in the Admission Process

• Military Academies & ROTC

• College Essay Workshop


APRIL

• SAT Reasoning Test
• College Fair: All 11th and 10th grade students and parents welcome


MAY

• SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests (usually offered the first Saturday in May)


JUNE

• SAT Reasoning Subject Tests (usually offered the first Saturday in June)

Please note: College counselors meet regularly with seniors in individual appointments throughout the year, and with eleventh graders beginning in late January.