Notes from College Counseling

Severn’s college counselors will kick off the college application season by meeting in small-group sessions with seniors on Wednesday and Thursday, 8/31 and 9/1. Attendance is required and critical, especially for those seniors who did not attend the college counseling Summer Workshop, held August 16. Parents  of Seniors will have an opportunity to learn more about the college selection/application process by attending College Information Night for Parents of Seniors, September 6, at 7:00 p.m. in Roche Lecture Hall. We urge all parents to attend this session. (There will be a session for parents of Juniors in October). In the meantime, seniors should make an appointment via Mrs. Rudder to meet with their college counselor during their free period. We expect them to have completed the Biography for Counselor Recommendation in Family Connection before they make the appointment.  Appointments with seniors are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Because the calendar fills up fast, those who anticipate having to meet an early application deadline should sign up as soon as possible in order to save a date. Counselors look forward to these one-on-one sessions with seniors for a number of reasons, but especially because they provide another opportunity to get to know your son or daughter, whom they will be asked to support through a letter of recommendation. Parents will receive a written summary of the counseling session and are encouraged to stay in touch by e-mail or by phone. Also, parents are urged to submit a Brag Sheet, available in the Document Library of Family Connection or upon request by e-mail. We are grateful to the many parents who took the time to complete the Brag Sheet when we requested it last May. Thanks to all of you in advance for your continuing help and support!