College Counseling Tracks

Eighth-grade year

• Eighth-grade meeting for parents and students

Freshman year

• Freshmen college experience a half-day freshman program designed to help students set goals for a successful high school experience, includes "Making High School Count."

Sophomore year

• PSAT preview
• PSAT test taken by all sophomores
• Spring workshops: half-day program including seminars taught by college admissions officers on a variety of topics: "Writing the College Essay," "Resume Building," "Colleges for the Arts," "Honors Colleges" and "Athletic Recruiting."
• Spring mini-college fair at Episcopal
• Sophomores assigned a college counselor

Junior year

• PSAT review
• PSAT test taken by all juniors
• Meetings with college representatives visiting Episcopal
• NACAC college fair in November
• January meeting with all parents of juniors
• Eleven-session college counseling class (February-April)
• Spring workshops: half-day program including seminars taught by college admissions officers on a variety of topics: "Writing the College Essay," "Resume Building," "Colleges for the Arts," "Honors Colleges" and "Athletic Recruiting."
• Spring mini-college fair at Episcopal
• Individual meetings with counselors
• SAT I, SAT II and ACT testing begins

Senior year

• Senior college essay classes
• Meeting for parents of seniors
• Meetings with college representatives visiting Episcopal
• NACAC college fair in November
• Individual meetings with counselors
• SAT I, SAT II and ACT testing continues
• Spring workshops to help students make the college transition
• "Making College Count"