St. George’s School College Counseling Office

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/us/affirmative-action-college-admissions-future.html

With Supreme Court Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/27/opinion/build-your-own-college-rankings.html

Interesting tool here - create your own ranking!

Opinion | Build Your Own College Rankings The values that you care about most should inform your top college choices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/your-money/college-common-data-set-merit-aid.html?campaign_id=12&emc=edit_my_20220926&instance_id=72992&nl=your-money®i_id=66440736&segment_id=108174&te=1&user_id=20c9124f74e9e023eabaab641b0b935d

The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish Want to know how few students pay full price, or the odds of getting merit aid? The so-called Common Data Set can help, but some schools don’t post it.

A good read....

Opinion | The Art of Choosing What to Do With Your Life The liberal arts can help students lead happier lives.

And one final stop on Mrs. Cerenzia’s Colorado tour- Colorado College! Famous for their Block Plan, CC students take one class for 3.5 weeks. Their are four blocks per semester and eight blocks per year. Students can also take a Half Block during winter and summer breaks. CC also reached their goal of being carbon neutral in 2020. Amazing things are happening here.

PS- If you visit CC’s campus, be sure to swing by the Garden of the Gods ten minutes away from campus (pictured).

Day 2 for Mrs. Cerenzia was spent at University of Colorado Boulder. A research university that focuses on faculty mentoring, leadership programs, and the environment, CU has just over 30,000 undergraduates. Despite its size, CU still maintains an 18:1 student to faculty ratio. Go Buffs!

Checking in from the mile high city, Mrs. Cerenzia is on The Peak to Peak college tour. First stop- University of Denver. This institution is more than just home to the NCAA Division I Men’s ice hockey champions! Highlights of the day included touring the Lamont School of Music, Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, and Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science. With over 100 degree programs to choose from, DU did not disappoint! There were also spectacular views! 🗻

A great article by one of our own, Stephen Thompson....https://pittnews.com/article/173346/sports/column-all-i-need-to-know-i-learned-at-trees/

We are so happy to be back on college campuses. While attending a conference, Mrs. Cerenzia had the opportunity to visit Mount Holyoke College and Smith College, two of the Seven Sisters. The Seven Sisters, a consortium of prestigious East Coast liberal arts colleges for women, originally included Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, and Radcliffe colleges. Today, five of the Seven Sisters remain women’s colleges; Vassar is coeducational and Radcliffe has merged with Harvard, becoming the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Good article about parenting and could be relevant during the college process...

Why Teenagers Reject Parents’ Solutions to Their Problems (Published 2020) It’s usually because we’re not giving them what they’re really looking for.

A great article for seniors making decisions and for juniors as they continue their searches...

Making your college decision (...feat. Ted Lasso) · Inside Admissions     via GIPHY Congratulations! If you’re reading this blog, you’ve most likely been admitted to a few colleges, which is a huge accomplishment! For some of you, this is a long-anticipated next step…

A fun read...

The Over-the-Top Stress of College Acceptance Season There’s got to be a better way of moving on from high school, no?