University of North Florida Admissions and Decisions

The priority deadline for the University of North Florida is coming up on November 19th.  If you apply by that date, you will be eligible for all scholarships offered through the Admissions Office.  For some of their scholarships, there is a separate application with a brief essay.  Be sure to look for it on the admissions page.

Additionally, if you have already applied to the University, you can make an appointment for November 3rd from 2:00-7:00 pm to sit down with an admissions counselor at the Deerfield Hilton next week and receive your decision or get feedback on what it will take for you to be admitted.  This is a great way to find out early about your acceptance or get important information from UNF regarding your admissions.  If you have new test scores, bring them with you to the appointment to show the counselor.  To make an appoiintment, visit

                         http://www.unf.edu/admissions/visitors/offsite.html

Common Application Procedures-

Any student filling out the Common Application at http://www.commonapp.org/ will need to know the following:

Each college may have a supplement that is part of the application.  Make sure to fill out the supplement and submit with the body of the application.

There are several school forms that must be filled out by teachers and Deans/APs/Counselors.  They are listed under School Forms and may be accessed on the home page of the Common App or after you sign onto your account.  You will have to submit 1or 2 Teacher Recommendations and a Secondary School Report which is the counselor form. 

Teachers have the option of submitting the form and the recommendation online or on paper.  If your teacher prefers to submit online, his/her recommendation will get sent off to each school on the Common App that you are applying to.  If your teacher wants to submit on paper, you must provide the form (partially filled in), signed by you, and a resume so the teacher can get to know you better.  It is also preferable to provide a pre-addressed and stamped envelope to the admissions office of the colleges to which you want the letter sent.  This can be a regular size business envelope with one stamp.  The teacher can photocopy the form and the letter for each college. 

Deans/Counselors:  The Counselor recommendation form or Secondary School Report MUST be sent on paper through the mail.  If you put your counselor/dean's email address in the proper spot, your request will be declined.  Paperwork will be sent in an envelope containing the form and the transcript (which you must order for $3 per school).  Provide the form to your dean with a resume and a large manila envelope pre addressed with 3 stamps on it for each college you are applying to.  Please do not put your return address on the envelope as we will stamp the return address from Boca High. If you have questions regarding this procedure, stop in to the College/Career Center and ask.  Good luck!

University of California Schools- Application Procedure

For any student applying to any of the University of California public universities there is a website to begin to fill in your application online.  www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply   This application cannot be submitted until November 1 and you have only until November 30th to complete and send.  It is one common application to fill out and then you can send it to several different schools.  This application will include UCLA, Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego etc.

Upcoming College Information Sessions in the Area

The following colleges and universities will be hosting reception/information sessions in the area for interested students and parents.

Emerson College:      Saturday, October 23     2:00- 3:30 pm  Hilton Miami Downtown, Biscayne Blvd.
                 RSVP:  www.emerson.edu/admission/ontheroad

Harvard/Princeton/University of Virginia   Thursday, October 28   7:30 pm  Pine Crest School
                RSVP:  http://www.harvardprincetonuva.com/

Dartmouth               Sunday, October 17      6:30 pm   Miami Science Museum      Miami
                RSVP:  www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/nearyou/

Drexel University   Sunday, November 7     1:30-3:30 pm   Gallery One Doubletree Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale
               RSVP:  https://deptapp1.drexel.edu/em/events/form.aspx?ID=1997

Duke University and Harvey Mudd College

These two prestigious colleges will be at Boca High next week for meetings with students.  Sign up immediately in the College and Career Center if you wish to attend.

More on FSU

Students,

I will be out of the office on October 14th in the morning and October 15th is a Teacher Work Day and you have no school.  I will be unavailable on that Friday to help you last minute with your apps so you will need to spend this weekend working on FSU if you want my help or advice regarding your application which is due on October 15th.  Ms Hinton will not be sending any last minute transcripts that Teacher Work Day either so you are going to have think ahead a little bit.  Order your transcript Monday so we can be sure to send it out on time.   Please keep the following in mind:


PROCRASTINATION ON YOUR PART DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MY PART!!!!!!

Upcoming Virtual Visits at College Week Live

Check out the other virtual open houses at College Week Live
                      October 7th- California Colleges     12 pm-12:00 am
                      October 12    USF
                      November 17- FAU

and many more.  Find the schedule at the following link:
http://www.collegeweeklive.com/en_CA/guest/college_events/refcode=NWSLTR_10_5

University of Florida on College Week Live Today October 5

Students:  Log onto College Week Live today to hear all about the University of Florida and all of the opportunities offered there.  This is a virtual college visit that is really cool and interesting.  Online from 10:00 am to 10 pm tonight.  Log in at
http://www.collegeweeklive.com/en_CA/guest/app-loginPage/refcode=NWSLTR_10_5

Florida State Deadline Looming

The first decision deadline is fast approaching for FSU.  You have until October 14th to submit the following to the admissions office if you want to receive a decision in December.

                1.  Application- Part I and Part II
                2.  Fee or fee waiver
                3.  Transcript- sent electronically from Boca High
                                 with request form filled out and $1 fee
                4.  Some record of a previous test score from SAT or ACT.

PLEASE NOTE:  If you do not have a test score on file with FSU by the deadline, you will be rolled over to the next decision group and your decision will be made in March.  You may continue to update with more test scores until December but you must have a prior test on file.    If you have not already sent a test score, I would suggest doing it ASAP since the deadline is so near.   Keep your receipt from the CollegeBoard or ACT so you can show you sent it before the deadline.

On the bottom of the Part II of the application, there is a residency form.  This will need to be filled out completely and submitted but does not have to be submitted before October 14th.

Make sure you are going online to the Status Check after submitting your stuff to make sure all was received.

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University invites all students to meet with rep from the admissions staff:

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
8:00-9:00 pm
Ft. Lauderdale Marriott North
North Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale FL

No reservation is needed.