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College Counseling
Words of Wisdom
- Be visible in the College Guidance
Office; two or three times in the spring of the junior year, once every
two or three weeks in the senior year.
- Read and follow the College Office Newsletters.
- Save everything - if you throw it away, we can almost guarantee you
will need it sometime in the future.
- Copy everything - applications, essays, financial aid forms. Don't
rely on others keeping copies of your materials for you.
- Fill out your applications for SAT I and SAT II tests the same way
every time - inserting a middle initial can confuse a computer and cause
you grief.
- The Brunswick School CEEB school code number is: 070219. Put this
number on every SAT I and SAT II application.
- If you have a special talent - music, drama, athletics - pursue that
interest with each college. This is not the time to be modest. If the
admissions community doesn't know about your talent, they can't possibly
react to it.
- Make appointments for interviews early. June is a good time, even
for an October interview. Missing school for college visits and interviews
is best avoided if possible so plan to use late August and early September,
the week before school, and vacations. By mid-September, some schools
are booked completely for on-campus interviews.
- Register for SAT I and SAT II tests early. Those who register just
before the deadline may end up taking the test in another town. (We
don't have any control over this assignment.)
- You can gain considerable knowledge about college and universities
from the many guide books available in libraries and at bookstores.
SOME favorite guides for facts about academic programs, extracurricular
offerings, and admissions standards include:
Peterson's, Barron's, and The College Handbook. For subjective guides,
we recommend The Fiske Guide to Colleges or The Indier's Guide to Colleges.
(Students particularly enjoy these last two guides.)
- Treat each application as if that school is your first choice.
- Identify those colleges (particularly public institutions) that have
specific testing and course requirements early on in the process.
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