Chandler Preparatory Academy Office of College Counseling College Counseling Calendar 1st Semester August 11th: Senior College 201 August 13th: Sophomore College Counseling Workshop August 18th: Senior College 201 August 20th: High School Curriculum Night August 25th: Junior College 101 September 1st: Junior College 101 September 7th: No School, Labor Day September 8th: Senior College 201 1 / 16
September 12th: ACT Test Date September 22nd: Senior College 201 September 26th: Great Hearts College Symposium October 3rd: SAT Test Date October 12th-16th: No School, Fall Break October 19th & 20th: Parent-Teacher Conferences October 24th: ACT Test Date October 28th: PSAT for grades 9-11 at Chandler Prep November 3rd: Senior College 201 November 7th: SAT Test Date November 11th: No School, Veteran's Day November 12th: High School Preview Night for 8th Grade and Parents 2 / 16
November 17th: Junior College 101 November 18th: Junior Parent Night November 24th: Junior College 101 November 26th-27th: No School, Thanksgiving Break December 1st: Freshmen PSAT Review December 5th: SAT Test Date December 11th: Sophomore PSAT Review December 12th: ACT Test Date December 14th:16th: Final Exams December 17th-:January 4th: No School, Winter break 2nd Semester: January 5th-6th: Parent Conferences 3 / 16
January 12th: Junior PSAT Review January 21st: 8th Grade Meet the College Counselors January 18th: Martin Luther Kind Day, No School January 19th: Junior College 101 January 21st: 8th Grade Meet the College Counselors January 26th: Senior College 201 February 2nd: Senior College 201 February 9th: 10th Grade Transcripts February 15th: President's Day, No School February 17th: Junior College 101 February 17th: Looking Ahead To College, Grades 6-10 Parents 4 / 16
March 14th-18th: Spring Break, No School March 22nd: Senior College 201 March 25th: No School March 29th: Junior College 101 March 29th: Senior Preview Night April 5th: Senior College 201 April 12th: Junior College 101 April 14th: Paying for College April 22th: Junior Class Trip to University of Arizona (subject to change) May 3rd: Junior College 101- Senior panel April 26th: Senior College 201- Transition to College May 5th: Senior Dinner 5 / 16
May 6th: No School May 24th-26th: Final Exams May 27th: Graduation, Last Day of School *Please note bold indicates an evening parent program College Counselors: 6 / 16
Ms. Judy Schmitt Seniors: Lo-Za Juniors: jschmitt@chandlerprep.org 480-290-7458 Ms. Jennifer Wilhelmy Seniors: A- Lee Juniors: jwilhelmy@chandlerprep.org 7 / 16
480-290-7459 The Office of College Counseling at Chandler Prep Academy believes that the process of applying fo College Counseling begins when a students enters CPA. Our small size allows us to know students The College Counseling Office maintains a strong rapport with college admissions officers across the 8 / 16
Announcements! - CPA's College Counseling Monthly August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 A glimpse into what some of our students have been up to! Phoebe Garvie '15 at Birmingham Conservatoire (UK) Hunter Somsen at HOBY, Summer 2015 Paris Smith at HOBY, Summer 2015 Chloe LeClaire '16 at Tempe Sister Cities, Summer 2015 Katelyn Boisvert '16, Varsity Equestrian 9 / 16
Summer Programs and Scholarships Pennsylvania College Tour 2016 Chandler Prep College Acceptances 2010-2016 National Standardized Testing: - College Board (SAT/PSAT) - ACT - https://www.number2.com/ - SAT Question of the day - Powerprep.com - Naviance PrepMe - ACT question of the day S cholarships and Financial Aid: - FAFSA - FastWeb - FinAid - Funding Your Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2012-13 - Western Undergraduate Exchange - College Scholarships. com - StudentAid. gov - College Net Scholarship Search - Sallie Mae - Try googling "wacky/weird" scholarships - College Board Big Future - Michael and Susan Dell and Common Application "scholarship snapp" 10 / 16
Freshman and Sophomore Year: - Sophomore Year Tips - Freshman Year Tips Junior and Senior Year - Building a College List - Naviance Junior Year Activities - Junior Parent Questionnaire - Applying to Service Academies & ROTC Programs - Applying to a Fine Arts School - NCAA - Athletics in College - Senior Midyear Letter - Senior Timeline - Junior Timeline - Common App - Policy for requesting transcripts - Senior Letter 2015 11 / 16
Chandler Prep's College Counseling Website www.connection.naviance.com/cpa All sophomores, juniors, and seniors have an account on Naviance. High school parents may also reque Naviance allows students to search and research colleges all of the world, keep a running college list, s College Visits Chandler to Prep Academy 12 / 16
University of Chicago Whittier College University of Alabama Santa Clara University Arizona State University Chandler- Gilbert CC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Whitworth University Hillsdale College Cornell College Tufts University High Point University Washington University in St. Louis Seattle Pacific University University of Arizona Carnegie Mellon University Bucknell University Creighton University Northwestern University Skidmore College Soka University Lehigh University Grand Canyon Univesity University of Arizona 13 / 16
Lafayette College University of La Verne Macalester College Purdue University Merchant Marines University of Mary Case Western Reserve University Benedictine University College of Charleston Samford University New York University US Military Academy (West Point Gonzaga University Simpson College Barrett, The Honors College (ASU) San Diego Christian University Kenyon College Columbia University Kalamazoo College Emory University Swarthmore College Catholic University Pomona College Connecticut College 14 / 16
Lewis & Clark College University of San Diego Thomas Aquinas College Northeastern University Occidental College Smith College California Lutheran University Grove City College University of Dallas University of Richmond FIDM Prescott College Hope College Air Force ROTC Texas Tech University St. Lawrence University Harvey Mudd College Lake Forest College Tulane University Pepperdine University University of Redlands Carlton College Knox College Villanova University 15 / 16
Vanderbilt University RPI Illinois Tech Quest College Baylor University University of Wisconsin- Madison Saint Mary's College Eastern Univ.Templeton Honor Scripps College Oberlin Conservatory University of Colorado-Boulder 16 / 16