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The College Office

Friday Flyer

October 21, 2016

SENIORS: Please come to the College Office to schedule an appointment ASAP with

Mrs. Walsh if you have not yet applied to college or are unsure about your future plans. You are entitled

to 5 college visitation days to be considered as excused absences. Permission slips may be obtained in

the College Office.

JUNIORS: You are entitled to 2 college visitation days to be considered as excused absences.

Permission slips may be obtained in the College Office.

STANDARDIZED TESTS

SAT Test Dates (Registration Deadlines) November 5th at HHS register by October 7th (10/25 with late fee)

December 3rd register by November 3rd (11/22 with late fee)

To register: www.collegeboard.org

ACT FALL Test Dates (Registration Deadlines) December 10th at HHS register by November 4th (11/18 with late fee)

To register: www.actstudent.org

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College Admission

Representatives that will be visiting HHS this Fall

Juniors and Seniors may sign up with Mrs. Catalano in the College Office and

receive a pass to attend an information session.

Date Period College Friday, 10/21 7 University of Hartford – Art School

Monday, 10/24 3 University of Bridgeport

Tuesday, 10/25 4 Davidson College

Wednesday, 10/26 5 Elmira College

Thursday, 10/27 5 Montserrat College

Thursday, 10/27 6 SUNY Plattsburgh

Monday, 10/31 2 Lafayette College

Monday, 10/31 3 University of Alabama

Tuesday, 11/1 2 Siena College

Tuesday, 11/1 3 FIDM

Tuesday, 11/1 4 Ohio Wesleyan University

Thursday, 11/3 2 The New School

Friday, 11/4 6 American University

Friday, 11/4 8 University of Arizona

Wednesday, 11/9 7 SUNY Geneseo

Thursday, 11/10 2 Macaulay Honors College

Thursday, 11/10 5 St. John’s University - Queens

Thursday, 11/10 7 Montclair State University

Monday, 11/14 6 University of Hartford

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MINI COLLEGE FAIR October 27th

Periods 2 and 3 in the large cafeteria

Open to Juniors and Seniors

Cabrini College Nichols College

Castleton College Nova Southeastern University

East Stroudsburg University New York Institute of Technology

Eckerd College Pace University

Emmanuel College Rider University

Endicott College Sacred Heart University

Fashion Inst. of Design & Merchandising Salisbury University

George Mason University Seton Hall University

Hartwick College Southern New Hampshire University

Hofstra University St. Joseph’s College

Island Drafting & Technical Institute St. Thomas Aquinas College

Johnson & Wales University Stevenson University

Keene State College SUNY Buffalo

King’s College SUNY Maritime

Kutztown University SUNY Purchase

LIU Post The College of Saint Rose

Longwood University Towson University

Manhattan College University of New Haven

Mass. Coll of Pharm & Health Sciences University of Scranton

Mercy College University of Tampa

Merrimack College University of Vermont

Millersville University Utica College

Molloy College Wentworth Inst. of Tech.

Mount Saint Mary College Western Connecticut State University

Nassau County Community Western New England University

Niagara College York College of PA

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INFORMATION SESSIONS

UMASS Amherst

Tuesday, October 25 7:00 pm

Long Island Marriott

Uniondale, NY

Wednesday, October 26 7:00 pm

Hyatt Regency Long Island

Hauppauge, NY

For more information visit www.umass.edu/admissions/visits or call 413-545-0306

University of Richmond

October 26 6:30 m

Melville Marriott

Melville, NY

To RSVP and for more information visit www.admission.virginia.edu/uva-visits-you

Suffolk County Community College

Automotive Informational Session Dates

November 17 7:00 pm

Automotive Technology Building – Selden Campus

For more information call 631-451-4900

OPEN HOUSES

Marist College

Information Sessions and Campus Tours

Fall Semester – 7 days a week

Please visit www.marist.edu/visit or 845-575-3226

Tufts University

Voices of Tufts Diversity Engineering – October 20 – 21

Engineering Open House – October 21

Arts Open House – October 28 (Fenway Campus)

Voices of Tufts Diversity Arts & Sciences – October 27 – 28

For more information and to register visit www.admissions.tufts.edu/visit/open-houses and

www.admissions.tufts.edu/voices

Colgate University October 22, 29

October 23 – 24

November 4, 12, 19

December 3

For more information visit www.colgate.edu/openhouse

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Hamilton College

October 22, 29

November 5, 12

For more information visit www.hamilton.edu/saturdays or call 800-843-2655

Gettysburg College

Saturday, October 22

Friday, November 11

For more information visit www.gettysburg.edu

Rider University Saturday, October 22

Saturday, November 12

For more information visit www.rider.edu/admissions for more information

St. John’s University

Saturday, October 22 – Staten Island Campus 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Sunday, November 20 – Queens Campus – 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

For more information visit www.stjohns.edu/openhouse16

NYIT

Sunday, October 23 Manhattan Campus

For more information visit www.nyit.edu/openhouse

University of Connecticut

Sunday, October 23 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

For more information visit www.openhouse.uconn.edu

Skidmore College

Sunday, October 23 – Science/Mathematics Open House

Saturday, October 29 – Theater Open House

Friday, November 11 – General Open House

For more information visit www.skidmore.edu or call 800-867-6007

LeMoyne College

Sunday, October 23 11:00 am – 3:30 pm

Sunday, November 6 11:00 am – 3:30 pm

For more information call 800-333-4733 or visit www.lemoyne.edu/openhouse

University of Scranton

Sunday, October 23

Sunday, November 6

For more information visit www.scranton.edu/openhouse or call 1-888-scranton

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Saint Joseph’s University

October 23

April 30

Register at www.sju.edu/visit

Suffolk University

Saturday, October 29

For more information visit www.suffolk.edu/openhouse

SUNY New Paltz

Saturday, October 29

Register online at www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/openhouse or call 845-257-3688

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Poly Utica – Saturday, October 29

For more information and to register visit www.sunypoly.edu/openhouse

SUNY Cobleskill

Saturday, October 29

Saturday, November 5

For more information and to register visit www.cobleskill.edu/openhouse

Plymouth State University

Saturday, October 29

Saturday, November 5

Saturday, November 12

For more information visit www.plymouth.edu/admissions/visit or call 603-535-2237

Elmira College

Saturday, October 29

Saturday, November 12

For more information visit www.elmira.edu/admissions

Brooklyn College

Sunday, October 30 – Undergraduate Open House 10:00 am

Thursday, November 3 – Scholars Open House 6:00 pm – Brooklyn College Honors

Academy – Boylan Hall

For more information visit www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

McGill University

Sunday, October 30

For more information visit www.mcgill.ca/openhouse

St. Joseph’s College

Sunday, October 30 9:30 am

For more information and to register visit www.sjcny.edu/liopenhouse or call 631-687-4500

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Manhattan College

Sunday, October 30 12:00 pm

RSVP by October 17 to www.manhattan.edu/openhouse

University of Rhode Island

Sunday, November 2

RSVP online at www.uri.edu/admission

LIU Post

Sunday, November 6

Sunday, December 4

For more information and to rsvp visit www.liu.edu/openhouse

Lasell College

Sunday, November 6

For more information visit www.lasell.edu/openhouse

Nassau Community College

Sunday, November 6 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

For more information visit www.ncc.edu/openhouse or call 516-572-7346

SUNY Farmingdale

Sunday, November 6 Noon – 3:00 pm

Visit www.farmingdale.edu/openhouse to register

Eckerd College

Monday, November 7

For more information visit www.admissions@eckerd.edu or call 727-864-8331

SUNY Cortland

Friday, November 11

For more information and to register visit www.cortland.edu/openhouse or

call 607-753-4711

SUNY Alfred State University

Saturday, November 12

For more information visit www.alfredstate.edu or call 1-800-4-ALFRED

University of Maine – Farmington

Saturday, November 12

For more information and to register visit www.visit.farmington.edu or call 207-778-7050

Wagner College Saturday, November 12 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Many other options to visit

For more information and to register visit www.wagner.edu/visit or call 800-221-1010

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Queensborough Community College

Saturday, November 12 10:00 am

For more information visit www.qcc.cuny.edu/openhouse

Morrisville State College Saturday, November 12

For more information and to register visit www.morrisville.edu/openhouse or call

315-684-6046

Marymount University

Saturday, November 12

For more information and to register visit www.marymount.edu/cvd

SUNY Old Westbury

Saturday, November 12 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

For more information visit www.oldwestbury.edu or call 516-876-3200

Longwood University

Saturday, November 12

Saturday, January 29

Saturday, February 25

For more information visit www.longwood.edu

Molloy College

Sunday, November 13 1:00 pm

For more information call 888-4-MOLLOY or visit www.molloy.edu

York College

Sunday, November 13 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm

For more information visit www.york.cuny.edu/admissions/york-college-open-house

Trinity College

Sunday, November 13 – 14

For more information and to apply visit

www.trincoll.edu/admissions/campusvisit/pages/preview.aspx or call 860-297-2180

The College of New Jersey

Saturday, November 19

Campus tours – September 7 through December 9

For more information visit www.tcnj.edu/visit

New Jersey Institute of Technology – NJIT

Sunday, November 20

For more information visit www.njit.edu or call 973-596-3300

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Seton Hall University

November 20

February 19

April 23

For more information visit www.thehall@shu.edu or call 1-800-THE-HALL

COLLEGE FAIRS/SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Project Excel’s SAT/ACT Prep Workshop

Free SAT Prep!

Village Green:

Every Monday 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Verbal Review

Every Tuesday 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Math Review

Tri CYA:

Every Wednesday 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Verbal and Math Review

Throughout the school year

Call 271-5499 to sign up

The Princeton Review – Free SAT Prep

Online course

Call 516-714-5458 to enroll or visit www.princetonreview.com for more information

College Board & KHAN Academy – Free SAT Prep

For more information visit www.khanacademy.org

Project Excel’s College & Career Program

Fall 2016 College Tour Trips

Nassau Community College

Friday, October 21 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

New York University

Friday, October 28 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Adelphi University

Friday, November 4 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Laguardia Community College

Friday, November 18 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Stony Brook University

Friday, December 2 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Fashion Institute of Technology

Friday, December 9 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Farmingdale State College

Friday, December 16 7:30 – 2:00 pm

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For more information call 631-271-5499

Big Apple College Fair

Saturday, October 22 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Jacob Javits Center, Hall 1B

New York, NY

Haverford College Multi-Cultural Scholars Experience

Sunday October 23 – Tuesday, October 25

For more information visit www.haverford.edu/mse

Oberlin College

Free Multicultural Visit Weekends

October 27 – 29

November 17 – 19

December 1 – 3

For more information and to apply visit multicultural.admissions@oberlin.edu or call 800-

622-6243

York College of Pennsylvania – Graphic Design Day

October 29

For more information visit www.ycp.edu

SUNY Financial Aid Days

Saturday, 11/12 (FIT, Old Westbury and Suffolk County Community College)

41 locations offering the program on both dates

Register today at www.suny.edu/studentevents or call 1-800-342-3811

National Portfolio Day

November 13

New York, NY

For more information visit www.portfolioday.net

Farmingdale State College – Portfolio Fest

Tuesday, November 15 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Hale Hall

For more information call 631-420-2180

MICA – Maryland Institute College of Art

Sunday, November 20

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

For more information email admissions@mica.edu or call 410-225-2222

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University of Southern California – USC Bovard Scholars

A program designed to help high-achieving high school students with financial need gain

admission to and succeed at the nation’s top universities. Expert admission and financial aid

guidance, career exploration opportunities, test preparation and leadership development

given.

3-week residential program on USC Campus at no cost to the student.

July 16 – August 5, 2017

Application deadline February 17, 2017

For more information visit www.bovardscholars.usc.edu or call 213-740-5679

FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS

CSS PROFILE (AVAILABLE 10/1/16)

If one of your colleges requires the CSS Profile, you must complete the profile online via

www.collegeboard.org. The Profile assists colleges in awarding private scholarships and

grants. The Profile can only be accessed online.

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid- (AVAILABLE 10/1/16) The FAFSA is the form used by all two- and four-year colleges, universities and career

schools for the awarding of federal student aid and most state and college aid. Students

should apply as soon as possible online via www.fafsa.gov.

Sign up for your Federal Student Aid ID # NOW! Both Students and Parents need to

have an FSA ID. Visit www.fsaid.ed.gov to do so.

Scholarships.com

Register today at www.scholarships.com to receive FREE scholarship information

Fastweb.com Register today at www.fastweb.com to receive FREE scholarship information.

My College Dollars

Register today at www.mycollegedollars.com to receive FREE scholarship information.

Scholarships Visit the websites below for scholarship opportunities:

www.connections101.com

www.scholarships4students.com

www.fastweb.com

www.scholarshipexperts.com

www.scholarships.com

www.finaid.org

NYS residency eligibility requirement for recipients of awards administered by HESC is

waived for a member of or spouse or dependent of a member of the USAF who is on

full- time active duty and stationed in New York State. For additional information

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visit www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/military-corner.html

NYS STEM Incentive Program Provides full SUNY or CUNY tuition scholarship for top 10 percent of NYS high school

students if pursuing STEM degree and work in a STEM field in NYS for 5 years. For

additional information visit www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial-aid/types-of-

financial-aid/nys-grants-scholarships-awards/nys-science-technology-engineering-and-

mathematics-stem-incentive-program.html

NYS Math & Science Teaching Incentive Scholarship Offered for students to pursue careers in secondary math and science teachers.

For more information visit www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial-aid/types-of-

financial-aid/nys-grants-scholarships-awards/nys-math-and-science-teaching-incentive-

scholarships.html

NYS Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH)

Grant Grants up to $4,000.00 per year to students in exchange for service at public or private

elementary or secondary schools that serve students from low-income families.

For more information visit www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial-aid/types-of-

financial-aid/grants/teach-grant-program.html

NYS Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Helps eligible NY residents pay tuition at approved schools in NYS. Annual TAP awards

can be up to $5,165.00. Because TAP is a grant – it does not have to be paid back. For

additional information visit www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/apply-for-financial-aid/nys-

tap.html