PHS College & Career Corner

As we approach November 1st, please take time to review all materials necessary for application submission. Don't forget to submit the parent/guardian release form online as well as the Penncrest transcript release form to Mrs. Craft so we can send your transcript and letters - both are linked here: PHS Class of 2025: Guide to the College Application Process.

This week's newsletter includes highlights from last week. Please check out the final college visits in the upcoming weeks, as they will decrease significantly after next week! Do not forget to continue to engage with your potential schools through Open House events and visits, emails, and virtual sessions. This is the best way to ensure you have all the information needed to make informed decisions.

Also, please take advantage of field trips and clubs/activities sponsored Penncrest! Many offer leadership experiences, visits to college campuses, and opportunities to learn about potential careers.

Just like the application itself, colleges have deadlines for financial aid forms. If you are applying Early Decision or (Restrictive) Early Action to any schools, be certain to check and see what financial aid forms are required and when they are due. Since the CSS Profile opened October 1st, many schools have kept their due dates for that form around November 1st or shortly thereafter. In addition, they may require their own institutional financial aid form. Finally, since the FAFSA is not opening until December 1st, they will likely request that students and families complete within a few weeks of when it becomes available.

Don't forget to check out our Schoology Financial Aid Information folder (linked) for the PHEAA Financial Aid Night presentation as well as Rory Sullivan from the College Funding Coach's Little Known Secrets of Paying for College materials and video from October 1st.

Does your school need a counselor letter of recommendation? Can you submit your SRAR after Nov 1st and still count as meeting the priority deadline? If I am submitting SAT scores, do they need to be official or can I self-report?

These questions vary by institution, so ALWAYS check the college's website for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Some colleges allow documents an extra week to arrive whereas others need all parts of the application by the deadline in order for you to be considered for that admission type.

Monday, October 28th

• Rosemont College - 10:15 am
• The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 11:05 am
• Elizabethtown College - 1:40 pm

Tuesday, October 29th

• Ursinus College - 7:45 am
• Dickinson College - 10:45 am
• Maryland Institute College of Art - 11:30 am

Friday, November 1st

• Plymouth State University - 10:15 am
• University of Valley Forge - 11:05 am
• High Point University - 1:00 pm

Monday, November 4th

• Colorado School of the Mines - 7:45 am

Wednesday, November 6th

• Millersville University of PA - 11:05 am

Thursday, November 7th

• Swarthmore College - 9:15 am
• Kean University - 11:30 am

Friday, November 8th

• University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth - 12:00 pm

• Details and registration links can be found under the College Visits tab in Naviance (you must be logged in): https://student.naviance.com/colleges/visits. You must register at least an hour prior to the scheduled visit.
  
• Visits will be held in the College and Career Center in the counseling office or Lecture Room A. Please view the location when registering.
  
• You will receive an email prior to the scheduled visit that will confirm your registration. Please show that to your teacher to use as your pass prior to coming to the meeting.
  
• Attendance is documented at all visits!
• Seniors - if you plan to apply to a school or have already applied, ATTEND THE VISIT. The representatives will be looking for you!!!

Interested in the Delaware County Technical Schools (DCTS)? Be sure to check out the next newsletter for more information about programs, visiting, and applying for next year!

Many regional scholarship applications open in the late fall/early winter, but we have started to receive a few. Please check out our updated Scholarships folder in Schoology for helpful tips and links to applications!

See flyer below for a field trip to Morgan State (Nov 1st), sponsored by the PHS Black Social Society Club. Sign up with Ms. Randolph today!