Eastview Counselor Connection

• Wednesday, October 12th: PSAT Exam
• Wednesday, October 12th: Virtual Paying for College Night
• Tuesday, October 25th: College Application Planning Day for Senior
• Monday, November 14th: In-Person Paying for College Night

Seniors: Mark your calendars! Join us on Tuesday, October 25th from

7:30am-3:00pm in the Learning Commons for our annual College Application Planning Workshop!

Visit during your study hall...or any other hour to get help with:

• Start/Finish your college applications
• Receive feedback on your personal statement/essay
• Get started on your FAFSA
• Get started on scholarship applications
• Don't know where to start? Get Advice!

Counselors and College Admission Reps will be available all day to help!

“Paying for College - An Introduction to Financial Aid and the College Decision Process” will be held virtually the evening of Wednesday, October 12th at 6pm (Central) and in-person at Eastview High School in the Student Commons the evening of Monday, November 14th at 6:30pm.

This will be a one-hour presentation on how financial aid is determined, the financial aid application process, sources of financial support, borrowing, and private scholarships.

Audience participation is encouraged through polling and a Q&A to address broad questions about the process. The presenter will be Chris George, who is currently the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at St. Olaf College.

For the virtual presentation: Register Here

For the in-person presentation: Register Here

For the entire month of October, students can apply for FREE to one or more of the 26 state colleges and seven state universities of Minnesota State.

It’s a great way for you to save some money and get started on the journey to your dream career!

Learn more about Minnesota State Month at www.MinnState.edu/MinnStateWk.

Registration for the PSAT exam is full. Students may have their name placed on a waiting list. If you would like to have your student's name added to the waitlist, please contact Suze Fulford in the Counseling Office at susanne.fulford@district196.org or at 952-431-8915. If a testing seat opens up, we will contact your student and add them to the testing roster.

Students who have already registered can come to the Counseling office during their 5th period to pick up their PSAT Official Student Guide. This guide has important PSAT Information, Test-taking advice and tips and an official practice test.

Your students EVHS test site location will be communicated via email and Schoology by Friday, October 7th, 2022.

Preparation resources, including sample questions and a full length practice test are also available at: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/practice.

If you have any questions, please contact Suze Fulford in the Counseling Office at susanne.fulford@district196.org or at 952-431-8915.

Dakota County Technical College is proud to announce that they will be hosting their Transportation Showcase on Wednesday, November 16th from 8:30-1:30pm on the DCTC campus.

The Transportation Showcase is designed to create an environment where local business partners, college and high school educators, and current and potential students can interact face to face to generate greater interest in careers in the transportation industry. They have invited numerous industry partners to bring some of their coolest vehicles, equipment, and products to our campus to show off some of the new technologies that their graduates experience daily as technicians.

You are invited to see their campus, visit with faculty and current students, and tour their Automotive Technology, Auto body Collision, GM ASEP, Heavy Duty Truck, and Heavy Equipment Technology programs. Lunch will be provided. There will be raffles and giveaways throughout the event. These events give industry partners, current students, and prospective students a chance to network with each other and explore potential employment opportunities and career pathways.

Space is limited space for this event and they can only guarantee participation for the first 300 students to sign up.

Please RSVP before 11/01/2022 at the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/w9zU0EkmQX

Counselors met with all seniors during social studies classes to provide valuable information regarding post-high school planning.

We discussed the following topics:

*Naviance online post-secondary planning tool

*Graduation requirement reminders

*Senior timeline

*College application process

-ordering transcripts

-test scores

-counselor forms

-letters of recommendation

*College visits/College Fair

*College representatives visiting EVHS

*Financial Aid/ Scholarships

Please encourage your child to check out the 'College Application Process' folder under the Resources tab in Schoology for more information.

In case you missed it! View the presentation from the College Application Planning Night for Seniors here (many resources linked).

- View the Transcript Release Process for Eastview Students & Parents here.

- View the Eastview High School Steps to Submit the Common App here.

- View the Eastview High School steps to submit Institutional College Applications here.

(NOTE: NOT for use with The COMMON APPLICATION. See Common App guidelines sheet instead.)

- View the steps to request recommendations from EVHS Staff Members here.

Students can find these resources:

• Schoology Class of 2023 → Resources→ College Application Process

Experience Minnesota is a high-energy, once-a-year event that gives students (Seniors to Freshman) the chance to experience how, as a U of M student, they can expand their horizons, discover new passions, and accomplish their dreams. Students will learn more about our outstanding academics and unique opportunities to enhance their college experience. At Experience Minnesota, students will have the opportunity to:

• Enjoy student and group performances from campus and Twin Cities community cultural groups.

• Attend sessions where they will discover more about their academic interests, financial aid and scholarships, and how to apply to the University of Minnesota.

• Explore and learn more about student cultural centers such as the:

• American Indian Student Cultural Center

• Asian American Student Union

• Black Student Union

• Mi Gente Latinx Student Cultural Center

• Tour our historic Big Ten campus in the heart of the Twin Cities.

• Meet current U of M students and hear about their experiences.

Saturday, October 8

Check-In: 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

Programming: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Carlson Family Stage, Northrop

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Students may individually register online at z.umn.edu/ExperienceMNStu or by calling the Office of Admissions at 612-625-2008 or 1-800-752-1000

Make connections with hundreds of institutions - all in one place! No matter where you are in the college search process, the NACAC College Fair will have something for you.

The Minnesota National College Fair is back for an in-person event October 5-6, 2022 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Virtual options are also available. For more information, click on the link below.

Register and access more information.

Join admission representatives from selective schools for a virtual group presentation. Learn more about academic programs, student life, admission, and financial aid at these institutions. View session dates and register at:

Harvard, Princeton, UVA, Wellesley and Yale: https://admission.virginia.edu/hpuwy

Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, UPenn, Stanford: https://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/

Dartmouth, Northwestern, Princeton, UC Berkeley, Vanderbilt:

https://www.coasttocoasttour.org/

Columbia, U Chicago, Texas at Austin, U Michigan, Yale: http://discoveringu.org/

Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore, Williams: https://www.sixcolleges.org/

Free financial aid events are available to Minnesota students and families via Zoom. The series, running on Tuesday evenings, September 27 through October 25, is intended for current high school students and families.

The sessions will cover general information about the college application and financial aid process, details on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Minnesota Dream Act for undocumented students, and other ways to pay for college.

All sessions will have interpretation in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Attendees can ask questions in the chat and have them answered during the event by financial aid experts.

Students who attend any of the sessions will be entered into a drawing to win a $500 scholarship (one entry per session attended).

Space is limited so register soon! These sessions are offered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Minnesota Department of Education, ECMC The College Place and Minnesota Goes to College.

For session dates, topics and to register: bit.ly/readysetfafsa. Contact tpribnow@ecmc.org with any questions.

The online registration deadline for the November 5th SAT and SAT Subject Tests is October 7th. Visit www.sat.org/register to register.

Macalester College hosted a summer series to help students prepare for college applications. The workshops were designed for any student looking for motivation and inspiration as they begin the process (interest in Macalester is not required).

Topics include:

What is a Liberal Arts College

Writing a College Essay

Navigating Financial Aid

Getting Your Letter of Recommendation

Filling out the Common Application

Mac Admissions and Financial Aid Deep Dive

View the Recordings

Monday, October 3rd

8:35am - Coe College

8:35am - University of Denver

12:45pm - Oregon State University - Cascades

12:45pm - University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Tuesday, October 4th

7:40am - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

8:35am - Earlham College

9:30am - University of Chicago

9:30am - University of Iowa

10:25am - Purdue University -Main Campus

10:25am - Drake University

12:45pm - University of Arizona

12:45pm - Lawrence University

1:40pm - Cornell College

1:40pm - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, October 6th

7:40am - University of California - Irvine

12:45pm - Lafayette College

12:45pm - University of Nebraska - Lincoln

1:40pm - Binghamton University

1:40pm - Columbia University in the City of York

*Students are encouraged to register in Naviance and pick up a pass in the Counseling Office prior to the event.

If your student needs supplies, please send them to the Counseling Office. We have supplies including notebooks, pens, pencils, padlocks for gym lockers, pocket folders, graphing paper, index notecards and more. We also have new backpacks!

Life can feel overwhelming at times. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out how to work through challenging times. At the Eastview High School, we have a Virtual Calming Room to help students explore strategies to help deal with those challenges. We hope these tools will provide helpful outlets and practice for when life gets tough.

Desktop Virtual Calm Room

Mobile-Friendly Virtual Calm Room

Park Nicollet’s Growing Through Grief counselor, Jenny Simmonds, will be offering a weekly grief group for Eastview students who have experienced the death of a significant family member (parent, sibling, caregiver, etc.). If your teen is living with loss and you think they could benefit from participating in a grief group, please contact Molly Wellik at molly.wellik@district196.org and we will connect with your student regarding their interest.

For more details about our program and resources visit the Eastview Counseling website.

Email: Eastview@district196.org
Website: https://evhs.district196.org/families/counseling
Location: 6200 140th Street West, Apple Valley, MN, USA
Phone: 952-431-8900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evhs.college.career
Twitter: @evhscollege