Eastview Counselor Connection

• Tuesday, October 25th: College Application Planning Workshop for Seniors
• Monday, November 14th: In-Person Paying for College Night

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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!

The FAFSA is open and seniors can start applying for financial aid. Here's some tips of where to start:

1. Login or create an account (FSA ID).

2. Gather personal documents, such as your social security number and tax records.

3. Start your application! (www.fafsa.gov).

4. Provide your basic personal information.

5. List up to 10 colleges or career schools.

6. Review your parent's or parents' information if you are a dependent student.

7. Provide your financial information.

8. Sign and submit the FAFSA form.

Visit www.fafsa.gov for more information.

“Paying for College - An Introduction to Financial Aid and the College Decision Process” will be held the evening of Monday, November 14th at 6:30pm in the Learning Commons.

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.

To register, click 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.

University of Minnesota Admissions
All-Campus Receptions

Register for a University of Minnesota Admissions All-Campus Reception! This event is designed to bring together the University of Minnesota’s five campuses – Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and the Twin Cities – to make it easy for you to get the information you need to become a University of Minnesota student.

October 26
In-Person Event
6:00 - 8:00 PM CT
Rosemount Community Center
13885 S Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN

October 27
Virtual Event
5:30 - 6:30 PM CT
via Zoom

At these receptions, you will hear from the admissions teams from each campus and learn about what the U of M has to offer you as you consider your college options.

To register for one of these events, go to: z.umn.edu/AllCampusRegister

The Northern Michigan University Construction Management program is pleased to announce the NMU Women in Construction Day, a one-day event presented by female professionals in the construction industry. This exciting hands-on career exploration event offers high school students a unique opportunity to discover and experience options that are traditionally viewed as male-oriented. NMU Women in Construction Day is free of charge, limited to 100 participants and is open to all genders.

Students will complete projects in a safe and well-supervised environment in the areas such as graphic technology, woodworking, leadership, trade opportunities and/or welding. Throughout the day, they will learn from, and interact with, dynamic women working in these areas who are volunteering their time.

When: Friday, November 4, 2022

Time: 9:30am-1:30pm

Where: Wayzata High School

To Register, click HERE.

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

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

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 17th

10:25am - Concordia University - St. Paul

Tuesday, October 18th

9:30am - Hamline University

10:25am - Inver Hills Community College

*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
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Twitter: @evhscollege