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College News 9-10-09

Seniors: The College Counseling Office will mail in your supplemental material to colleges and not use the online option. Make sure you give me any additional supportive material to include in the mailing, like an arts supplement, an athletic resume, or anything you want the colleges to have that might not fit into the common app format.

Even if you are not using Common App for your college applications, please follow the following protocol. Remember, even if the school does not require teacher recommendations, we will want to have these on file for possible scholarship opportunities.

Seniors: How to ask for letters of recommendation
_____Speak to the faculty member first and make sure you are on their list.
_____Register with Common App www.commonapp.org and I suggest you use the same log in as your Collegeboard account.
_____Complete the basic information: name, address, school you attend, classes you are taking.
_____Go to “Download Forms” https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/DownloadForms.aspx
_____Print out Teacher Evaluation form https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/Teacher_Evaluation.pdf
_____Note that your information will already be typed on the form. If not, complete. I recommend that you waive your rights, sign & date
_____Take to the faculty member(s) who have agreed to write for you. Attach a note of thanks and date to return rec to Ms. Ulin
_____Print out Secondary School Report https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/SSR_School_Form.pdf
_____Make sure your senior courses are listed correctly for semester one and semester two. Waive, sign & date
_____Print out Mid-Year Report https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/MidYear_Report.pdf
_____Give both of these forms to Ms. Ulin

Feel free to use this as a check list.

Please stop by if you have any questions!

Warmly,
Ms. Ulin

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Nancy Ulin
Director, College Counseling
Seabury Hall
480 Olinda Road
Makawao, HI 96768
(808) 572-7235 phone (808) 572-7196 fax

College News 9-9-09

The Coca-Cola Scholarship can be found online @ www.coca-colascholars.org. Deadline is October 31. See attached tips!

Seniors - “The Form” is due back! If you are confused, please make an appointment with me.

Seniors: Today is the deadline to register for the October SAT without an additional penalty. If you are having trouble, SAT has a student phone line toll free 866-7567346.

Upcoming visitors:
9/10                  Seattle University – Michael McKeon                                 11:00am
http://www.seattleu.edu

9/11                  Ms. Ulin visiting University of Hawaii, Manoa

9/14                  University of Colorado, Boulder - Kevin MacLennan            9:15am
http://www.colorado.edu

9/14                  University of Miami - Ed Gillis                                           11:30am Interviews
http://www.miami.edu

9/14                  Colgate University – Katryna Swartwout Ryan                    12:00pm
http://www.colgate.edu

9/15                  University of Denver - Dr. Margret Korzus                         11:30am Interviews
http://www.du.edu

9/16                  Ms. Ulin attending MCC Workshop

9/17                  St. Mary’s College of California – Gina Meneni                   8:30am
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu

9/17                  Whittier College - Kieron Miller                                        2:30pm
http://www.whittier.edu

9/18                  Vanderbilt University - John Gaines                                   10:00am
http://www.vanderbilt.edu

9/18                  George Washington University - Kristen Kaczynski             11:30am
http://www.gwu.edu/~go2gw

9/18                  Ms Ulin traveling to East Coast
9/23-28             Ms. Handalian attending a wedding
9/20-27             Ms Ulin visiting Case Western, Carnegie Mellon, Allegheny,
American University, Attending NACAC

9/23                  University of Oregon - Kirk Koenig                                    11:15am
http://www.uoregon.edu

9/24                  Notre Dame – Charlene Vinalon                                       11:20am
http://www.nd.edu

9/25                  Westmont College - Olympia Tuliaupupu                           9:30am
http://www.westmont.edu

9/28                  George Fox - Dale Seipp                                                 10:00am
http://www.georgefox.edu

9/28                  Lehigh University - Barrett Frankel                                    11:30am
http://www.lehigh.edu

9/28                  Ms. Ulin traveling home

9/29                  Willamette University – Theresa Hudkins                           1:30pm    Interviews
http://www.willamette.edu

9/29                  University of British Columbia – Anna Leggo                      2:00pm
http://www.welcome.ubc.ca

Warmly,
Ms. Ulin

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Nancy Ulin
Director, College Counseling
Seabury Hall
480 Olinda Road
Makawao, HI 96768
(808) 572-7235 phone (808) 572-7196 fax

College News 9-3-09

The New York Times blog about the college selection process is always interesting. You might want to mark it in your favorite places. http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/a-new-web-site-for-tweets-from-colleges/

Chaminade University is hosting their Fall Open House on Saturday, 9/26/09, 10:30am-12:00pm with an optional tour of the campus to follow. Contact Shauna Pimentel spimente@chaminade.edu

Upcoming college reps:

9/8                   Gonzaga University - Clair Davis                                       8:00am
http://www.gonzaga.edu

9/8                   University of San Francisco - Mike Hughes                        9:00am
http://www.usfca.edu

9/8                   Colorado College – Matt Bonser                                       9:00am   Interviews
http://www.coloradocollege.edu

9/8                   Colby College - Steve Thomas                                         11:30am
http://www.colby.edu

                        Kenyon College – Jennifer Delahunty
http://www.kenyon.edu

9/8                   “Talk Story” in Cooper House with
Colby Collge and Kenyon College                          6:00pm

9/9                   University of Portland - Matthew Deschner                        8:00am
http://www.up.edu

9/10                  Seattle University – Michael McKeon                                 11:00am
http://www.seattleu.edu

9/11                  Ms. Ulin visiting University of Hawaii, Manoa

9/14                  University of Colorado, Boulder - Kevin MacLennan            9:15am
http://www.colorado.edu

9/14                  University of Miami - Ed Gillis                                           11:30am Interviews
http://www.miami.edu

9/14                  Colgate University – Katryna Swartwout Ryan                    12:00pm
http://www.colgate.edu

9/15                  University of Denver - Dr. Margret Korzus             11:30am Interviews
http://www.du.edu

9/16                  Ms. Ulin attending MCC Workshop

9/17                  St. Mary’s College of California – Gina Meneni                   8:30am
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu

9/17                  Whittier College - Kieron Miller                                        2:30pm
http://www.whittier.edu

9/18                  Vanderbilt University - John Gaines                                   10:00am
http://www.vanderbilt.edu

9/18                  George Washington University - Kristen Kaczynski 11:30am
http://www.gwu.edu/~go2gw

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Nancy Ulin
Director, College Counseling
Seabury Hall
480 Olinda Road
Makawao, HI 96768
(808) 572-7235 phone (808) 572-7196 fax

College News 8-27-09

Aloha!

Questbridge is an organization that assists low-income families with matching a great college. http://www.questbridge.org/ FYI - Last year 98% of the finalists were from families making less than $60,000.00. Please read through the information carefully and see if this is a path you would like to investigate

JUNIORS: PLEASE NOTE – The SAT exam that we would like you to take is scheduled on March 13, 2010. This is also the first Saturday of our Spring Break!!!!! Please do not book tickets to go on a fabulous trip until after the test. Sorry about that…..You would think that Collegeboard would be more considerate….

Seniors: Interested in some one-on-one tutoring just before retaking the SAT or ACT? Ms. Stephens is available for critical reading/writing brush ups. Her number is 879-8353. Ben Rogers – Seabury Hall Class of ’82 – has contacted Mr. Emde. He is working as a math tutor in Makawao. Please contact him through his web site. http://www.crewtonramoneshouseofmath.com/

Need information on WUE schools? http://wue.wiche.edu/

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Nancy Ulin
Director, College Counseling
Seabury Hall
480 Olinda Road
Makawao, HI 96768
(808) 572-7235 phone (808) 572-7196 fax

Aloha Seniors and Juniors,

There is so much information that comes across my desk that I have found this is a great way to distribute it. Juniors – sometimes the information is senior specific but it is nice to know what will be coming next year.

Upcoming visits:

8/31 Portland State University - Kanani Martinez 1:00pm
http://www.pdx.edu

9/2 University of Hawaii, Manoa – Abilgail Huliganga 1:45pm in the Library
http://www.hawaii.edu

9/8 Gonzaga University - Clair Davis 8:00am
http://www.gonzaga.edu

9/8 University of San Francisco - Mike Hughes 9:00am
http://www.usfca.edu

9/8 Colorado College – Matt Bonser 9:00am Interviews for seniors
http://www.coloradocollege.edu

9/8 Colby College - Steve Thomas and Kenyon College – Jennifer Delahunty 11:30am
http://www.colby.edu

http://www.kenyon.edu

Also for parents:

9/8 “Talk Story” in Cooper House with Colby Collge and Kenyon College 6:00pm
Steve Thomas and Jennifer Dulahunty

9/9 University of Portland - Matthew Deschner 8:00am
http://www.up.edu

9/10 Seattle University – Michael McKeon 11:00am
http://www.seattleu.edu

9/11 Ms. Ulin visiting University of Hawaii, Manoa

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Several colleges offer fly-in programs for minority students. Seniors, talk to me about specific schools if you are interested.

Montana State offers Presidential Scholarships of Full Tuition waivers. Cumulative GPA of 3.75 and ACT score of 30/or SAT of 2000 are expected norms. The selection committee looks at the following: Academic Distinction, Service and Leadership, Imagination, Research/Creativity. Montana State is The University of the Yellowstone! www.montana.edu/honors.

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The University of Hawaii’s College of Engineering will be hosting Engineering Day on Saturday, 9/26/09, from 8:30am to 12:00pm. Register by 9/17/09. www.eng.hawaii.edu/college-events/engineering-day

Hawaii Junior Miss Scholarship is attached.

Aloha Seniors!

Welcome back. I want to hear all about your summer and I am looking forward to getting “The Form” back from you before my trip to the NACAC conference. Remember, we can add to or take away from “The Form.” We just need to be on the same time-line.

A few nuggets of info that have crossed by email lately that you might find interesting:

Common App is up and running! www.commomapp.org. Please watch the tutorial at https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/FAQ.aspx. We are planning to submit teacher recs and school forms online this year! Make sure you have talked with faculty who will be writing your letters of recommendation.

Retaking SAT or ACT? The SAT and SAT SUBJECT TESTS will take place on October 10. Register by 9/9/09 @ www.collegeboard.com. ACT TEST will take place October 24. Register by 9/18/09 @ www.act.org.

Don’t think your test scores are reflective of your abilities? The universe of accredited bachelor-degree granting colleges and universities which admit all or many applicants without regard to ACT or SAT scores is actually now greater than 820 institutions! The full list, in alphabetical, state-by-state and PDF formats, is available free online at: http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional

We already have visitors scheduled:

8/31    Portland State University - Kanani Martinez             1:00pm
9/2      University of Hawaii, Manoa – Abilgail Huliganga      1:45pm
9/8     Gonzaga University - Clair Davis                               8:00am
9/8     Colorado College – Matt Bonser                               9:00am Interviews with seniors
9/8     Colby College - Steve Thomas                                 11:30am
          Kenyon College – Jennifer Delahunty
9/8     “Talk Story” in Cooper House with
            Colby Collge and Kenyon College                           6:00pm
9/9     University of Portland - Matthew Deschner                 8:00am
9/10   Seattle University – Michael McKeon                       11:00am
9/11   Ms. Ulin visiting University of Hawaii, Manoa

Warmly,

Ms. Ulin