With an expectation that all
Marshall graduates will attend four-year colleges and universities,
Marshall’s college counseling program is designed to provide
students and their families with an organized and comprehensive process
for exploring post-secondary options. The process is highly
personalized because the primary goal of our college guidance process
is to assist students in finding colleges that best fit their needs and
interests.
Marshall’s
college counselor meets individually with students during their junior
year to identify personal, academic, and co-curricular strengths and
interests, to review past achievements, and to formulate long-term
goals for college and beyond. Active advising regarding standardized
testing, visits to college campuses, and the application process
follow.
Marshall
has a strong reputation among colleges and universities throughout the
United States. Representatives from numerous colleges and universities
personally visit with our students annually to provide information
about their respective schools.
News
and Events:
Minnesota Private College Week (MPCW)
June 23-27, 2008
Sponsored by colleges affiliated with the MN Private College Council. For more information go to: http://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/events/mpcw/index.php.
If you officially visit four MN private colleges during this week, you will be given three college application fee waivers. The College of St. Scholastica, Concordia College in Moorhead, and St. Mary’s University in Winona count as 2 college visits each due to their locations.
Wisconsin Private College Week – July 14–19, 2008
Sponsored by colleges affiliated Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. For more information go to: http://www.waicu.org/students/. Fee waivers are given at each campus you visit.
Iowa Private College Week – August 4–8, 2008
Sponsored by colleges affiliated by Think Independently. For more information go to: http://www.thinkindependently.com/
Colleges that Change Lives (CTCL)
College Fair
September 6, 2008
For more information go to: http://www.ctcl.com/
Information Session & College Fair
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Millennium Hotel Minneapolis
1313 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
May Newsletter:
ACT
and SAT Test Dates: 2007-2008
Spring 2008
DATE |
TEST |
Registration Deadline |
Late Deadline |
June 7, 2008 |
SAT I and SAT II |
May 6, 2008 |
May 15, 2008 |
June 14, 2008 |
ACT |
May 9, 2008 |
May 23, 2008 |
Register
for the ACT on the web at www.actstudent.org and pay by VISA or
MasterCard. After you create your record,
you can take up to 72 hours to complete and submit it to ACT.
You will receive your admission ticket before the test date.
The cost is $30.00 for the ACT or $44.50 for the ACT Plus
Writing. The late fee is an additional $19.00.
Students may view an unofficial report of their test date scores on the
Web free of charge.
According
to The College Board, the
best way to register for the SAT is online at www.collegeboard.com. If you register by U.S.
mail, you can check that your registration was received and processed
by going to www.collegeboard.com , signing in to “My
Organizer” (or creating a new account if you are a new user),
and clicking on “See SAT Status.” Your
test status will show up onscreen. If your test status is not
“registered,” e-mail the College Board at sat@info.collegeboard.org
(preferred)
or call them at (609) 771-7600. The cost for the
New SAT Reasoning Test (includes Writing) is $43.0; the late fee is an
additional $22.00. Students may view an unofficial report of their test date scores on the Web free of charge.
Marshall’s
School Code is
240640. Be sure to use this code when registering for both
tests in order for the results to be sent to the Marshall School
College Guidance Office.
Web
Instructions or paper applications for both tests are available in the
College Guidance Office.
ACT
and SAT Test Prep Software
Marshall
has ACT and SAT test prep programs. Tapes and workbooks are
available for checkout from the College Guidance Office.
Marshall
School encourages students to
take the writing portions of the ACT and SAT. Many colleges
require the writing portion, including the University of MN system.
2008
Senior Student/Parents:
- Scholarships: Update College Counseling on any scholarship awards from college or non-college sources.
- If you were waitlisted at a college or university, make sure you send in the card that accompanied your waitlist letter that states that you are still interested in attending. If you did not receive one, send that institution an email stating your continued interest. Most colleges will look at waitlist candidates after May 1st.
-
May 1st is the National Candidate Reply date for all colleges and universities in the Be sure to postmark your college decision by May 1st. Colleges can not guarantee a place in the first-year class (or housing) for you after May 1st. Per NACAC regulations, you are allowed to make a deposit at only one college.
- Review your college acceptances and financial aid awards.
- Once you have selected a college make sure you file all housing, orientation, and pre-registration forms. Mail your deposit.
- Notify in writing other colleges offering you admission; withdraw and express your thanks for their offer.
- Keeping colleges abreast of your plans might enable those colleges to admit someone else from a waitlist.
- Graduation Requirements: Stay focused on everything required before graduation.
- Required course credits- Make sure to complete any IS coursework ASAP. Independent Study coursework must be completed by May 1st.
- Community Service Hours- Are you done? Check with Lynn MacLean.
- Complete AP testing in May (organized by Marshall School).
2009
Junior Students/Parents:
