College Corner August 2018

By Leslie O’Connor, College Counselor As the new College Counselor at St. Francis, I am excited to begin my first year here and start assisting students in all aspects of the college process. For the August edition of “College Corner” I have included a list of college-related upcoming events, and provided some resources for college planning that I highly recommend. I am happy to answer questions from students and parents of any grade level, so please don’t hesitate to contact me at LOConnor@StFrancisSchool.org or 502-736-1012. Read on to see what’s happening in the coming months.  August August 11th - 26th Late registration for September 8th ACT August 22nd Meeting with seniors about college (during school) August 25th SAT August 29th Exploring Educational Excellence (Brown University, Columbia University, Rice University, Cornell University, and University of Chicago) at 7:00 p.m. at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. If you are interested in attending, click here to register. September September 5th Earlham College Visit  (9:00 a.m.) New York University Visit (11:30 a.m.) Meeting with juniors to introduce Naviance database and YouScience aptitude testing (12:15 p.m.- 1:10 p.m.) September 6th Berry College Visit (9:00 a.m.) DePaul University Visit (10:00 a.m.) September 7th Registration deadline for October 6th SAT September 8th ACT Test National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Fair at Bellarmine University (SuRF Center) from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Register online at www.nacac.net.org (Events/Register for National College Fairs). September 11th College of Wooster Visit (9:00 a.m.) September 12th Savannah College of Art and Design (12:45 p.m.) September 13th Financial Aid Night at Walden School for senior parents/students from [...]