Scholarships:
Abbott & Fenner Business
Consultants are pleased to announce that the scholarship program
will be continued for 2008. In 2007 we had one winner from
BigSun Scholarship
The BigSun Organization is
proud to be able to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We
are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes
are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating
in. The successful applicant will be a
high school senior or be attending a post secondary institute and currently
involved in some sport at that institution.
Please visit our website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com
to learn how to apply.
Deadline - June 20,
2008 Amount
of Award - $500.00
Summer Programs
ASA:Academic Study Associates: www.asaprograms.com
Boston College:Email questions to bce@bc.edu or call
617.552.3800
Carnegie Mellon: www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college
(For
rising 11th grade students from disadvantaged backgrounds)
http://www.engineeering.cornell.edu/catalyst
for engineering
programs
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: summerprogram.fidm.edu
Four Star Camp:
at the
at fbt2@georgetown.edu
George Washington Univ: www.summerscholars.gwu.edu
High School Diplomats: www.highschooldiplomats.com (for current
sophomores and juniors)
Hollins Univesity:
www.hollins.educ
Interlochen Arts Camp: www.interlochen.org/art08
Junior Statesmen Foundation: www.jsa.org
Kopernik Observatory and
Oxbridge Academic: www.oxbridgeprograms.com (Oxford Tradition and
Sail
SOCAPA: School of
cinema and performing arts: http://www.socapa.org
Summer Discovery: For rising juniors and
seniors – two-week college
admissions/SAT camp www.summerfun.com
Summer Study Programs: www.bestsummerever.com
www.susqu.edu/life
University of Pennsylvania: www.seas.upenn.edu/saast
Washington and Lee Univ.: www.summerscholars.wlu.edu
www.workshops.org
Summer 2008 National
Space Club Scholars Program for High School Students
Goddard
Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announces
their Summer 2008 National Space Club Scholars Program
for High School Students. This program provides students with a six week
internship at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
It is open to students who will be 16 years old and have completed the 10th
grade by June 2008, have demonstrated high academic success, and have an
interest in space science or engineering as a career. Applicants must also be
For more information and application, http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/pages/placement.html
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FAFSA on the Web…
You must complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for federal
student aid and to apply for most state and college aid. Applying online with FAFSA on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.gov is faster and easier than using a paper FAFSA. Submit
your FAFSA early, but not before January 1, 2008.
To facilitate the process, FAFSA has provided the
Guidance Department with worksheets, available for pick up outside the Guidance
office.
Visit www.fastweb.com
for assistance and information regarding the various aspects of FAFSA:
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FAFSA:
Step-to-Step
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SAR and EFC:
Student Aid Report and Expected Family Contribution
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Naviance
Access:
To Access Naviance,
our web based college program, go to : http://connection.naviance.com/paulvi
Guests may enter using the password: guidance
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CLASS OF 2009
These are the deadlines for your college
paperwork….
For a college
deadline of: Submit
your
paperwork
to Guidance by:
November 1 (early decision) October 3
December 1 October
24
January 1 November
17
January 10 and 15 November 17
Guidance is not accepting
transcript request forms after Monday, November 17 through Christmas Break. NO
EXCEPTIONS!
February 1 January
5
March 1 February
2
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Regarding
Transcripts…Unofficial
transcripts are available with a 48 hour advance request. Thank you!
Standardized Test Information
SAT National
Test Dates
2008-2009
Test Date Reg. Registration Deadline Late
Registration Deadline
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April 1, 2008 |
April 10, 2008 |
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*June 7, 2008 |
May 6, 2008 |
May 15, 2008 |
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*October 4, 2008 |
As of 2-20-08,
College Board had not determined the registration dates for the 2008-2009
tests. Check collegeboard.com for updates |
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November 1, 2008 |
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December 6, 2008 |
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January 24, 2009 |
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March 14, 2009 |
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*May 2, 2009 |
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*June 6, 2009 |
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Students can register for the
SAT online at www.collegeboard.com
*BIG NEWS…
Paul VI is now an official SAT test site.
The SAT Reasoning Test and/or Subject tests will be offered at the
school on the following dates:
May
3, 2008
June
7, 2008
October
4, 2008
May
2, 2009
June
6, 2009
Our
test site number is 47-304
Please
check the College Board website (collegeboard.com) for details.
ACT National Test Dates
2008-2009
Test Date Reg. Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline
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June 14, 2008 |
May 9, 2008 |
May 10-23, 2008 |
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*September
13, 2008 |
As of 2-20-08, ACT
had not determined the registration dates for the 2008-2009 tests. Check act.org
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October 25, 2008 |
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December 13, 2008 |
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February 7, 2009 |
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*The September 13, 2008 test date is NOT
available in
Students can register for the
ACT online at www.act.org
Special Accommodations for SAT exam:
Mrs.
Ratliff is the Special Accommodations coordinator. A student must be currently
receiving special accommodations for classroom tests and/or other standardized
tests. Documents qualifying the student for special accommodations must be on
file at Paul VI to qualify and complete a student’s registration for special
accommodations for the SAT, PSAT and AP. This would be a current evaluation
report including cognitive ability and achievement test scores (within 3 years)
and a current school plan (within one year). A medical note is not
sufficient and cannot serve as a substitute for the comprehensive testing
requirement, except for certain physical/visual conditions.
When
to register?
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors may register at any time, even though they
may not be taking a PSAT, SAT, SAT II, or
AP exam any time soon. Remember, eligibility remains effective as long as the
student attends Paul VI, has a current school accommodation plan, and is using
the accommodations.
College Board is reviewing carefully any
accommodation that cannot be met at a national test center. Therefore,
any student who needs an accommodation, other than additional time or a
large block answer sheet or large print, should submit the application for
special accommodations at least 7 weeks prior to the anticipated test date.
Please
note that each section will be timed individually. This means that a student with extended time
will not be able to advance to the next section of the SAT until the complete
allowed time has passed. For a student
with 50% extended time, the test will be five hours with 11 minutes of break
time (two 5 minute breaks and one 1 minute break). Allowing time for instructions, etc. the
entire time could run up to six hours.
In requesting this accommodation, please consider whether this length
will be helpful to the student. In many
cases, it may be so long as to be counterproductive.
Registration
materials are available in Guidance.
The
ACT also offers testing accommodations.
A student is required to send the Eligibility Form and test registration
forms in together for the first ACT exam when requesting extended time. ACT
does not provide pre-approval. Packets may be picked up in Guidance. For any
accommodation other than or in addition to extended time, please speak with
Mrs. Ratliff.
Documents, qualifying
a student for any accommodation, MUST be on file at Paul VI to complete an ACT
application:
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An evaluation by a qualified professional that
states the specific diagnosis and need
for special accommodations.