Monthly College Counseling Update: January 2020
Mr. Boehm and Ms. Souza Teach Winterim Classes
The Spring Semester has started with a whirlwind of activity in College Counseling as we have been engaging the entire Archmere (present and future) community in just the first week. Mr. Boehm and Ms. Souza both taught Winterim classes, which allowed us to engage some of our younger students in a classroom setting. We hope to continue to have the opportunity to do so. Ms. Souza taught two sections of Dreams & Failures: The Power of Positivity & Resilience with Madame Cooper and Mr. Boehm taught Whistles and Stripes.
The Spring Semester has started with a whirlwind of activity in College Counseling as we have been engaging the entire Archmere (present and future) community in just the first week. Mr. Boehm and Ms. Souza both taught Winterim classes, which allowed us to engage some of our younger students in a classroom setting. We hope to continue to have the opportunity to do so. Ms. Souza taught two sections of Dreams & Failures: The Power of Positivity & Resilience with Madame Cooper and Mr. Boehm taught Whistles and Stripes.
Introductory Junior Meetings
We only have a handful of juniors to meet with to complete the Class of 2021’s introductory meetings. Registration for family meetings will open in early February. These meetings must be scheduled during a junior’s free period or after school. We’ve also started teaching Junior College Seminar this cycle.
Sophomore Classes
This cycle, sophomores are receiving their access to CAILFO to begin organizing their college process and resume, and also to begin exploring careers and colleges through personality inventories and college searches. Mr. Boehm and Ms. Souza will be in Health classes to provide an introduction, instructions, answer questions; each sophomore will be given a short assignment to help them get started.
This cycle, sophomores are receiving their access to CAILFO to begin organizing their college process and resume, and also to begin exploring careers and colleges through personality inventories and college searches. Mr. Boehm and Ms. Souza will be in Health classes to provide an introduction, instructions, answer questions; each sophomore will be given a short assignment to help them get started.
Decisions Update
Some seniors are receiving a mini - round of later, early - action decisions (perhaps an oxymoron?). As application numbers begin to increase, many schools have decided to release their decisions in January and even early February instead of the traditional pre-Christmas blitz. Villanova, Richmond, UNC, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Northeastern and several other schools have recently or will soon, release decisions. The final round of application decisions will be released in March. Semester grades will be sent to all active application schools in early February and all students are encouraged to stay engaged with admission offices they are awaiting decisions from.
Some seniors are receiving a mini - round of later, early - action decisions (perhaps an oxymoron?). As application numbers begin to increase, many schools have decided to release their decisions in January and even early February instead of the traditional pre-Christmas blitz. Villanova, Richmond, UNC, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Northeastern and several other schools have recently or will soon, release decisions. The final round of application decisions will be released in March. Semester grades will be sent to all active application schools in early February and all students are encouraged to stay engaged with admission offices they are awaiting decisions from.
Archmere and Beyond
We had the pleasure of also getting to know the future of Archmere by participating in the Admission Office’s Archmere and Beyond program. We’d like to thank Mrs. Lightcap and her team for allowing us to share what we do with prospective families. We’re also extremely grateful to the Archmere seniors that eloquently articulated their college search and application experiences to guests. Thank you to Jessica Pei, Jacob Meredith, Abby Kates, Mike Albero, and Maggie Mendez for volunteering their time.
We had the pleasure of also getting to know the future of Archmere by participating in the Admission Office’s Archmere and Beyond program. We’d like to thank Mrs. Lightcap and her team for allowing us to share what we do with prospective families. We’re also extremely grateful to the Archmere seniors that eloquently articulated their college search and application experiences to guests. Thank you to Jessica Pei, Jacob Meredith, Abby Kates, Mike Albero, and Maggie Mendez for volunteering their time.
Spring Semester Programming
There’s a lot of Spring Semester programming in the coming months. Invitations to all events will be emailed out. Please feel free to mark your calendars:
There’s a lot of Spring Semester programming in the coming months. Invitations to all events will be emailed out. Please feel free to mark your calendars:
- Early Financial Aid Night (parents of freshman, sophomores, and juniors) - February 19th
- Academy Admissions (all students and parents welcome) - March 11th (after school)
- Why Business? - March 23rd
- Freshman & Sophomore Parent Night - April 6th
- After School College Workshops (sophomores and juniors) - April 22nd
- DAIS Case Studies Program (all students and families) - April 22nd (Salesianum HS)
Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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