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26th annual college fair @ YCHS on 11/12

10/24/2014

 
There will be a free college fair with over 50 college representatives at Ypsilanti Community High School on Wednesday, November 12th. This event will begin at 3:30pm 
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Buick Achievers scholarship program

10/24/2014

 
This is a scholarship program geared towards students interested in business/administration, engineering/technology, and/or select design. Students looking at working in the automotive or related industries should consider this scholarship. 


Scholarship recipients are selected based on the following factors:
  • Academic achievement and financial need
  • Participation and leadership in community and school activities, work experience and interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industry
  • Please note special consideration will be given to the following applicants: first-generation college, female, minority, military veteran or a dependent of military personnel
More details can be found at:   http://www.buickachievers.com
 
The application opens in January, 2015 and closes February, 2015. Exact dates will be released later.

College financial planning night - nov. 12 at 6:30

10/24/2014

 
9th, 10th and 11th grade families - Join us at WIHI on Wednesday night from 6:30pm-8pm in the library to learn about Federal Student Aid and the FAFSA process. Note: this event was originally scheduled for October 15, but was re-scheduled for November 12. This meeting is geared towards 9th/10th/and 11th grade students and families. This information session will help answer questions about financial planning for families and the FAFSA application.  John Boshoven, WIHI College Counseling Coordinator, will host the event and focus on advance planning strategies for current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. Current 12th graders and their families should attend the WIHI FAFSA Night in December.

A great article for any student in the college application process. 

10/22/2014

 
Do This to Improve Your College Chances
by Patrick O'Connor


October is the busiest month in the college application process. Most public universities review applications on a "first come, first serve basis," so it helps to apply now. Many private colleges will tell you before Christmas if you apply before Halloween, so it helps to apply now. Anxiety goes up when you run out of now -- and that's what October can be all about.

To ease the anxiety, students often turn to their college list for inspiration -- but that can just make things worse. Every college you're applying to has an acceptance rate lower than Congress's public approval rating, and while most legislators will get admitted to the institution of their choice for next year, that can't be said about everyone applying to the colleges you worship, including you.

So what can you do? Think about Plan B.

You know -- those schools your counselor talked about last spring? The ones that have most, if not more, of the qualities you're looking for in a college? The ones that may actually offer you money to attend? How many of those schools have you applied to?

Thought so.

Since this is a busy time, your counselor can't remind you of the importance of this list -- so here goes:

• It makes perfect sense to apply to a college you love, but no matter how strong you are, colleges don't take everyone -- students with perfect grades and scores hear "no" all the time.

• Applying to 17 colleges that each has a 5 percent chance of admission does not mean there's a 105 percent chance you will be admitted to at least one -- it's still 5 percent in each case.

• These schools run out of room before they run out of great students. That isn't your fault -- but you'll still need somewhere to go to college, and it should be some place you like.

Thinking about these schools now can seem like picking out a frozen pizza at the Piggly Wiggly when you have your heart set on Pizza Papalis. And while you appreciate everything your counselor is doing, it doesn't help that they give these schools a title that sounds like, well, Second Prize. Safety Schools. Fall Back Schools. Just-In-Case Schools.

Holla.

It's time to stop thinking about getting into college, and start thinking about going to college. Do the schools on both lists offer the same majors? Have about the same class size? Do the students at all schools care equally about learning, or thinking, or Friday night? If someone took you blindfolded to the campus of one of the colleges on your list, would you be able to sort out which list it was on, if you only heard students talking in its classes, and not the admissions office talking about its rankings?

Everyone has their first choices in the world, and pursuing them with all your worth is as important as eating well and looking both ways across the street. But considering other choices at the right time broadens your options, enriches your perspective, and requires you to look more closely at the real value of your top pick -- and now is the right time.

It isn't easy to look past something you love and may never have, but doing so creates an important byproduct. It's called humility, and since it's in short supply, more colleges value the real thing. The end result? By looking past your first choice college, you're more attractive to it --and if the college says No, you've only lost one opportunity you love, while building many opportunities you like an awful lot.

So. About Plan B.


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wihi fafsa night! - 12/3/14 at 6:30pm

10/10/2014

 
Attention 12th graders and families! WIHI will be hosting a FAFSA information night on Wednesday 12/3/14 at 6:30pm-8pm in the library for current 12th grade students. This will be hosted by John Boshoven, the WIHI college counselor, and the Eastern Michigan University office of financial aid. This meeting will cover the FAFSA application and will answer any questions families have about the financial aid process. Mark your calendars!

financial parent strategy night - 11/12/14 at 6:30pm

10/10/2014

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9th, 10th and 11th grade families - Join us at WIHI on Wednesday night from 6:30pm-8pm in the library to learn about Federal Student Aid and the FAFSA process. Note: this event was originally scheduled for October 15, but was re-scheduled for November 12. This meeting is geared towards 9th/10th/and 11th grade students and families. This information session will help answer questions about financial planning for families and the FAFSA application.  John Boshoven, WIHI College Counseling Coordinator, will host the event and focus on advance planning strategies for current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. Current 12th graders and their families should attend the WIHI FAFSA Night in December.
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counselor coffee - 11/13/14 - 7:30 a.m. 

10/10/2014

 
Please join us for the next counselor coffee. We will be meeting from 7:30am-8:30am in the WIHI Library. This counselor coffee will be focused on the senior graduation audit. Stop by and learn or check up on your students' transcript information, credit summaries, CAS hours, enrichments, and other requirements for senior graduation at WIHI! 



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