College Counseling

GENERAL INFORMATION

Senior Year Checklist
2020–21 School Profile

PreACT & PSAT Info

Using Your PreACT Results
PreACT & PSAT Information for Students & Parents

Advanced Placement (AP) Info

AP Program Info

Athletics

NACAC Athletic Resource
NCAA COVID-10 FAQs
NCAA 2020–21 Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes
NCAA Early Academic Qualifiers

Virtual Presentations/Events

• "Paying For College," Chanell Thomas, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Vanderbilt University (Zoom call recording: passcode 2%L0vV5q)
  —PowerPoint Presentation
  —Federal Student Aid
  —CSS Profile Student Guide
   
• College Admissions for the Class of 2021: Making it Through an Unprecedented Year," Christy Pratt, Director of Admissions University of Notre Dame
  —PowerPoint Presentation
  —Zoom Call Q & A (passcode: Xa6$*XDs)     
   
• Virtual College Fairs
   
• "Thursday Night Live," College admissions deans panel discussions
   
• "Leadership Live: The Impact of COVID-19 and College Counseling," Katie Elsasser, Country Day Director of College Counseling and Chris Gruber, VP/Dean of Admission of Financial Aid at Davidson College (4/23/20)

Testing & Updates from Professional Organizations

• Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools
• ACT
• Colleges Accepting AP Credit
• College Board
• TOEFL

Op-Eds & Other Information

• College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19 (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
• Grades & Testing, Part I of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
• Extracurricular Involvement and Summer Opportunities: Part II of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
• Role of financial aid, essays, and recommendations as applicants communicate their unique circumstances: Part III of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
• A College Admissions Dean Writes Open Letter to Panicked High School Juniors (Washington Post)

Katie Elsasser, Director of College Counseling
(704) 943-4682 | E-mail | View Profile

Catherine Odum, Associate Director of College Counseling
(704) 943-4683 | E-mail | View Profile

Jonathan Woog '98, Associate Director of College Counseling
(704) 943-4684 | E-mail | View Profile

Donna Witman, Registrar/College Counseling Assistant
(704) 943-4680 | E-mail | View Profile