Columbia University Science Honors Prgram

This is a summer program that is highly selective for students who have a strong interest in science and mathematics. It would certainly help if you are planning on attending college to study one of these subjects.
The tuition is free. The classes are held from 10am to 12:30 pm on Saturdays throughout the academic year. Instructors are scientists and mathematicians who are actively engaged in research at the University

Applicants must be in the 11th, 10th, or 9th grades. The program uses an online application process which you can access at www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/apply.html.

Essays

Don't sent out any essay without letting me look at them first. You can email them to me at cwebb@dsny.org or drop them by my office, but don't send them off first.

CUNY Schools Honors College

Those of you applying to the Honors College of the CUNY schools, which comes with a laptop,a scholarship, and a great education, should know that the deadline is December 1, which means you have to have everything in even sooner than everyone else. The CUNY schools are a really good bargain, and if you are considering them at all, you should make an appointment to see me right away.

College Application Requirements

ALL students applying to college for next fall MUST give me their list of colleges by Friday. It should include at least a few s"safety" colleges.

ALL students applying to college for next fall MUST give all teacher from whom they expect a recommendation the recommendation form and a stamped, addressed envelope before the Thanksgiving break. This includes recommendations from the college counselor.

For Science-Loving Girls: Summer Program

Manhattan College has the most amazing, FREE ten-day, very intensive program for girls interested in engineering. I mean, AMAZING. Call Professor Walter Saukin at 718 862 7171
IMMEDIATELY if you are interested

Summer Programs for Science Lovers

Rensselaer has programs in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, and more. Some of them are only a week, so you might be able to fit it into your summer. Go to summer.rpi.edu.

Manhattanville College

is very near us, has great school spirit, offers merit scholarships to international students, has a large percentage of international students, has great internships with big-name companies. They are having a Fall Open House on Saturday, November 13 from 9 am to 12:30 pm. They are at 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, New York, 10577, admissions @manhattanville.edu. Visit!

Scholarship Opportunity

Create an ad or ad campaign this fall to discourage teens from texting while driving and win up to $1000 and a $5,000 Pace University scholarship. Visit www.pace.edu/adcompetition. It sounds like fun -- give it a try. Entries due no later than January 18, 2011.

Summer Programs

Phillips Exeter Academy offers a fantastic summer program that also includes an SAT prep course. Check it out at www.exeter.edu/summer or call 603 777 3488

Summer Programs

Oxbridge Academic Programs offers summer programs in Oxford Cambridge, Barcelona, Paris, and Montpellier. Some of out students who have been successful in gaining admission to the very top-ranked colleges have attended these.
If you would like more information, it is available Sunday, November 14th, 2:00pm-4:00pm at Barnard College-Columbia University. To RSVP and get more information, call 1800 828 8349, of email info@oxbridgeprograms.com

More Merit-Based Scholarships from Drew

Drew is a good school for some of you. They also offer merit scholarships that international students are eligible for in the arts (art, music, creative writing, or theatre), community service, and excellence in science. Application deadlines are Feb 1. Find out more info by visiting drew.edu/cla/scholarships.

Gannon University

I hate calling these schools "safety schools" because it implies there is something wrong with them and there isn't. One of them may be perfect for you. Gannon, listed in US News and World Report as one of the best Regional Universities in the North, has some very interesting and unusual programs. They have a number of special programs where a student does three years at Gannon and then four at a medical or vet school. This can save you a year of college and be a gigantic boost in getting into medical school. Check them out on the web, give them a call, and maybe visit. You can probably arrange to stay overnight.

Hobart and Smith College

I really encourage those of you thinking about a "safety" school to look at Hobart and William Smith. They were included again in the best institutions, according to Princeton Review. There is a fall open house on Saturday, November 13, with special sessions for visual arts, science and pre-med, pre-business. If you arrange ahead of time, you can get a personal interview. Pre-register by calling 800 852 2256 or 315 781 3622. I'm urging those of you who have found "name" schools you like to take the time to do the most important step-- find a safety you love.

Hobart and William Smith are in Geneva, New York

Future Doctors and Engineers

Kettering University in Flint Michigan has some interesting programs. If you call ahead and arrange a tour, you can arrange to meet with a professor and visit a class.

They have a "Doctor For A Day" program on November 6 Where you can perform simulated surgery in the "Surgery in a Box" workshop, meet pre-med students and learn about financial aid. Participants also learn about "Med School 101" which outlines medical school requirements and shows how Kettering can help you on your journey to med school.

As for engineering, Kettering ranks #2 in Mechanical Engineering and, overall in the US, in the top 25. (According to US News & World Report.)

If you are interested in either of these subjects, Kettering is worth checking out.

HIgh School Writing Contest/Rider College

Money prizes. All Winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider's Literary Magazine.

This is a good chance to do something that will distinguish you on your college application. There are categories for essay, fiction, and poetry. See Ms. Webb for more information.

Skidmore sent their apologies

They couldn't show up today, but will speak with interested students. See me tomorrow if you want to call.

They still have great science and math and music scholarships.

Canton University

has some interesting degrees, including Sports Management, Graphic and Multimedia Design, Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems.

They have Open Houses coming up, and I believe you can get an earlier answer from them than other colleges.

Those of you looking for a safety school might consider this. Their website is www.canton.edu.

It's a SUNY School, so tuition is quite reasonable for New York State residents.

Westchester Community College Open House

Thursday, November 4, 2010, 3:00-5:30 pm, Physical Education Building, parking available Lot #8

Campus Tours will be available.

Look online for details or rsvp at www/sunywcc.edu/OpenHouse or call 914 606 6929

Yale

Yale invites you to a Science and Engineering Forum. The focus is on and will be most beneficial for students considering a major in Science and/or Engineering, but all prospective students are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your parents/guardians and friends. Registration is strongly encouraged.

Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7 pm at The Wheatley School Auditorium, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westburg, NY 11568

To register, visit http://apps.admissions.yale.edu/events

More Fashion!

Westchester Community College is having a Global Fusion Style Even on November 4th from 8:30 to 3 pm. There will be workshops in Fashion Design, Marketing, Visual Display and lots of other good things. If you are interested in fashion or fashion marketing, this would be a great way to find out more.

For more information, email Phyllis.fein@sunywcc.edu or call 914 606-6996. You must register in advance.

Skidmore Scholarships in Science and Math

are really good and you don't even have to major in science or math to get one. When the representative comes to visit, ask questions!

Interested in Fashion?

FIT has a Textile Development and Marketing program. FIT is also a SUNY school, so the tuition is a lot lower than at some other art schools. Come see me for more info.

Ringling College of Art and Design

www.ringling.edu

They have an amazing number of course and programs in the arts and design. Here are a few examples: Fiber and Textile Design, Game Art and Design, Urban Design, Business of Art and Design, Industrial Design, and more than I can possibly list.

Smith College

offers financial aid and merit scholarships to international students! It is only for women, but it's a great school. In the past 10 years, it has won more National Science Foundation research funding than any other select liberal arts college in the nation. It ranks first in the nation in the number of students studying abroad for a full year. For the last five years, it has produced more student Fulbright Fellows than any other school in the country. They have a particularly excellent Global Studies Center to provide students for global leadership.

Drew University

The German School has sent a few students to this school in the last few years. It is in Madison, New Jersey. There are merit scholarships available to non-US citizens, but they are not the scholarships available to US citizens. This is a good opportunity, but you should call the school to determine which scholarships to apply to.

Boston University Trustee Scholarship Competition

full, four-year tuition-- Deadline, December 1, 2010

Other scholarships to BU: Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship for students interested in engineering; School of Education Presidential Scholarship, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship for students dedicated to community service.

Check them out at bu.edu/admissions/scholarships for more information

Dartmouth

This is one of the "little ivys." It is located in Hanover, NH It is having an information session on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown. RSVP at www.dartmouth.eduadmissions/nearyou/

Boston University Honors College

Boston University is a very good school. They also have a special University Honors College for especially talented students. It offers special courses and a lot of individual attention. If you are interested, go to www.bu.edu/uhc.

St. Joseph's College

I don't know much about this one other than it is in Brooklyn. For those of you looking for a safety college near New York City, it's worth checking out. Go on line at www.sjcny.edu and then go visit. Tell me what you think.

Princeton

Reminder -- presentation on September 27, at 7pm at Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY. Information about admissions, financial aid, academics, etc.

Quinnipiac University

Ranked in the top tier of US News and World Report for their master's degree. They have merit scholarships and rolling admissions. Big on sports. Definitely worth looking into for a "safety school." Go to their website to check out Open House days and go have a look. It is in Hamden, Ct, which isn't far away.

Emerson College -- Check it out

Once more -- you need a terrific safety college. Emerson is in Boston, one of the country's great college towns. There is an information session on Wednesday, October 20 at 7:30 at the Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY.

RSVP at www/emerson/edu/admission/ontheroad. Call (617)824-8601 for more information

Coca-Coca Scholarships

They give away $3000000 a year. I don't know the requirements, but if you need money, it is worth checking out. Deadline is October 31. Go wo www.coca-colascholars.org

Marist College

While everyone wants to go to an Ivy League School, the most important aspect of the college search is having a safety school you really like. Therefore, you need to be looking at other schools. Marist College is somewhere you might consider. On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7pm, the will be hosting a Dessert Reception and Information Session for high school students and their families at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Email Admission @Marist.edu to RSVP.

AXA Achievement Scholarship

The AXA Foundation awards achievement scholarships of $10,000 or $25,000 to students who have been active in their community, led a project that benefits others, or overcome personal challenges. To download an application go to www.axa-achievement.com. The application deadline is De. 15, 2010.

Fire Scholarship

The Foundation of Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has an essay contest for seniors. $5000 in scholarship money is awarded to the best essay. There are several smaller awards. The deadline is Nov, 1, 2010. For more information go to the site at thefire.org/contests. Good luck?

Skidmore Music Scholarship

I have more info about it in my office. Remember, you don't have to major in music to get it.

Duke University Information Session

Sometimes called "the Harvard of the South."

Information session on Monday October 18 at 7pm

Scarsdale Public Library
S. Spenser Scott Room
54 Olmsted Road
Scarsdale, New York 10583

OR

New York City
The Hewitt School
45 East 75th Street
NYNY 10021, also on Monday, October 18 at 7pm

Yale Information Session

Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 pm
Scarsdale High School
1057 Post Road
Scarsdale, New York 10583
Session in Auditorium

Registration is optional, but encouraged
To register, apps.admissions.yale.edu/events

University of Alabama

They have been working very hard to bring up their rankings. It is in the top 50 public universities in the country. One way they have been improving their ranking is by offering generous scholarships to well-qualified students. If money is a big factor for you, you have good grades and test scores, this may be a possibility for you. There is a very serious sports scene at the college, and their football team is nationally famous. If you've always wanted to explore a very different cultural atmosphere in America, that could be another reason to consider it. It is not far from Birmingham, where I understand there are a number of German citizens.

Colgate College

is another highly selective liberal arts college. The Colgate representative will visit on Tuesday, September 21 at 3:00. If you are interested at all in American colleges, you should attend. If you are definitely not interested in American colleges, please do not attend.

Visit by Bates College

The visit by Bates College was very informative. Some tips for attending such events: 1)Be prepared to discuss your academic and extracurricular interests. To say you are interested in "sports" is not specific enough. 2) Remember that the college representative will take away from here a picture of German School New York students. Therefore, you must act in a way that reflects well on the school. Do not wear hats indoors, do not listen to your ipod, and certainly do not whisper and giggle during the presentation.

Some interesting details about Bates:

It is very progressive.
It has a very good reputation.
The admission rate to medical school for graduates is 90%. (That is very high.)
There are many opportunities to study abroad and a student can study abroad several times during his or her studies there.
Bates has no merit scholarships, but is very generous with its need-based scholarships.
Bates does not look at ACT or SAT scores, making this a good choice for those who are good at academic, but do not find their talent reflected in their test scores.

DePaul University

Is lesser known than some of the other. The Princeton Review said is it located in the #1 Great College Town. If you are interested in information, there is an informational session on Monday, October 4, 2010, between 7-9 pm at the Greenwich Academy, 200 North Maple Avenue, Greenwich, CT.

Explore John Hopkins

An informational meeting about John Hopkins (great school!) on Monday, September 27, at 7:00 pm at the Double Tree Hotel in Tarrytown. Register online at apply.jhu.edu/visit/explorehopkins.html. If you aren't going to get a chance to visit John Hopkins, this is a good alternative.

Bates College

is visiting on September 13. Bates is always high on the list of fine small colleges. 10th, 11th, and 12th graders who are seriously interested in American college should definitely consider it and definitely come to meet the representative.

More scholarships at Washington University at St. Louis

I have received information about several more merit scholarships offered at Washington University. Since it is rated a fine school, you should consider these scholarships. Come talk to me for more information

Deadlines to Register for the ACT

To take the October 23, 2010 ACT, you must register by September 17, 2010. Go online at www.actstudent.org to register. The German School New York code number is 335-941. If you have any questions, just ask me!

Scholarships to Skidmore

Skidmore is a top school, often referred to as a "little ivy." We have at least one graduate there now and they have accepted, and offered scholarships to, German School graduates in the last few years.

They have three merit scholarships you may be interested in:

1) Filene Music Scholarship. You do not have to plan to major in music. It is $10,000 for each of the four years.
2)Porter Presidential Scholarships in Science and Math. You do not have to plan to major in math or science. It is also $10,000 for each of the four years.
3)Math and Science Scholarship. It is much like the one above.

Right now, it appears that Skidmore will be visiting the German School on October 19th. If you are at all interested, you should have good questions ready for the admissions officer.

These are great opportunities for German School students.

Scholarships

I've heard interesting things about scholarship.com. Try it out and tell me what you think. There are a lot of scholarships out there, and you will have to wade through many that don't apply to you, but if scholarship money is important to you, it is worth a try.

The local clubs where you live (The Women's Club, Rotary Club, Library Club) may offer small scholarships, some based on community service. Again, if you are really serious about scholarship money, give those a try. I know several young people who have received small amounts from such organizations, and every little bit helps.

For those devoted to human rights,

Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut has a very comprehensive Human Rights Program. It's the first one in the country and can be pursued either through an interdisciplinary, self-designed major or through the Human Rights Minor. Sample courses: International Human Rights Law, Women's Rights as Human Rights, The Politics of Human Rights in Latin America. Every year, several students work for 12 weeks as PAID interns at major human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Lawyers Without Borders, Urban Justice Center. To find out more about the program, contact Sonia Cardenas, Director, Human Rights Program, Trinity College, hrp@trincoll.edu.

The "Near-Ivies" -- Start Looking and Visiting

The Ivies have their place, of course, but it is important to look beyond to other schools that may, possibly, offer just as fine an education. A recent report listed the colleges below as "near-ivies." Note that Wellesley has some information nights coming soon discussed below,that University of Virginia has some coming up listed below, too, that it would be easy for you to pop on down to NYU to take a look, we have a recent German School graduate at Washington University in St. Louis you can probably talk to, that I have information about a scholarship to Washington you may be interested in and, finally, we have a even more recent graduate at Tufts:

Carnegie Mellon University
Duke
John Hopkins
NYU
Northwestern
Tufts University
University of Virginia
Washington University of St. Louis
Wellesley College
Williams University

Small, Quirky Colleges Famous For High-Quality Teaching

All of the colleges below are small, very liberal, have very small classes and are very highly ranked for the quality of the teaching.

1. Bard College, New York State Very small, perfect for the radical, hyper-intellectual philosopher/ artist. Truly personalized academic attention.

2. Denison College, Ohio Known for the close academic family.

3. Hampshire College, Massachusetts Very small, woodland setting, part of the Five College Consortium (With Smith, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, UMass). More hippie than hip, discourages letter grades, has one of the highest graduate-school acceptance rates in the country. Only appropriate for the very self-directed.

4. Harvey Mudd, California 750 students, nine majors, all in math or science. The academics are very intense.

5. Kenyon College, Ohio One of the top liberal arts schools in the country. Very highly intense academic atmosphere. Great writing program.

6. Knox College, Illinois Intellectual, liberal, passionate.

7. Ohio Wesleyan This school has one of the highest percentages of international students and truly encourages community service.

8. Reed College, Oregon Very quirky and very intellectual. There are few other colleges in the US , including the Ivies, where the academic bar is so high. Be prepared for lots of work.

9. Sarah Lawrence, New York The motto is "You are different. So are we." The academic system is borrowed from the Oxford/Cambridge tutorial model. No tests, only long, long papers. No grades, only written evaluations. Often listed as the best school for teaching academic writing in the county. Only the very self-directed should consider this school, because of the extreme freedom.

10. Wabash College, Indiana All men. They say they find it easier to concentrate on academics that way.

Wellesley

This is another terrific college. You can do a usual college tour with them, or you can sign up for one of three morning expanded sessions. The college is in Wellesley, MA, so it isn't entirely too far. I know several people who went to good medical schools from Wellesley and really enjoyed the Wellesley education.

The mornings are:
9-12
Saturday, September 25
Monday, October 11
Saturday, November 13

The morning features student-led tours, panel discussions, and information sessions wtih admission and financial aid counselors. The September 25 session will have extra information about science majors.

Juniors or seniors can go to the morning sessions.

Only seniors are invited to The Overnight, noon to noon, Sunday and Monday, October 17-18. It has everything the morning sessions have, plus class visits, cultural events, and an overnight in a dormitory.

You can find out more information online or call 781-283-2270

One More Detail about Danforth Scholarship

It must be submitted by the college counselor before October 15, so don't delay in informing the college counselor if you are interested.

Scholarship to Washington University/Admissions Info

Washington University in St. Louis in another fine university. We have at least one German School graduate attending there now, and she gives it high marks.

There are several events in the near future where a representative of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will meet with interested students and their parents.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:00 to 8:00 at the Doubletree Tarrytown, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, New York.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 12:00-1:00 at the Directors Guild Theatre, 110 West 57th Street, New York, New York.

The Danforth Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship offered by Washington University in St Louis and the German school can nominate students who demonstrate high ideals, personal integrity, selflessness, a commitment to community, and a dedication to leadership and academic excellence. The competition for these scholarships is very high, but if a student is interested, they should notify the college counselor.

First Blog/University of Virginia

If you are interested in American or Canadian or British colleges or universities, you should keep checking here.

First bit of information: University of Virginia, which is a fine school, is hosting two evening programs in our area. The university dean will be there, along with a panel of current students to talk about life at U.Va. It is not necessary to RSVP -- just show up. The first one is on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 6:30 PM at the UV/Yale Club of New York at 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York. The second one is on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the Millburn Public Library, 200 Glen Avenue Millburn, NJ, 07041.

There will be a lot of information about the college admissions process. If you haven't been to a college night yet, consider this one.