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