CB
College Bulletin
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNSELOR
COLOMA HIGH SCHOOL
_September 2014_______________________________________Fran Megyese
JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES: Because I cannot see each of you individually throughout the
school year, I will be communicating to you valuable college,
test, scholarship, and financial aid information by periodically
issuing a Junior “C.B.” (college bulletin).
Mrs. Megyese-Counselor - Sept. 2014
IMPORTANT
TEST DATE
Oct 18TH
PSAT
Juniors: Take the PSAT/NMSQT in October of your junior
year. The NMSQT part of this exam is the National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test for the National Merit Scholarship
Program. You can only qualify for National Merit by taking this
exam in your Junior year. The cost of the PSAT/NMSQT test is
$22.00. Times: 7:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
You must sign up in the high school office before Oct. 10th.
Sophomores: You can take the PSAT/NMSQT test at the same
time as the juniors on Saturday Oct. 18th for practice. Cost is
also$22.00 and you must sign up in the high school office.
COLLEGE NIGHT
September 22
LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE “COLLEGE NIGHT”
September
nd
22 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Mendel Center Grand Upton Hall
Parents and students can meet with representatives from more
than 60 colleges. You will be able to obtain first hand information
regarding your college, financial aid, and scholarship questions.
September 24
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE “COLLEGE NIGHT”
Wednesday, September 24th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Student
Activity Center on the Dowagiac Campus.
September 29
CHRISTIAN “COLLEGE NIGHT” September 29th from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. at Bethel College in the Wiekamp Athletic Center.
(over)…
FREE COLLEGE and SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH:
http://www.schoolsoup.com/scholarship-directory;
www.fastweb.com;
www.ChristianConnector.com.
-Juniors: I highly recommend that you visit the college campus you plan on attending for the Fall of 2016,
sometime throughout your junior year.
-Juniors/Sophomores: Plan on attending our local college night events. The representative at the booth
will usually be the person making the decision about your admission. Ask questions about their programs,
and what kind of ACT score, overall GPA, and academic courses they are looking at for admission into
their college.
-Juniors/Sophomores: Keep up your grades. Colleges will be looking at your 9th, 10th, and 11th grade
grades when making their decisions.
- Scholarships that are offered to high school seniors are looking for: academic classes, good grades,
school involvement with sports and or clubs, test scores, and volunteer activities. Several will ask for 3
letter of recommendation from past or present teachers, and once in a while will ask that you write a 500
work essay about your future goals.
-Be sure to go to Coloma’s web site for up dated information.