Senior Night: Wednesday, September 15th at 7 p.m.: Seniors and their parents are invited to attend an informational evening with counselors to discuss the college application process. Individual counselors will meet with their students and parents in the following locations: Mrs. Metzler: Room 206/208, Mrs. Murdy: Room 207/209, and Mrs. Folta: Room 202. All attendees will recieve an instruction packet, complete with all necessary transcript release forms, and a copy of individual transcripts. This meeting is important for early admissions candidates and first timers to the college process.
Connecticut Universities: Open Houses:
UCONN- September 12th- openhouse.uconn.edu
University of Hartford- September 12th
University of New Haven- September 26th
CCSU- October 17th
SCSU- October 24th
Local College Fairs:
September 24th- Holy Cross High School, Waterbury- 6 to 8 p.m.
October 1st- Oxford High School, Oxford- 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs:
Attention Art Students! Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs are held in 18 cities across the country. The closest to WRHS is in New York- Tuesday, November 2nd and Boston- Wednesday, November 3rd. Additional information can be found at- www.nacacnet.org/pva
SAT and ACT Testing:
Below are the SAT and ACT testing/registration dates for 2010-2011. Seniors are encouraged to utlizie the October through January dates, and Juniors should plan to register for one or two of the spring 2011 dates. To register for the SAT log on www.collegeboard.com. For the ACT, students may go to www.actstudent.org to register. Our school code for both tests is 070014. Registration forms for mail registration available in the guidance office as well. Please stop by and pick up a practice booklet.
The SAT will be given at WRHS in October, December, March, and June.
SAT:
Test Dates
October 9th, 2010- Registration Deadline- Sept 10,2010. Late registration- Sept 24th, 2010
November 6th, 2010- Registration Deadline- October 8th, 2010. Late registration- October 22nd, 2010
December 4th, 2010- Registration Deadline- November 5th, 2010. Late registration- November 19th, 2010
January 22, 2011- Registration Deadline- December 23rd, 2010. Late registration- January 7th, 2011
March 12, 2011- Registration Deadline- February 11, 2011. Late registration- February 25th, 2011
May 7, 2011- Registration Deadline- April 8th, 2011. Late registration- April 22, 2011
June 4, 2011- Registration Deadline- May 6, 2011. Late registration May 20, 2011
ACT
Test Dates
September 11, 2010- Registration Deadline- August 6, 2010. Late Fee Required- August 7th-20th, 2010
October 23rd, 2010- Registration Deadline- September 17th, 2010. Late Fee Required- September 18th- October 1st, 2010
December 11, 2010- Registration Deadline- November 5th, 2010. Late Fee Required- November 6th- 19th, 2010
February 12, 2011- Registration Deadline- January 7th, 2010. Late Fee Required- January 8th – 21st 2011
April 9th, 2011- Registration Deadline- March 4th, 2011. Late Fee Required- March 5th- 18th, 2011
June 11, 2011- Registration Deadline- May 6, 2011. Late Fee Required May 7th- 20th, 2011
PSAT
The PSAT will be offered to sophomores and juniors at Woodland on Saturday, October 16th, 2010. Registration is done directly through the guidance office. Students will recieve registartion forms in advisory in mid-September. You can also find the forms on Edline.
College Presentation Information:
College representatives will be coming locally to hold information sessions about their college/university.
Seniors and Juniors may register to attend these small informational sessions, held at our school by signing up using your Naviance account.
Visits at WRHS:
Monday, September 13th- 8 am- Johnson and Wales
1 pm- Bryant University
Tuesday, September 14th- 9:15 am- Roger Williams University
12:45 pm- Kings College
Wednesday, September 15th- 10:30 am- University of Bridgeport
Thursday, September 16th- 1:00 pm- University of New Haven
Monday, September 20th- 1:15 pm- Unity College
Wednesday, September 22nd- 9:00 am- Elms College
Thursday, September 23rd- 9:00 am- Sacred Heart University
Tuesday, September 28th- 10:00 am- Bay Path College
Wednesday, September 29th- 8:00 am- Lasell College
12:45 pm- Suffolk University
Monday, October 4th- 9:00 am- Albertus Magnus
10:30 am- Castleton College
12:45 pm- Suffolk University
Wednesday, October 6th- 9:30 am- St. Joseph College
Wednesday, October 13th- 8:00 am- CCSU
Thursday, October 14th- 1:00 pm- Emanuel College
Friday, October 22nd- 9:30 am- Marymount Manhattan
Tuesday, October 26th- 1:00 pm- ECSU
Wednesday, October 27th- 1:00 pm- Springfield College
Tuesday, November 9th- 1:00 pm- Mass College of Pharmacy
Wednesday, November 10th- 10:00 am- University of Hartford
Local Information Sessions
MIT- Hartford, CT, September 13th at 7:30pm at the University High School of Science and Engineering
Darien, September 14th at 7:30 pm at Darien High School
Washington University in St. Louis- Tarrytown, New York- September 15, 2010 7 to 8 pm at Doubletree Tarrytown (914) 631-5700
CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Complete Information regarding these scholarships is on Naviance
Wendy’s High School Heisman Award- deadline- October 3rd
AES Engineering Scholarship- October 8, 2010
Horatio Alger Scholarship- National Scholarship- October 30, 2010
Horatio Alger Scholarship- Connecticut Scholarship- October 30, 2010
Coco-Cola Scholars Program- October 31, 2010
Prudential Spirit of Community Award- November 1st, 2010
Elks National Foundation- November 2nd- 2010
Intel Science Talent Search Awards & Scholarship- November 17, 2010
