Crosby Senior Newsletter
Class of 2019 - Issue 1 - July 2018
Senior year is finally here!
Class of 2019 t-shirts are in! You can pick yours up when you attend a Crosby Senior Academy.
Register for the first Senior Academy on 7/9!
Senior Academy 1: "Creating A Target List of Schools"
Creating a Target List:
We will help you identify schools that are "safe", "target", and "dream" schools that you should put on your list of schools to apply to. Learn what schools offer your major and what will be a good fit for you academically, financially, and culturally.
Monday, Jul 9, 2018, 02:00 PM
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Jake Alexander Boulevard South, Salisbury, NC, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Senior Academy 2: "Getting In"
Friday, Jul 13, 2018, 02:00 PM
Rowan Public Library: Headquarters, West Fisher Street, Salisbury, NC, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
1:1 Senior Advisor Meetings
Be ready to:
- Review your HS transcript
- Share your SAT & ACT test scores
- List your top 5 target colleges
- Provide 4 names of teachers/individuals who you plan to ask for letters of recommendation
Visit College Campuses
Once you submit your form to our office, we will update your requirement status in your Crosby portal. To check your requirement status in your portal, log in to your Crosby portal and click My Status. If you see "No" beside PSOS/College Fair, then you must participate in a college fair or campus visits and submit a form!
Community Service Hours
TIP: Start volunteering now and turn in your form over the summer to save time during your senior year!
Some popular summer volunteer projects include: mission trips, vacation bible school, summer feeding programs, summer reading programs, etc.
Summer Test Prep
**The following TEST PREP Academies will be offered with limited seating. You must register in the portal. Classes will be held at the Wallace Educational Forum.**
- Monday, August 6th: TEST MATH
- Tuesday, August 14th: TEST VERBAL
Here are some free test prep websites that may help you prepare to get the higher score you want!
- SAT Test Prep - Khan Academy
- ACT Test Prep - FREE Test Prep
- All RSS students have a free account with Career Cruising. Log in and scroll down from your profile page and look for the link on the bottom left to Method Test Prep. From there you can access free ACT prep modules.
More Summer Suggestions
- Research your college options and compare the colleges/universities in which you are interested online on college search sites like Big Future.
- Use the College Comparison Worksheet, available in your Crosby Portal, as a resource to help keep track of information for your top schools.
- Create/update your Activities Resume in your Crosby portal to help later with your admission and scholarship applications.
- Visit college campuses to help narrow down your list of schools (and send us your selfies/confirmations to receive College Visit credit toward your senior requirement).
- Review college applications and mark admission deadlines on a calendar.
- Work on your first drafts of personal statements/essays for early admission applications.
- Volunteer in the community and submit your community service form.
- Think about how you plan to pay for college. Research the different types of Financial Aid. Start a scholarship search and save those for which you plan to apply. Perhaps you can get a part-time job and begin saving for college.
- Establish a CFNC.org account to help with sending your HS transcripts and explore other features the website offers.
- Have fun! Whether you take a vacation, go to camp, or sleep in - just make sure to enjoy some time off this summer.
Stay Connected!!
Email: info@crosbyscholarsrowan.org
Website: http://www.crosbyscholarsrowan.org/
Location: 225 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC, United States
Phone: 704-762-3512
Facebook: facebook.com/RowanCrosbyScholars/
Twitter: @RoCo_Crosby