Information for Families

Now that your student is applying to college, it is time to consider the role you will play in the application process. We have found that our most successful college matches occur when families allow their sons to lead the way. This is not to say that you should not be involved; of course you should, but how you participate is important. Recognize that things have changed since many of us went to school. In many ways, the process has become more complicated and certainly more competitive over the years. The way in which schools are measured, as well as their reputations and selectivity, may have changed since you were in school. The experience your son is looking for may differ from the one you had or the one you wanted for him. Try not to compare his application process to yours or to a sibling’s. Celebrate your son for who he is and for his unique achievements. Encourage him as he proceeds through the process, but be the voice of reason at the same time. We will be there with you, supporting your son as he finds his best college match.

Common App Directions

College Counseling Handbook

Belmont Hill School Profile

Class of 2023

Timeline

Timeline

Summer	Do something you care about – and/or earn some money! EXPLORE A WIDE RANGE OF COLLEGES (virtually and/or in person)! Work on draft of Common Application Essay per Essay Writing Workshop Take any more testing as appropriate
August	5: Registration deadline for 9/10 ACT (www.actstudent.org)
	22 & 23: Common App Express (Day 1 at BHS, Day 2 via Zoom) Must RSVP
	27: SAT administration (registration deadline 7/29)
	29: Non-Negotiable Deadline #3: A complete Common Application and Essay due to your counselor.
	29: Acclimation/Orientation Day
	30: First Day of Classes
FALL ONGOING	Two required counselor meetings Fall of Senior Year (Meet 1-Sept/Oct, Meet 2-Nov/Dec) Continue to explore various colleges through Fall as applicable Attend virtual and in person college visits to Belmont Hill through Fall Pursue interviews as available at schools to which you are/will be applying Solicit feedback from counselor on Common Application and supplements
September
	2: Class Trips
	2: Registration deadline for 10/1 SAT (www.collegeboard.org)
	5: Labor Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
	6: Parent College Counseling Acclimation Zoom Meeting, 7:00 pm
	10: ACT administration (registration deadline 8/5)
	16: Registration deadline for 10/22 ACT (www.actstudent.org)
	27: Interview Workshop, 2:15pm (attendance required)
Continue work on Common Application as needed, Work on ED/EA Supplements
October	1: SAT Administration (registration deadline 9/2)
	5: Yom Kippur - School Closed
	7: Registration deadline for 11/6 SAT (mysat.collegeboard.org)
	10: Columbus Day – SCHOOL CLOSED (long weekend)
	12: SAT at Belmont Hill (Form VI only)
	18: ACT at Belmont Hill (Form V and VI only; preference to Form VI)
	19: Non-Negotiable Deadline #4: Turn in ED/EA plan
	22: ACT Administration (registration deadline 9/16)
November	1: Deadline for many ED/EA schools
	1: Faculty Work Day - NO SCHOOL
	3: Registration deadline for 12/3 SAT (mysat.collegeboard.org) - only for students applying regular decision
	4: Registration deadline for 12/10 ACT (www.actstudent.org) - only for students applying regular decision
	5: SAT administration (registration deadline 10/7)
	15: Deadline for many ED/EA schools
	16-17: Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School
	24-26: Thanksgiving Break – SCHOOL CLOSED
Work on Regular Decision supplements, Solicit feedback from counselor, Firm up Regular Decision/ED 2 strategy
December	3: SAT administration (registration deadline 11/3) – only for students applying regular decision
December	10: ACT administration (registration deadline 11/4)- only for students applying regular decision
Work on Regular Decision supplements, Solicit feedback from counselor, Firm up Regular Decision/ED 2 strategy
	14: Non-Negotiable Deadline #5: Turn in ED2/RD List
	16-Jan 3: Winter Break - SCHOOL CLOSED
January 2023	1: Regular Decision/ED 2 Deadline at most schools
	3: Classes Resume
	15: Regular Decision/ ED 2 Deadline at some schools
	16: MLK Day - School Closed

Class of 2024

Timeline

Timeline

August 2022	29: Acclimation/Orientation Day
September	1: First Day of Classes
	2: Class Trips
	5: Labor Day- SCHOOL CLOSED
October	5: Yom Kippur - SCHOOL CLOSED
	11: Columbus Day – SCHOOL CLOSED (long weekend)
	12: PSAT/National Merit Qualifying Exam at Belmont Hill (Form V only -optional; registration through Belmont Hill)
	18: ACT at Belmont Hill (Form V and VI only; preference to Form VI); registration through Belmont Hill
	18: Form V Parents Zoom presentation by Dan Kusik, Director of Advantage Testing, to discuss ACT/SAT and prep options, 7:00pm
November	1: Faculty Work Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
	3: Registration deadline for 12/3 SAT (mysat.collegeboard.org) - only for students applying regular decision
	4: Registration deadline for 12/10 ACT (my.act.org) - only for students applying regular decision
	16-17: Parent-Teacher Conferences- SCHOOL CLOSED
	23-25: Thanksgiving break – SCHOOL CLOSED
December	3: SAT Administration (registration deadline 11/3)
	9: PSAT scores available from College Board
	10: ACT Administration (registration deadline 11/4)
	16-Jan. 3: Winter break - SCHOOL CLOSED
January 2023	3: Classes resume
	6: Registration deadline for 2/11 ACT (www.actstudent.org)
	16: Martin Luther King Day- SCHOOL CLOSED
	29: Non-Negotiable Deadline I: Questionnaires, Résumé, and Contract due to counselor: Students’ conferences with counselors begin only after both student and parent questionnaires and Contract of Agreement are complete. One student conference to take place between the Kick-off event and spring break, another one between spring break and final exams. Parent meetings as requested after first student meeting.
	TBD: Advantage Testing Test Prep Begins
	30: Junior Family College Counseling Kick-Off Event, 7-9 pm
February	10: Registration deadline for 3/11 SAT (www.collegeboard.org)
	11: ACT Administration (registration deadline 1/6)
	18-20: Presidents' Day Long Weekend - Good time to visit colleges
March	10: Registration deadline for 4/15 ACT (https://my.act.org/)
	11: SAT administration (registration deadline 2/10)
	13-26: Spring Break - Good time to visit colleges
April	4: Belmont Hill ACT (Form V only)
	7: Registration deadline for 5/6 SAT (www.collegeboard.org)
	12: Belmont Hill SAT (Form V only)
	15: ACT Administration (registration deadline 3/10)
	17: Patriots’ Day, SCHOOL CLOSED - Good time to visit colleges
	20: SENIOR PANEL – THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN/GLAD I KNEW
May	4: Registration deadline for 6/3 SAT (www.collegeboard.org)
	5: Registration deadline for 6/10 ACT (www.actstudent.org)
	7: SAT Test Administration (registration deadline 4/7)
	TBD: Advanced Placement Exams, as applicable (BHS handles registration)
	TBD: Non-Negotiable Deadline #2: Each Form V student must turn in list of two teachers who have agreed to write college recommendation letters for him
	15: ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP. College admissions representatives share tips on essay writing
	*Note: Two meetings with counselor required before end of Form V year*
June	3: SAT Administration (registration deadline 5/4)
	10: ACT Administration (registration deadline 5/5)
	16: Registration deadline for 7/15 ACT (www.actstudent.org)
July	15: ACT administration (registration deadline 6/16)
July	TBD: Registration for August 2022 SAT (date TBD)
Summer	* Do something you care about – and/or earn some money! * Begin work on Common Application Essay per Essay Writing Workshop * VIRTUALLY EXPLORE OR VISIT A WIDE RANGE OF COLLEGES ACROSS CATEGORIES (LIKELY/TARGET/REACH) * Take any more testing as appropriate * Attend optional Common App Express Program at Belmont Hill, August 21 and 22

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Helpful Articles

 Following are some articles we find helpful for families going through the process for the first time, the last time, or anywhere in between, as well as some articles we find helpful for families navigating the college search during the Covid-19 pandemic. We will continue to update this page with current articles that we think might help as your sons navigate the college search process.

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College Rep Visits
Fall 2022

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Boston University - 9:55 AM
St. Anselm College -11:25 AM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
St. Lawrence University - 8:20 AM

Tufts University - 11:25 AM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Vanderbilt University - 10:50 AM
Skidmore College - 1:35 PM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

University of Miami- 12:10 PM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hillsdale College - 9:05 AM
Amherst College - 11:25 AM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Davidson College - 8:20 AM
Lafayette College - 9:05 AM
Hobart & William Smith - 9:55 AM
University of Richmond - 11:25 AM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Oberlin College - 10:15 AM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Boston College - 9:05 AM
Union College - 9:55 AM
Dickinson College - 11:25 AM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
University of Massachusetts at Lowell - 11:25 AM
Loyola University Maryland - 12:10 PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 8:20 AM

Furman University - 9:55 AM
Colgate University - 12:55 PM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Kenyon College - 10:50 AM

UMass Amherst - 7:30 PM (V)

College of William & Mary - 8:00 PM (V)

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Gettysburg College - 11:45 AM

St. Olaf College - 2:30 PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Wake Forest University -9:05 AM

Colby College - 9:55 AM

Princeton University - 11:25 AM
Claremont McKenna College - 12:55 PM

OCTOBER 3, 2022

University of Southern California (V) - 7:30 PM

OCTOBER 4, 2022
Villanova University - 8:20 AM
Trinity College (CT) - 9:05 AM
University of Chicago - 9:55 AM
Northeastern University - 11:25 AM
Babson College - 12:55 PM

OCTOBER 6, 2022
College of the Holy Cross - 11:45 AM

OCTOBER 7, 2022
Johns Hopkins University - 9:05 AM
Syracuse University - 11:25 AM

OCTOBER 11, 2022

University of Notre Dame - 8:20 AM

University of Michigan - 11:25 AM

Wheaton College (MA) - 12:55 AM

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Penn State University - Main Campus - 8:00 PM (V)

OCTOBER 13, 2022
University of Vermont - 11:00 AM
Georgetown University - 2:30 PM

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Connecticut College -9:05 AM

Dartmouth College - 9:55 AM

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Clark University - 11:25 AM

OCTOBER 19, 2022
Bowdoin College - 10:50 AM

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Vassar College - 10:15 AM

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Washington University in St. Louis - 9:05 AM

Northwestern University - 9:55 AM

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Rhodes College - 9:05 AM

Providence College - 11:25 AM

University of Connecticut - 12:10 PM

OCTOBER 25, 2022
George Washington Univ. - 9:05 AM

Stonehill College - 11:25 AM

OCTOBER 27, 2022
Bentley University - 11:45 AM

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Bucknell University - 7:30 PM (V)

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