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College Counseling Resources The college counseling program at Brooklyn Friends emphasizes thoughtful self-evaluation, thorough research, and careful planning at every step of the college process. In keeping with our mission statement, the goal of the college counseling office is to help students learn about, apply to, and matriculate at colleges where they will be academically challenged and socially engaged, and where they can continue to develop their unique talents and abilities, in preparation for lives of leadership and service.
Contacting the College Counseling Office
55 Willoughby Street (between Jay & Lawrence) College Counseling Information & Resources You Can Download General: For 12th Graders and Parents: For 11th Graders and Parents: www.collegeboard.com—Information and Registration for the SAT I and SAT II www.actstudent.org—Information and registration for the ACT exam www.commonapp.org—The online version of the Common Application, an application form accepted by most of the colleges that BFS students apply to www.fafsa.ed.gov—The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—any American citizen or Greencard holder applying for financial aid must complete the FAFSA https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp—The CSS Profile—many colleges require this as part of their financial aid application process www.ibo.org—Information about the International Baccalaureate Organization and its programs www.petersons.com—A website that allows you to search for colleges or summer programs using a wide variety of criteria. A great way to find colleges offering unusual sports, programs, or majors. SAT and ACT Prep Courses and Tutoring Here is a list of selected SAT and ACT preparation courses available in the area. This is not intended as an endorsement of any particular program, and is not a substitute for doing research to find the most appropriate option for your needs. Revolution Prep—www.revolutionprep.com Veritas Test Prep—www.veritastutors.com Princeton Review—www.princetonreview.com Kaplan—www.kaplan.com There are also several programs offering free test prep, tutoring, and other services to low-income students and/or students from underrepresented minority groups: The Door—www.door.org Goddard/Riverside Center—www.goddard.org/options Using the Naviance Family Connection To access BFS’s Naviance Family Connection website for college
planning, go to: Each student will be assigned his or her own personal, password-protected account. At your initial visit to the Naviance site, you can personalize your password. You will have the ability to see individualized displays of your personal academic information and test scores. You can receive email reminders about deadlines, Seminar assignments, and events such as college representative visits. You’ll be able to research colleges and start a list of potential schools you’d like to learn more about. Once in the system, you’ll find a column of options at the left side of your screen.
College Search—Here you can conduct your own customized searches. Remember, the more criteria you list, the fewer matches you’ll get. College Look Up—Links to a basic profile of the college, including a link to its homepage on the web. Enter part of the college’s name, and then double click the blue hyper-link which appears on the next screen. (If you type “Whit” for example, you’ll get a list showing Whittier, Whitman and Whitworth, among others.) College Compare—Here you can pick two or more colleges and Naviance will produce a table of data based on recent BFS applicants to the college you selected. Remember, every applicant is different—do not think that this data predicts your future! Scattergrams—These charts show how recent BFS students have fared when applying to specific colleges. Visit Schedule—This link offers an up to date calendar of college representative visits to BFS. We are always adding more, so check back often.
My Profile—Lists personal information, address, phone, email, parents’ information, test scores, etc. Check for accuracy. My Checklist—Allows you to select areas of interest and list your talents and accomplishments. My Colleges—My Colleges helps you develop your list of prospective colleges. This list can be modified at any time as you add and subtract schools. If at any time you forget your password, you can enter via the Guest Entrance window. Our guest password is “friend.” Have fun exploring! More upcoming events & important deadlines 6/7—TEST DATE—SAT I or SAT II 6/14—TEST DATE—ACT |
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