August 12
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Registration deadline for the September administration of the ACT exam.
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September 9
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Registration
deadline for the October administration of the SAT exams.
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September 11
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ACT administration. |
First week of classes
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Seniors considering early
action/decision must have scheduled a family appointment with
their college adviser by the last day of the first week of
classes.
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Second week of classes
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All seniors should have
scheduled a family appointment with their college adviser
by the end of the second week of classes.
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September 16
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Registration deadline for the October administration of the ACT exam.
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| September 27 |
Early decision/action candidates and students applying for priority consideration at public schools should have submitted the Early College List form and Secondary School Reports to advisers and requested recommendations from teachers.
Parents of early decision/action candidates should begin completing financial aid forms if applicable.
Early applicants should begin writing essays and completing applications.
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October 2
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SAT I and SAT II administration.
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October 7
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Registration deadline
for the November administration of the SAT exams.
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October 23
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ACT administration.
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| October 26 |
PSAT administered at Ramaz to all members of the junior class. |
| October 26 |
College Night for parents of juniors. 7:00 PM |
October 21
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Financial Aid evening for parents of Ramaz juniors and seniors. 7:00 PM
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November 1
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All regular decision
seniors should be approaching teachers requesting recommendations,
starting work on applications and beginning rough drafts of
essays.
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November 1
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All paperwork requiring adviser input must be submitted to the College Office. This includes: College List form; Secondary School Reports for all schools a student is considering applying to (or written requests for transcripts for schools with no Secondary School Reports); completed SUNY, CUNY, and other public school applications with the appropriate fees, if applying on paper. |
November 4
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Registration deadline for the December administration of the ACT exam. |
November 6
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SAT I and SAT II administration.
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November 8
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Registration deadline for the December administration of the SAT exams.
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December 1
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Students should be showing
regular decision application essays to their adviser for input.
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Early December
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Parents should begin
completing financial aid forms, including the FAFSA, the CSS
Profile form, and any individual institutional forms.
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December 4
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SAT I and SAT II administration.
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December 10
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Students should be putting
final touches on essays and applications.
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December 11
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ACT administration.
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Mid December
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College advisers return PSATs to juniors.
Juniors meet with seniors to discuss various SAT-prep options.
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December 30
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Registration deadline for the January administration of the SAT exams. This is the final testing opportunity for Ramaz seniors.
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January 29
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SAT I and II administration,
usually during the weekend in the middle of Ramaz final exams.
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February 10
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Registration deadline for the March administration of the SAT I exam. There are no SAT II exams given during this administration.
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February - May
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Group and individual
meetings between juniors and advisers take place; see Introduction to College Advising for a full description of these meetings.
Students and parents should be reviewing together the substance
of both group and individual meetings.
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March 9
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Registration deadline for the April administration of the ACT exam.
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March 11
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SAT I administration. There are no SAT II exams administered on this date.
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Early
April
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Students and parents
should plan together what colleges they would like to see
on College Night, taking into consideration the adviser's
recommendations. Students should also be researching their
college choices, making use of the College Office library
and consulting with older students. Students also approach
faculty members to ask them to submit "in-house" recommendations to the
college advisers.
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April 6
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Registration deadline for the May administration of the SAT exams.
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Pesach
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Chol HaMoed Pesach
makes an opportune time for one or more campus visits.
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April 15
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ACT administration.
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| April 23 |
College visitation day for juniors. |
Apr 30
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College Night for juniors and their parents--over forty colleges send representatives to make presentations. 7:15 PM
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May 1
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Candidates' Common Reply Date. Students must enroll in the college of their choice by this date.
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May 4
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Registration deadline for the June administration of the ACT exam.
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May 6
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SAT I and SAT II administration.
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May 8
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Registration deadline for the June administration of the SAT exams. |
June 3
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SAT I and SAT II administration.
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June 10
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ACT administration.
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Summer
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Students should preview college applications online and continue researching colleges; after August 1, students should create user accounts for the Common Application at www.commonapp.org.
Campus visits may be made during
the summer or planned for the fall. Start thinking about the personal essay.
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