College Office

Post-secondary Planning

English and History teachers will be presenting the following college lessons in their classes. College advisors will also meet with 11th graders in small groups starting February 14th.

Tentative Dates

 

Lesson Topic

 

Feb 7-14

 

Lesson #1: College office Google Classroom and Naviance

 

Feb 28th

 

Lesson #2: What is included in a college application (SAT, Essay, Letter of rec, transcript)

 

March 14th

 

Lesson #3: Letters of recommendation

 

March 28

 

Lesson #4: Types of degrees and Career research

 

April 11th

 

Lesson #5: Types of Colleges (CUNY vs SUNY, Public vs Private, HBCU, Liberal arts, etc)

 

April 25th

 

Lesson #6: CUNY research

 

May 9th

 

Lesson #7: SUNY research or Trade school research

 

May 23rd

 

Lesson #8: “Other” college research or Trade school research

 

June 6th

 

Lesson #9: Financial Aid

 

June 13th

 

Lesson #10: Financial Aid/Summer to do list

 

 

Opportunity Programs

Minds Matter’s Class of 2025 applications are now open!

Minds Matter is a 7-year, college access mentoring program that works with low-income high school students around the city. Our mission is to connect driven and determined students from low- income families with the people, preparation, and possibilities to succeed in college, create their future, and change the world. We work with high-achieving students, who are committed to going to a 4-year college or university, and are able to commit to our program, which runs weekly on Saturdays throughout the school year.  


To apply to Minds Matter, students must meet the following requirements:

  • A GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Able/willing to commit to Saturday Programming
  • Committed to attending a 4-year college or university 
  • Meet Minds Matter Income requirements*
  • Be in the graduating class of 2025

CLICK LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO LEARN HOW TO APPLY!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YgGlAjbBzfrKKPBnLxyaJ_Kmx2x-vdMv3SHGUs0deDI/edit?usp=sharing