January 28, 2022

Are you not sure what your post-secondary plans are after high school? Are you thinking about NOVA but don't know where to start? Do you want to apply to NOVA and want some hands on help with your application? Well today is your lucky day!!! Please fill our this form (or stop by the Career Center on your way to lunch) and I will make arrangements with our NOVA rep to come and help! See me soon as I want to get the rep here in January or early February!!!

Click here for listings !!!

All of our fairs will feature MatchMaking! At the time of registration, students will select the attributes that are most important to them in a college. They will then receive an email that best matches them to the specific colleges and universities based on the criteria they provided. Students will then reference this email on the day of the fair to connect with their best-fits! Make sure to encourage your students to register early so they can take advantage of this great new feature.

In-Person National College Fairs
​​​​NACAC is offering a limited series of in-person National College Fairs this spring. If you live in California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, we are coming to a city near you. If your state isn’t on this list, we may be headed your way this fall!

Virtual College Fairs
We are excited to be launching a whole new platform in 2022! The new NACAC Virtual College Fairs are a great opportunity to connect with colleges and pursue your college dreams. Have a quick video chat with a rep, drop in on a virtual presentation, send a question through chat - make a connection YOUR way!

Go now and check out a video on how it all works!

We look forward to seeing you and your students at an upcoming college fair soon!

Best wishes,
NACAC College Fairs Team

For additional information and times visit www.nacacattend.org/fairs

NASA’s Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is excited to share that the application window is now open for our FREE summer residential STEM program for 8th and 9th grade students in Virginia!

Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) is ideal for students who have a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and have not yet had either the confidence or the opportunity to participate in experiential STEM programs before now.

The BLAST application window closes February 7, 2022. More details about each program, including videos from past sessions, can be found here: https://vsgc.odu.edu/blast/. Please reach out to Julie Back, STEM Education Program Specialist, with your questions: jback@odu.edu.

Our military recruiters are visiting JCH during our lunchtime hours. Here is the schedule that is available thru April 2022:

Marines: February 7th, March 14th, April 4th

Army: February 9th, March 9th, April - no visit

Navy: No visit in January/February, March 21st, April 18th

Army National Guard: February 10th, March 10th, April 2nd

• Marine NROTC and other scholarships: Click here to learn more about them!
• Marine Military Bands - interested is what it takes to be in the Marine Military Band? Click here for more information.

If you are interested in either of these opportunities with the Marines (juniors and seniors welcome), please email Karen.King@lcps.org so I can make arrangements with the Marine recruiter for a visit in the career center to answer your more specific questions.

The School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology is offering a paid virtual summer research program for high school students. In this six-week program, students will have the opportunity to work alongside a faculty member from the School of Business and assist them with research in their area of study such as entrepreneurship, marketing, management, economics, and finance. At the conclusion of the program students will complete both a written and oral presentation. The written report will include a literature review, and the oral presentation will include a 5-minute video of a PowerPoint presentation detailing their research findings. The program will run from July 1, 2022 - August 12, 2022, and students will receive a $500 stipend after completing the program.

Eligibility - Applicants must currently be in their junior year of high school (junior now, getting ready to go into your senior year for fall 2022 - no exceptions).

CLICK HERE for application form.

The completed Google application form which will include all of the following items:

• 1-page essay in which you describe yourself and detail what you hope to gain from this experience
• a copy of your current resume
• a copy of your unofficial high school transcript
• one letter of recommendation from a teacher, a guidance counselor, or a work supervisor

***Applications are due by February 1, 2022. Applicants will be notified by March 15, 2022.

There is still time to apply for FAFSA. CLICK HERE FOR THE FAFSA LINK TO GET STARTED !!! If you start this weekend and get stuck, there is a side bar "chat" live while you are in FAFSA where someone can help you.

As one of the leading HBCUs in the nation, Howard University has a long history of attracting students who excel at serving their communities and effecting positive change. Students who are admitted demonstrate strong personal motivation along with backgrounds of consistent academic growth and achievement.

Our first year application deadline is one week away (February 1, 2022), which is why we’d like to invite your students to apply for admission.

Common Application

There are so many reasons to apply to Howard University. Here are just a few:

• A Howard University degree is globally respected. (In fact, we’re the top-ranked HBCU on U.S. News & World Report’s list of National Universities.)
• Here, you can choose from more than 120 areas of study across disciplines. Indeed, we are ranked #22 for Best Undergraduate Teaching.
• The Howard community is like a family and we have one of the most powerful alumni networks in the country.
• We’re located in the heart of Washington, D.C. — an incredible city for living, learning, and launching your career. DC is ranked in the top 5 Best Cities for Young Professionals in America.

Admission Updates

We recognize that many students may be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and would like to offer some support for affected students to complete their HU application for admission.

The university is SAT/ACT test-optional for Fall 2022 (full policy available here). Please note that for students who elect to submit test scores, all optional test scores must be submitted officially via the testing agency.

All applicants (regardless of their admission plan and test-optional choice) are eligible for financial aid consideration with a submission of a FAFSA/HU ISFAA. For further details, including our cost of attendance, and how to apply for financial aid, please click the button below.

Financial Support

Fee Waiver Opportunity

So we can better respond to prospective students' questions about admission and student life at Howard, please encourage your students to complete this brief questionnaire. It should not take more than 5 minutes to complete. Their answers will not impact their eligibility for admission, but will help us improve our admission process. Please encourage your students to use the same email address as the one they will be using to submit their Common App.

Prospective Student Survey

Once they have submitted the survey, they will receive a fee waiver code that can be used if they have not yet submitted their first year application. The waiver is available for all eligible first year students who apply by February 1, 2022. The fee waiver can be applied in the Howard University section of the Common App, under the General section. If a student has already applied, the waiver code will not be applicable.

Admission Documents

We thank you for your support during this busy admission period! You can access all application materials and resources via our admission website, including detailed application instructions for Domestic & International Students. Once your students have submitted their HU application (and have properly assigned you as a recommender and/or linked their application to your school's document provider), they will receive an application portal email, where they can access all items you (and assigned recommenders) have submitted via the Common App (or linked third-party system), SCOIR, snail mail etc. We highly encourage electronic submissions of document (via the Common App or third party system; not via email), as our receipt of mail items may be significantly delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a reminder, our document deadline for first year admission is February 15, 2022. All supporting items (letters of recommendation, high school transcript(s), optional official test scores etc.) submitted electronically or postmarked by this date will be considered. Email/fax submissions of items will not be accepted.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at admission@howard.edu.

Click here for the list. This is a great resource as you can sort by 4-year public or private, 2-year community college, trade/career, by program, HBCU, Hispanic-Serving institutions, and much, much more.

Email: Karen.King@LCPS.org
Website: www.LCPS.org
Location: 41535 Sacred Mountain Street, Aldie, VA, USA
Phone: 703-722-2680