EMAIL DETAILS

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Hello Juniors and Parents,</p>
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Please read below for some reminders and updates.</p>
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<u>Event Reminders:</u></p>
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<span style="background-color:#00ff00;">The 1st Capital Case Studies Program </span>(a joint mock college admissions case study program with GDS) will be held at the Georgetown Day School (upper school) campus on February 23, <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">please a</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">rrive by 6:45 p.m</span>. There will be a mini-college fair after the case studies portion with participating colleges. The entire event is expected to run from 7-9pm. This is an optional joint college program for juniors and junior parents. RSVP was required.</p>
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Participating Colleges include:</p>
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Barnard – Bryn Mawr –Chicago – Columbia – Colgate – Colorado College - Dartmouth – Davidson – Emory - Franklin & Marshall –Haverford – Johns Hopkins – Kenyon– Lafayette – Lawrence – Muhlenberg – Northeastern – Oberlin – Pomona – Rhodes –Rochester – Skidmore– St. John’s – St. Lawrence – TCU – Trinity – Tulane – Union – Wake Forest – Washington & Lee</p>
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<u>Parking Information and Directions to GDS:</u></p>
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<strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">GDS is located at</strong><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"> </strong><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">4200 Davenport St, NW, Washington, DC 20016 (</strong><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">next to a Safeway grocery store and behind a former Volvo/Volkswagen Dealership off Wisconsin Avenue, NW.) The upper school campus is </span><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">not </strong><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">located on MacArthur Boulevard - that is the lower school campus.</span></p>
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Note: if you use a GPS and enter "Georgetown Day School" the GPS may direct you to the Lower Middle School campus (located on MacArthur Boulevard, NW, Washington, DC), <strong>not </strong>the High School where you want to be. The address for the High School is 4200 Davenport Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016. </p>
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Parking:</p>
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You may park anywhere on the surface lot. Do Not Park in the Safeway Parking Lot. If you park on the street please pay attention to parking regulations. </p>
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Metro:</p>
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You may also take metro to campus. GDS is just a few blocks from the Tenleytown metro station on the Red line. Take the Wisconsin Avenue West Side exit and when you come up the escalators you will be underneath Best Buy and the Container Store. Walk straight ahead and turn left on River Rd. Walk down the hill two blocks to 42nd street. Turn right on 42nd street and the school is two blocks on your left. Please enter through the main entrance on Davenport Street. </p>
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In addition, mark your calendars for the <span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Washington Area Independent Schools College Fair </span> on Wednesday, April 13, 2015, Georgetown Prep School Field House, 10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Admissions representatives from almost 200 colleges and universities will be in attendance. Event runs from 6:00-9:00pm. Your college counselors will fill you in on more details during a Workshop session later this semester.</p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY APPOINTMENTS</span></p>
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We are enjoying our meetings with the junior class. Our goal is for each junior to complete two individual meetings and a family appointment prior the close of the school year in June. We have scheduled all first meetings and juniors will need to arrange their 2<sup>nd</sup> meetings with Ms. Morillas. After the two individual meetings have been completed then a family appointment can be arranged.</p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">OPEN TIME/ WALK IN APPOINTMENTS with COLLEGE COUNSELING</span></p>
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You are always welcome to pop in anytime and see us. In addition, we will be available during 6th period/lunch everyday from Feb 29 to March 11 for quick questions, brief conversations, or any updates.</p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">COLLEGE COUNSELING ASSIGNMENT</span></p>
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Attached you will find the Vital Qualities assignment which was due today, <span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Friday, Feb 19</span>. This is a great way to begin thinking about the qualities you are seeking in a college. If you have not completed this assignment, please do so and return it to the College Office.</p>
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Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.</p>
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The College Counseling Team</p>

Attachments:
(2016 Vital Q.pdf) http://succeed.naviance.com/download.php?id=M2VOT3hob1JiaDNrcERmQXBTRW0vZz09


<p>Lauren B. Carter<br>Director of College Counseling<br>Sidwell Friends School<br>3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW<br>Washington, DC 20016<br>202.537.8166<br> </p>