College Counseling
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As a top college prep school in Connecticut for boys, we thoughtfully guide our students to identify and facilitate the right higher learning match.
An Avon student begins his college counseling process during sophomore year – setting expectations and goals early. By senior year, he is prepared to take the lead on this leg of his journey to adulthood. As a result, our students attend some of the world’s finest colleges and universities and go on to become highly successful during their post-secondary careers.
Timeline and Process | FAFSA |
College Counselors | Standardized Testing |
Resources
- SCOIR
- An Introduction to SCOIR for Parents
- College Financial Planning Webinars *
- Subscribe to College Counseling Calendar
- Download School Profile
* Please send an email to college counseling for the password.
Our Three Fundamental Beliefs
- Our role is to find and facilitate good matches between our students and institutions of higher learning.
We want graduates of our boys college prep high school in Connecticut to matriculate to colleges and universities where they will be challenged and successful academically, and where they will find the setting, the extracurricular offerings, and the campus culture both welcoming and broadening.
- The college admission process itself offers students a very positive growth experience.
To be successful, a student must engage in serious self-assessment; he must come to understand his own strengths and weaknesses, his own values, and his own likes and dislikes.
- It is essential that the student himself play the principal role in the college selection and admission process.
Parents provide guidance, emotional support, and the physical and financial means to visit and apply to colleges. Counselors provide guidance, information, and support in the actual process of applying (counselors also act as advocates for our students, making sure college admission officers understand our school and read our students accurately).
It is the student, however, who must take the lead in most aspects of the process: researching and visiting colleges, deciding where to apply, completing applications, requesting teacher recommendations, establishing and maintaining contact with athletic coaches or other inside advocates, and, finally, deciding where to enroll.
College Planning Timeline
Please select the appropriate year below:
Freshmen |
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Become a Man of AvonWelcome to Avon! The best advice the college office can give you right now is to engage fully in all that Avon has to offer.
Thinking ahead academically - “How do I get there from here?”
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Sophomores |
Aspire and PersevereNow it’s time to push yourself in and out of the classroom. What can you do better, more deeply, and with greater engagement?
Academically - “Am I where I want to be and heading where I want to go?”
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Juniors |
Strike the Drumhead!Now is when you must be active and intentional in thinking about what’s after Avon. Fall:
Winter:
Spring:
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Seniors |
Fly the Banner!You are the leaders of the school. That comes with privilege and responsibility. Model for the juniors how to go through this process. Completing the College Process:
Beyond the College Process:
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Get ready to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) early in January. The FAFSA is the paperwork step necessary to access federal student aid including the Pell Grant and federal student loans. No matter what your family's economic situation currently is, you are always eligible for federal student or parent loans, so don't put it off. Also, many scholarships are now requiring that a FAFSA be filed.
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It's usually advantageous to get the FAFSA filed as early in the year as possible - gives you more time to consider your options. But, you have to have at least an estimate of your family's previous year's taxes. The earlier you get things in order for this process, the better. The student and parents should both have a PIN (personal identification number) to complete the FAFSA online. If you don't already have one, now is the time to apply at: www.pin.ed.gov. When you are ready to fill out the FAFSA be sure to use the site: www.fafsa.ed.gov. Remember, it is a free form - don't go to sites where you have to pay to fill out the form. Submitted by: Frances Campbell |
“Our son had all the information and guidance he needed every step of the way, including formulating a list of schools, fulfilling application requirements and meeting deadlines. We had a great degree of confidence in the advice our son was given, and were always able to get prompt answers to our questions and concerns."
PAUL AND ANGELA DIGIOVANNI
PARENTS
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