College & Career Center (CCC)
Welcome to the College and Career Center (CCC), your access to an active resource center that works with Guidance to assist students and parents with their post high school plans.
We encourage you to take advantage of our up-to-date library and knowledgeable staff. Our library contains current comprehensive information on colleges, universities, art, music, culinary schools,military, and various other post graduate programs and opportunities. We invite parents and students to make an individual appointment to either begin or continue this process.
Fall is a very active time in the CCC. We host over 200 College Admission Representatives, who visit and provide valuable information and are usually the first readers of the student’s application. These sessions are open to all juniors and seniors and must be signed up for on Naviance. The list of all visiting colleges in on Naviance, as well as on some of the bulletin boards in the school.
During the Fall, Winter, and Spring we are very busy working with juniors and/or parents to personalize college searches and planning their visitation trips.
In the Spring we are a resource to seniors in their college decision making process.
Please don’t hesitate to call or email Randi Green for further information at randigreen@westonps.orgÂ
A sampling of other information available in the CCC:
- Computer college search program – Naviance
- College information which includes catalogues, view books, guides and interview sheets for all the colleges that have visited WHS.
- Testing information
- The Statistical Report for each graduating WHS class (GPA, test scores, intended majors, etc.)
- Books to assist in writing college essays and resumes
- Guide books and information for students with learning differences
- Contact information from the college representatives who have visited our school
- “Friends on Campus”- a listing of colleges and universities recent WHS graduates are now attending
- Scholarship and Financial Aid information and guides
- Summer Opportunities
- Community Service Opportunities
- Maps pinpointing college locations to aid in planning college visits
- Vocational and Technical Schools
- Military schools and careers
- 13th year/gap year – taking a year off information
- Job Bank Bulletin Board – a posting of various jobs
- Athletic Recruiting information
Friends on Campus
The CCC maintains a list of colleges Weston High School alumni are attending. This list is available to Weston High School students so that they may contact these alumni for information about their college experience.
The WHS Statistical Report
Many colleges do not publish the average GPA of admitted students, but when they evaluate an applicant, it is a very important criterion. The CCC maintains the “WHS Statistical Report”, which includes information about schools applied to; if admitted, deferred, or denied, GPA and test results for every graduating class. This will enable you to assess your chances of admission based on previous WHS students’ profiles.Â
THINKING OF TAKING A YEAR OFF AFTER GRADUATION?THIS TIME IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS:Â
GAP Year/Bridge YearÂ
P.G./Post Grad/13th Year Â
WHAT IS A GAP YEAR? VS. A POST GRADUATE (P.G.) YEAR?
A Gap Year is the period of time between high school graduation and college. There are two ways to approach a Gap Year!
- In Senior year, apply and get admitted to college and then ask to be deferred (Always check with the college to make sure they offer deferment).
- For Seniors who are not ready to apply to college and would benefit from a year of growth and development, a Gap Year program gives them an extra year before applying to college.
Please note: These Gap Year programs do not increase the academic achievement of the student’s high school transcript.
Many organizations exist to provide students with the opportunity for independence and self exploration. There are boundless opportunities to work, study, volunteer, and travel all over the globe.
A Gap Year can include participation in an organized program, internships, working in a field of interest, cultural immersion, community service, academic areas, music, art, theater, conservation, social issues, adventure, sailing and outdoor programs.
There are a variety of Gap Year Opportunities such as:
Travel                        Internships
Volunteer                  Study abroad
Work                         Sailing
Adventures                Conservation
Below is a sampling of programs offering formal Gap Year programs*:
Americorps                            Aspire
Carpe Diem                            CIEE
City Year                                Dynamy
Global Routes                       Leap Now
Where there be Dragons        NOLS
Outward Bound                   Sea/Mester
Rustic Pathways                     Brown Ledge
* this is just a partial list for more suggestions check the list that follows, or come into the CCC for information.
(These are not WHS endorsed).
A “P.G.” (Post Graduate) Year is technically a 13th year of high school.
Many boarding schools offer a program specifically designed for a 13th year of academic study. Students can use this year to develop classroom maturity and improve their GPA. This year can help a student regroup and focus his/her direction. This year can be a helpful transition between home and college.
Reps
College REPRESENTATIVE Visits
College REPRESENTATIVE Visits- All students must sign up electronically in Naviance at least 24 hours before the scheduled visit. If you sign up but can no longer attend, please cancel your registration so we can plan accordingly.
- Any student who will be missing a class must get their teacher’s permission at least 24 hours before the visit, have their teacher sign a College Rep Visit Pass (do not wait until the day of the visit to get their signature) and bring this pass to the visit. Students who have a class that period and arrive without a pass will be sent back to class.Â
- Passes are available in the School Counseling Office and students are encouraged to pick up a bunch of blank ones at the start of the school year to have on hand when they ask their teacher’s permission.
- Students who have a free period do not need a pass.
- This year, rep visits will be 30 minutes long and will take place during either the first or second half of a class period. Students attending visits during the first half of a class period will return to class when the visit is over and students attending visits during the second half of a period must go to the first half of their class.
New Information & Trends for Colleges
New Information and Trends Gathered from Visits in the CCC
Get insights on:
- Undergrad Enrollment Numbers
- GPA Ranges
- Campus Settings
- Popular majors
- Best known or most popular majors
- New/unique majors or programs
- Recent Changes
- Athletics
- Overlaps Schools
- Additional Information
The colleges in this list are organized alphabetically, use the tabs to find the college you’d like more information on.
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- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
- ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF
- ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE
- ALBRIGHT COLLEGE
- ALFRED UNIVERSITY
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
- ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF
B
- BARD COLLEGE
- BATES COLLEGE
- BECKER COLLEGE
- BENTLEY UNIVERSITY
- SUNY BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
- BOSTON COLLEGE
- BOSTON UNIVERSITY
- BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
- BRITISH COLUMBIA, UNIVERSITY OF -CANADA
- BROWN UNIVERSITY
- BRYANT UNIVERSITY
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY
C
- CABRINI COLLEGE
- CALDWELL UNIVERSITY
- CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN LUIS OBISPO
- CARLETON COLLEGE
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE
- CATAWBA COLLEGE
- CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
- CENTENARY UNIVERSITY
- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
- CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
- CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
- CHARLESTON, COLLEGE OF
- CLARK UNIVERSITY
- CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
- COLBY COLLEGE
- COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY
- COLORADO UNIVERSITY OF AT BOULDER
- COLORADO COLLEGE
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
- CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
- CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF
- CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF AT STAMFORD
- CURRY COLLEGE
D
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
- DAVIDSON COLLEGE
- DAYTON,UNIVERSITY OF
- DEAN COLLEGE
- DELAWARE, UNIVERSITY OF
- DENISON UNIVERSITY
- DENVER,UNIVERSITY OF
- DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY
- DICKINSON COLLEGE
- DOWLING COLLEGE
- DREW UNIVERSITY
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY
- DUKE UNIVERSITY
E
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
- ECKERD COLLEGE
- ELON UNIVERSITY
- EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
- EMERSON COLLEGE
- EMMANUEL COLLEGE
- EMORY UNIVERSITY
- ENDICOTT COLLEGE
F
- SUNY GENESEO, COLLEGE AT
- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
- GOUCHER COLLEGE
- GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
- GUILFORD COLLEGE
H
- HAMILTON COLLEGE
- HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE
- HARTFORD, UNIVERSITY OF
- HAVERFORD COLLEGE
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY
- HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
- HOLY CROSS, COLLEGE OF THE
I
- ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF, AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON
- IONA COLLEGE
- ITHACA COLLEGE
J
K
L
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
- LASELL COLLEGE
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
- LESLEY UNIVERSITY
- LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS
- LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
- LYNDON STATE UNIVERSITY
- LYNN UNIVERSITY
M
- MACALESTER COLLEGE
- MAINE COLLEGE OF ART
- MAINE, UNIVERSITY OF
- MANHATTAN COLLEGE
- MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
- MARIST COLLEGE
- MARY WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
- MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART
- MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
- MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
- MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH
- MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF, AMHERST
- MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF DARTMOUTH
- MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL
- MCGILL UNIVERSITY
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE
- MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD
- MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
- MITCHELL COLLEGE
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
- MONTSERRAT COLLEGE OF ART
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
- MOUNT IDA COLLEGE
- MOUNT SAINT VINCENT, COLLEGE OF
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
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R
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY
- REDLANDS, UNIVERSITY OF
- REGIS COLLEGE
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
- RHODE ISLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
- RICE UNIVERSITY
- RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF
- RIDER UNIVERSITY
- ROANOKE COLLEGE
- ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- ROCHESTER, UNIVERSITY OF
- ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY
S
- SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
- ST.ANDREWS, UNIVERSITY OF -SCOTLAND
- SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE
- SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
- ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
- ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE
- SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE ME
- SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY
- SAINT JOSEPH, UNIVERSITY OF
- ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY MADRID
- SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE
- SAINT ROSE, COLLEGE OF
- SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
- SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY
- SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
- SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
- SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
- SCRANTON, UNIVERSITY OF
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
- SKIDMORE COLLEGE
- SMITH COLLEGE
- SOUTH ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF
- SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF
- SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
- SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
- SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE
- SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
- STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- STEVENSON UNIVERSITY
- STONEHILL COLLEGE
- SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
- SUNY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
- SUNY ALBANY,UNIVERSITY OF
- SUNY COLLEGE AT GENESEO
- SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
W
- WAGNER COLLEGE
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY – ST. LOUIS
- WELLESLEY COLLEGE
- WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
- WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
- WHEATON COLLEGE IL
- WHEATON COLLEGE -MA
- WHEELOCK COLLEGE
- WHITMAN COLLEGE
- WILLIAM AND MARY, COLLEGE OF
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE
- WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF – MADISON
- WOOSTER , COLLEGE OF
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
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