Gatecrashers and College Counseling Programs

Test Prep Workshops
This three-session test prep workshop will prepare students for March-June testing of the ACT and SAT.
El Pomar Academic Center
Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Three-day session; $175 for CSS students; $200 for non-CSS students
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Standardized Testing Seminars
Sunday, September 6 & Sunday, September 20, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Louisa Performing Arts Center
This presentation is for freshmen - junior students and parents to understand the school's philosophy for standardized testing, how to choose the test of your strength, and how to interpret your evaluation and results. Open to Freshman - Junior students and parents. For more information, contact Rusty Haynes, College Counselor, at 719-434-3573, or email him at rhaynes@css.org.

College Application Seminar
Sunday, August 23 & Sunday, September 13, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Louisa Performing Arts Center
This presentation is designed to outline all the components of the upcoming college application process. Open to Senior students and parents. For more information, contact Rusty Haynes, College Counselor, at 719-343-3573, or email him at rhaynes@css.org.

Test Prep Workshops
This two-day test prep workshop will prepare students for fall testing of the PSAT/NMSQT and ACT and SAT.
Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 12:00-4:00 p.m.
(both PSAT and SAT/ACT)
El Pomar Academic Center
Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:00-3:00 p.m. (PSAT juniors)
Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:00-4:00 p.m. (SAT seniors)
Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:00-5:00 p.m. (ACT seniors)
El Pomar Academic Center
2-day PSAT/NMSQT: $100 for CSS students; $125 for non-CSS students
2-day SAT/ACT: $150 for CSS students; $175 for non-CSS students
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College Fairs
CSS College Mini Fair
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 10:00 a.m. - noon
Click here for a list of those colleges who will participate in the fair.
The Colorado Springs School campus

Fountain Valley College Fair
Monday, October 5, 2009 - afternoon
Fountain Valley School campus

Gatecrashers: Opening the Doors to College Admissions

Colleges That Change Lives
Speaker: Seth Allen, Grinnell College
Director of Admission and Financial Aid
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
Louisa Performing Arts Center

A Guide To College Choices for the Performing & Visual Arts
Speakers: Kevin Buck, Director of Enrollment Management and Outreach for the School of Arts and Architecture at UCLA and Ed Schoenburg, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 7:00 p.m.
Louisa Performing Arts Center

Breaking Away to College: A Family Survival Guide
Speaker: Peter Van Buskirk, CEO of The Admission Game
Former Dean of Admission at Franklin and Marshall College
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 7:00 p.m.
Maytag Cafeteria