College Counseling 10

College Counseling hosts programs for all grade levels throughout the year. Topics include Financial Aid and Scholarship Planning, Discovering HBCUs, Navigating Collegiate Athletics and Recruiting, Standardized Testing, and The Admission Landscape, among others. Program information will be advertised in the College Counseling newsletter in Upper School News every two weeks and on the College Counseling Parent Portal in myRPCS.

Fall Semester
Standardized testing preparation will include a presentation prior to the PSAT, PSAT administration in October, an opportunity to take a practice ACT and a program to review PSAT score reports. 

Spring Semester
Students: Three C Block classes are devoted to early planning for the college process. Students are assigned to their primary college counselor and may schedule optional meet-and-greet meetings throughout the semester. As students continue to prepare for standardized testing, four introductory lessons are offered by Capital Educators tutors and students have the opportunity to take a practice ACT. Students considering participating in Varsity athletics at the college level may begin to work with the athletics department and college counseling department to start shaping their college search.
Parents: College Counselors host an evening program for sophomore parents/guardians to overview the services of the department and provide guidance on how to help their child begin college investigation.