Welcome to the Northside College Guidance blog. In an effort to provide families with up-to-date information in a practical way, I will use this space to pass along details regarding scholarships, open house opportunities, deadlines, college tours, summer experiences, and more! Check back often and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
The Silver Pen Writing Competition at The Charlotte Assisted Living is currently open to seniors! The due date for all applications and essays is Friday, February 11th, 2022.
We have received several applications already. Please remind students to pay close attention to the essay requirements, specifically the minimum 1000 count word for their essay.
Applications can be filled out online at https://silverpen-slc.com
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Students,
With fall underway, I thought I'd share a handful of my favorite college app resources, some of which you may not know about.
These will be especially useful if you happen to be oh I don't know working on college essays and applications right about now.
How to Write a Successful Common App Activities List: You get 10 spots and 150 characters to describe each of your extracurricular activities. How do you make the most of that space? This in-depth guide (with examples) may help.
How to Use the Additional Information Section: This is probably the most underutilized section of the application. Though optional, it provides an important opportunity for some students to provide context for their application.
The College Essay Guy YouTube Channel: I've spent a ton of time the last 9 months recording tons of new videos, from my full guide to the "Why Us?" essay, tips on the UC personal insight questions, to reviewing some of my favorite essay examples of all time. Subscribe if you'd like to get notified; I publish a new video each week.
The Dangers of Getting Personal Statement Feedback From Too Many People: A helpful lesson from Pete the Cat.
How to Write a Super Essay by Combining Essay Prompts: If you're writing separate essays for all your supplemental essays, this one's for you. Write better essays and save hours drafting by finding opportunities for overlap among your college essay prompts.
The College Application Hub: Okay, I lied. I had a few more resources come to mind that I wanted to share as I wrote this email, so here's my College Application Hub, which has pretty much all the things, organized by category.
Ethan
The College Essay Guy
15- Xavier University
22 - Grand Canyon University
23- University of South Carolina
29- Columbia International University
October
7- Regent University
20 - US Navy
21- North Carolina State University
28- Randolph College
November
3 - NC Central University
10- Belmont Abbey College
17 - Anderson University
FIRST Robotics Community High School (team 4290) is currently looking for new students. Here is a link to our team open house flyer: https://tinyurl.com/ccy32ffb. Bots on Wheels would greatly appreciate if you would post/share this flyer with any 9th through 12th graders.
Bots on Wheels is a Charlotte based community robotics team available to any 9th through 12th graders in the greater Charlotte area. Students plan, design, program and build their competition robot with the help of their adult mentors. We are also actively involved in STEM related community service projects within our community.
We would love for your interested students and their parents to join us on September 14th at our meeting place: 900 Pressley Road in Charlotte from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM to find out more about our team, meet our students, mentors and robot, Obi Wheel Kenobi.
Let us know what questions you have about BOW by contacting me via email: svtriana0831@gmail.com or the team’s lead co-mentor, Cindy Carlson via phone: 704-649-2460 or via e-mail: BOWCommunityRobotics@gmail.com
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Sincerely,
Silvia Triana,
Parent/Mentor Bots on Wheels (BOW) Community Robotics Team 4290
980-253-7557 (cell)
The City of Charlotte's Youth Programs provides 16-24-year old residents with the opportunity to participate in career readiness training free of charge. This virtual experience covers job readiness, interview preparation and essential skills.
This training is the first required step an interested student must take in order to pursue Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP) eligibility. You must register to participate! To attend Job & Career Readiness Training, students must: -Be 16 on or before April 15, 2022 -Be enrolled as a current student in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools or reside in the City of Charlotte -Be available on the date that is specified for your school -Register at the following link: https://myep.classe365.com/form/view/JCRTregistration The Job & Career Readiness Training is also offered on three Saturdays to the larger community: non-CMS students and CMS students who could not attend their school's training date. To attend a Community Job & Career Readiness Training, students must be available on one of the following dates from 9:00am – 1:00pm for live training: -Saturday October 30th -Saturday November 6th -Saturday November 13th Register at the following link: https://myep.classe365.com/form/view/JCRTregistration
Charlotte Christian is holding their annual Christian College Fair on September 27th from 6-8 p.m.
There is no cost for this event and it's best to register before you arrive. Registering for the Christian College Fair is easy using a smart phone.
Charlotte Christian School
7301 Sardis Road | Charlotte, NC 28270
STEM Pre-College Program UNCC
Sent on behalf of Dr. Shagufta Raja
Greetings,
Hope this email finds you well and safe. The STEM Pre-College Program is currently enrolling students for the 2021 Fall Saturday Academy Program and we are pleased to announce our Fall semester will be in-person on UNC Campus. The program provides students in 5th – 12th grades with resources, learning opportunities and various activities in math, science, technology, engineering, writing techniques and more. These wonderful activities are supported by our qualified instructional staff and by our Program Director, Dr. Shagufta Raja.
This Program is a collaborative effort between UNC Charlotte and the Center for STEM Education which offers enrichment opportunities to students who are planning to pursue a career in math, science or engineering. Students who wish to enroll will need to fill out the online application form available on our website.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions by replying to this email stem-precollege@uncc.edu or browse our website http://www.cstem.uncc.edu/ where you will find more information.
Best,
STEM Pre-College Program
THE DIME PROGRAM is a free six-week immersion program that allows high school minority students the opportunity to compete (and profit) in an exciting stock market game while also learning about the capital market system. A virtual open house will be held for interested students and their parents on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Please click on the link below for information on this program and to register.
