College Admissions Panel Resources & Other Upcoming Events

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We hope you all had a successful and easy week back from the winter break! It was so nice to see so many families logged in to the Virtual College Admissions Panels on Wednesday evening. The evening was incredibly informative, and we hope that you found the information valuable as many of you are embarking on the college application process! We'd appreciate your feedback (even if you were unable to attend, your input as to better times for scheduling this type of evening are helpful as we look ahead to next year) - please fill out this short survey with your thoughts!

As promised here are the recordings and some other resources: 

Additionally, we wanted to provide a few reminders about upcoming local events: 

  • Mansfield High School is hosting a Post-Secondary Planning Fair on Thursday, March 16th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Come learn about trade schools, community colleges, military, gap year programs, full-time job opportunities, transition services, and meet career representatives. More info is here .
  • MetroWest College and Career Fair will take place on Saturday, March 18th from 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. at Ashland High School. Meet representatives from over 100 colleges, universities, and gap-year options. Career professionals will also be available. More information is here.

Please let your counselor know if you have any questions!

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