Updates from Counseling for the week of 9/23/24 through 9/27/24

Week of 9/23/24 through 9/27/24

This week counselors were busy hosting college visits and meeting individually with seniors to help them with college applications. October is Michigan College Application month and many colleges waive their application fees. The Michigan College Access Network  just released the fee waiver list for 2024 - click here: Michigan College Month Scroll to the bottom and click on this link: Download resources about admission fee waivers for Michigan College Month and the whole year →

Counselors have started small group meetings with Freshmen about the high school experience and advice from seniors.

All juniors will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifier Test) on October 24th, at no cost to them. Click here for more information about standardized testing: https://chs.chelseaschools.org/counseling-office/standardized-testing

Click here for more information about how to prepare for the SAT or the PSAT: https://chs.chelseaschools.org/counseling-office/junior-class-information/sat-test-prep

Financial Aid Night will take place on Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m.  It will be held in the CHS auditorium.  A U of M Office of Financial Aid representative will be presenting.

The following colleges are visiting CHS next week:

• Northern Michigan University 10/1 8:00 am

• Spring Arbor University 10/1 9:20 am 

Students register for visits through their Naviance account. Once students register, they will receive a pass on the morning of the visit.

Our DBT group and Peer 2 Peer group met this week in the counseling office.

 We continue to support students who are experiencing mental health crises and to help parents and students with academic concerns.