Subject: Message from the College Counseling Office - November 20, 2018
From: "Patrick Gallagher" <[email-masked]>
To: "''" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 20:27:57 +0000

Dear Seniors,

We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving break where you enjoy time with your loved ones.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year as it was meant to be and can be simple - no expectations of gift giving, no buildup, no lists of obligations or shopping. It should also be a time of no "college talk."

·       "Thanksgiving - It is gratitude - turning what we have into being enough"
One of my colleagues at Georgia Tech, Rick Clark, spoke to his take on Thanksgiving and high school seniors  on his blog yesterday. I thought it would be nice to share with you, so here is the link<http://pwp.gatech.edu/admission-blog/> if you are interested.

Some important information the CCO would like to share with you:

·        Here is the link<http://prezi.com/tda6hdbib4sm/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy> to the Prezi presentation from last week's college workshop.

·        December 3: Students must write in the log book all schools for regular decision. As noted in the last week's college workshop, December 3 is the deadline but students have flexibility to make small changes to the list as needed through December 28 (which can help as students receive news regarding early applications in mid-December). Please make sure to communicate this deadline, along with its flexibility, to your parents.

·        December 19: This is the last day that students can submit essays for a January 1/15 deadline that the CCO can guarantee will be reviewed.

Please note the CCO is closed until Monday, November 26 and all phone voice mails and emails will be returned at that time.

Have a great Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving break.

Patrick Gallagher, Emily Thigpen and Adam Ortiz

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