Class of 2022: Young Women's Leadership Summit 2021

 

PLU announces Nurse and Educator Dependent Commitment

 Pacific Lutheran University has made an extraordinary commitment to the dependents of nurses and educators who chose to attend PLU by committing to covering at least 50% of the cost of tuition through PLU scholarships and grants. Here it is, direct from PLU:

"Greetings from PLU! I have exciting news to share about our new Nurse & Educator Dependent Commitment, which guarantees that at minimum half of the tuition of dependents of nurses and K-12 educators will be covered by PLU-funded scholarships and grants. 

The fields of nursing and education have been fundamental to PLU throughout our history, and preparing our students to serve their communities as thoughtful, highly-trained, and effective nurses and educators reflects our mission of service, leadership and care. This commitment to incoming first-year students who have a parent or legal guardian working as a nurse or K-12 educator is just one of the ways that we are continuously striving to honor our community and ensure that a PLU education is affordable and accessible. In fact, LendEDU recently ranked PLU the #1 college in Washington for financial aid, and #9 nationally. 

There is no separate application needed for students to be considered for the Nurse & Educator Dependent Commitment, as our free application for admission includes questions about the occupations of parents/guardians. Students do NOT need to major themselves in Education or Nursing to be eligible for this commitment. 

You'll find details about the Nurse & Educator Dependent Commitment here. I encourage you to share this email with your colleagues and the communities in which you work - we're excited to spread the news about this new resource for students."

Conducting a College Search in the Time of COVID-19

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 6:30PM – 7:30PM

 Join KCLS online to gain perspective on the current state of college admissions, including: conducting a college search, researching colleges, preparing to apply. Please register by 5pm on October 12 to get a Zoom link. If you haven't received the Zoom link by 5pm on October 13, please contact Carrie, clbowman@kcls.org.

World Language & Leadership with OneWorld Now

Registration for OneWorld Now's 2020-2021 Afterschool Program is NOW OPEN! This year, OWN has 3 tracks to choose from: the World Language Track - where you can study Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, or Russian two days a week and earn high school credit; the Leadership Track - where you can develop your personal, societal, cultural, and global awareness and build skills to enact positive social change (credit option pending); or BOTH, which is called the Global Citizen Track. The deadline to register is September 27th, but all classes will be capped at 17 students and are first-come, first-served. 

Detailed info about the 2020-2021 After-school Program

Video (1:39 min) that outlines the program

Interest Form, for students who are interested

Registration Form - Deadline September 27th

Contact Caitlyn Lamdin: caitlyn@oneworldnow.org

Flipping the question of Why Now? in college admission...

 There's an insightful article in Forbes that provides some ideas about how seniors can re-contextualize those plans, internships, and participations that have been upended by the changes wrought by the COVID19 pandemic. It's worth a read!

Why Now in College Admission?

AP Test Registration

 Gibson Ek student who plan to take AP exams in the 2020-2021 school year must first register for those tests through Issaquah High School at this link:

https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/issaquahhs/academics/assessment/ap-testing

Please note the following deadlines!

September 27th	Registered for College Board Class, Rosters will be checked by Teachers. (Does not apply for GEHS students)
October 4th	Registered for Total Registration and the amount of Exams Taken.
October 30th	Fully registered on both College Board and Total Registration. If not registered for this date, any registration after this point will incur a late fee.
November 15th	Must be Paid on Total Registration, otherwise exams will not be ordered.
March 11th	Last day to cancel or register late for AP Exams. There will be a $40 fee for this.

 

Coast to Coast College Tour

 

Admissions officers from Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, and Vanderbilt University invite you and your students to learn about our institutions, hear advice about the college search and application process, and get your questions answered.

Meant as a brief introduction to the signature aspects of each institution, we'll spend the bulk of our time sharing application advice, financial aid insights, and answering questions submitted by students in advance.

We appreciate you sharing this opportunity with your students if at all possible. You and your colleagues are certainly welcome to attend. The Coast to Coast group is planning on holding a set of counselor events this fall.

WHEN

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

5pm Pacific Time

Webinar link sent upon registration.

An RSVP is required.

Can't make it that evening?

Visit the Coast to Coast Tour website for a full list of programs.