CCRC Recommendations of the Week
Article: What Happened to Enrollment at Top Colleges After Affirmative Action Ended by Aatish Bhatia, Ben Blatt, Francesca Paris, Alicia Parlapiano and Eve Washington 16 January 2025
Podcast: Get Hired: Everything You Need to Know About LinkedIn Profiles 1 January 2024
FINANCIAL AID
FAFSA Support in other languages: https://studentaid.gov/apply-
uAspire Financial Aid Resources
Find links, virtual events, and information at https://www.uaspire.org/
The College Place services
The College Place, Connecticut is available to students in ALL grades. Students can sign up in less than 5 minutes. Students who are connected receive timely texts and emails, can text questions, may make appointments, and will get invitations to 30-minute College Knowledge info sessions on many topics.
COLLEGE
Save the Date! Junior College Night is Tues 2/25 at HVRHS 6:30pm
The Class of 2026 students and their families are invited to learn about the college search and application process from the HVRHS School Counseling Department and College Admissions Representatives. Email invitation to follow!
CT State Community College Website Merger
Following the merger of all 12 CT community colleges in July of 2023 to become CT State Community College, the websites of each individual college will cease to exist as of December 31, 2024, including the website of the former Northwestern CT Community College. Notice is posted online and the new website has the most up-to-date information https://ctstate.edu/.
Forms
Students can find forms for requesting recommendations on the School Counseling website.
UConn ECE Wallace Stevens Poetry Contest
This poetry contest for UConn Early College Experience students is now open! All students enrolled in at least one UConn course through the UConn ECE program for the 2024-2025 academic year are eligible. See submission guidelines and information online. Deadline: January 24, 2025.
CAREER
ASVAB Career Exploration Program Tues 2/4
10, 11, and 12th graders are eligible to sign up for this awesome, free Career Exploration test. It will be administered at the high school. To learn more about the test visit the ASVAB web page for parents. Students may sign up by seeing Mrs. Terni.
Summer Planning
Updated for 2025! A non-exhaustive guide to planning for summer programs including pre-college, travel, military, and more. This doc will be updated whenever I find a new and relevant opportunity. Students are always encouraged to come to the CCRC to chat about options or how to start.
HVRHS Online Job Board
When community members and businesses want to advertise opportunities, students are sent emails with each description and those descriptions are posted physically outside the CCRC and online. Students can always drop in to the CCRC for job search help or check out our Career Resources!