The Counseling Corner The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School The Ben Lipson Hillel Community High School
November/December 2011 Cheshvan/Kislev 5772 The Juda and Maria Diener Elementary School The Henrietta Scheck Middle School
From the College Counseling Office
The Importance of the College Visit
This spring, all students in the College Readiness course will be taking college visits to a wide range of universities. College visits are an integral and important part of the college application process because they allow students to learn about a campus, get a feel for the environment, and help them begin to make more informed choices when creating their college list. To encourage our students to see varying schools from large, public state universities to small private colleges - Hillel’s college counselors will take the junior class on a few one-day college visits followed by a more comprehensive three-day trip to central and western Florida. Students will tour the campuses and then meet current students who will share personal experiences. The counselors will also coordinate visits to campus Hillel programs at each school so students may be exposed to the importance of Jewish life in college.