Our student-centered approach to college admissions requires that each student takes charge of this process. Our job is to guide, counsel, suggest and inform. But the student is ultimately responsible for all key decisions required to drive this process forward. 

In particular, students are responsible for determining the standardized tests required by the colleges they intend to apply to (SAT Reasoning Test, SAT Subject Tests and TOEFL iBT), signing up for the appropriate tests, and checking and meeting application deadlines.

The following downloads include the bragsheet (both in word and in pdf format), which is the student-produced document providing information essential to the College Counselor's preparation of the EABJM School Report; the protocol, which outlines the process of choosing teachers and obtaining the two required Teacher Evaluations; the Counseling Guidelines, a memento of things students must do; and the Common Application which can also be downloaded at Commonapp, a site that also has useful links to each college's specific additional application requirement such as additional college-specific essays.

For further questions, you may contact Mrs. Godard by e-mail at c.godard@eabjm.com

September

• Sign up for PSAT/NMSQT.

October

• Take the PSAT/NMSQT at EABJM.
• Attend College Day at EABJM.
• Register for the December SAT Italian test if you plan to take it (offered only in December).

December

• Take the December SAT Italian test if you registered.

January

• Attend the college admissions EABJM presentation.
• Receive results of PSAT/NMSQT.
• If American, get your social security number.

February

• Meet with the College Counselor, with your parents, to begin preparing a list of colleges.
• Register for the May SAT tests you intend to take.

April

• Register for the June SAT tests you intend to take.
• Take your foreign language test at this time if possible.
• Visit colleges during Spring Break, if not in person, make virtual visits.

May

• Take the SAT tests you signed up for.
• Ask 2-3 current teachers for letters of recommendation (download and follow the protocol) and ask that they submit their letters to the College Counselor before the summer holidays.

June

• Take the SAT tests you signed up for.
• Check with the College Counselor to ensure that your teachers have submitted their recommendations.

Summer

• Visit colleges, virtually or in person if you have not already done so.
• Take the TOEFL iBT exam if necessary.

September

• Make an appointment with the College Counselor and your parents to be sure that your list includes colleges appropriate to your academic and personal record.
• Sign up for the October SAT tests.
• Review your records with the College Counselor to ensure accuracy.
• Line up teachers' evaluations if you have not already done so.
• Sign up for the TOEFL iBT if required (see the College Counseling Office for registration bulletins).
• Make sure your SAT scores have been sent to the universities you are interested in (Score Choice is no longer an option).

October

• Attend College Day at EABJM to investigate further those colleges to which you might apply.
• Sign up for the November SAT tests (remember: language tests with listening are offered  only in November and you cannot take them standby!)
• Take the SAT tests and have scores sent to colleges on your list.
• Meet with the College Counselor to finalize your choices and submit your final bragsheet and the necessary forms from your applications.
• If applying for Early Action, send in your application now.
• Prepare applications for back-up schools.
• Sign up for the December SAT tests.

November

• Take the SAT tests and have scores sent to colleges on your list.
• If appropriate, obtain your Financial Aid Form or Family Financial Statement online or from the College Counseling Office.

December

• Take the SAT tests and have scores sent to colleges on your list.
• File your last college applications.
• Check that all test scores have been sent to the appropriate schools.
• If you applied for Early Action, you should have an answer by December 15th.