College Counseling

This is an exciting time in the world of College Counseling! Our seniors have been busy working on all of their college applications and meeting the upcoming deadlines, and some very early responses have already come through. Congratulations to Jordyn Gelb (Indiana University), Brett Cohen (Indiana University), Sarah Fleischman (University of Iowa) and Cayla Horowitz (University of Central Florida) on their first college acceptances!

Last night we held a very successful Junior College Night where our students and parents learned all about what colleges are looking for, how to decipher the ACT/SAT exams and choose what to take, and they were introduced to Naviance Family Connection, our exceedingly valuable web-based college advising database and program.

Visiting college campuses is invaluable in the college search and application process so earlier this semester, a number of juniors and seniors participated in a Rosenblatt High School sponsored overnight trip to experience the campuses of Florida State University and University of Florida. We toured the campuses, enjoyed meals and learned about Jewish life and opportunities on campus. Our DKJA alumni at both schools joined us and shared their personal stories of college life.

A rainy day at "The Swamp" -- UF's football stadium

Rosenblatt HS Juniors and Seniors at FSU

While visiting campus is the best opportunity, it is also valuable to learn about colleges in other ways. Therefore, over the course of the semester, we have had a number of colleges visit RHS to meet with our students and share information about their unique programs, and more are still scheduled. Our visitors represent the following colleges and programs:

Florida State University
Young Judea
Boston University
Clark University
Florida Gulf Coast University
University of Central Florida
Brandeis University
Jewish Theological Seminary/List College
Sarah Lawrence
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
New College of Florida
University of South Florida
Northeastern University
UMASS Amherst
Eckerd College
NYU
Technion, Israel

Last but not least, we are looking forward to working with sophomores and even freshmen later this school year. Every student at Rosenblatt High School will benefit from our four-year college counseling program!

For more information, please contact Jacqueline Rockman, Director of College Counseling, with any questions at rockmanj@dkja.net.