COLLEGE & CAREER
If you have any questions about opportunities listed in this section, please reach out to the Upper School Counselor Cierra Townson [email protected].
Upcoming College + Career Events
- Colleges will begin visiting Charlotte Lab School in November! Students can use Naviance to sign up for the visit(s):
- November 21st - Augustana College
- October 30th at 6:30pm - A virtual financial aid workshop for parents via Zoom with the College Foundation for North Carolina.
Meeting ID: 828 7801 8457
Passcode: 671806 - November 13th - Opportunity for Upper School students to visit an ImaginON Vocational Fair. Details TBA.
Career Preparation Programs
- The CPCC Apprenticeship2000 program for students 16 years and older with 2.8 GPAs is now open for students to express interest.
Pre-College Programs
- You can now access information about the Governor’s School summer residential program. Applications and recommendations are due to Cierra Townson by November 25.
- The UNCSA is accepting applications for its Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts high school programs until January 15th.
- The NCSSM is accepting applications for its high school program until January 15th.
College Application Resources
- All Financial Aid Resources will be added to this Scholarship/Grant Updates 24-25 spreadsheet.
- CommonApp opened applications for the 2024-25 school year on August 1.
- Common Black College Application for the 2024-25 school year are open. You only have to pay $20 to apply to 67 HBCUs.
- NC DPI and the UNC system launched NC College Connect in September. Eligible students received mail about setting up their application portal. Claim your spot!
- CFNC’s Free College Application Week is October 21-27. See participating colleges.
Testing Resources
- November 8 is the regular deadline to sign up for the ACT on December 14 and November 22 is the regular deadline to sign up for the SAT on December 7. If you believe you qualify for a test waiver, please discuss with the Upper School counselor or testing coordinator.
- All 10th and 11th grade students received ACT and SAT PrepScholar logins.