office closed
February ACT registration deadline
c/o 2025 ss advisor email + mailing sent
c/o 2025 advisor app opens
office closed
WS/FCS school holiday - all schools
MLK, Jr Day service event
begin releasing c/o '25 advisee lists to advising team
staff advisor
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Junior Events
Senior Events
Advisor Deadlines
Miscellaneous
National Counselors Appreciation week
spring semester class schedules arrive this week
fall transcript record reports arrive this week
ACT prep email #2: testtaking strategies
CN 1 Meeting Outline FREE ACT Test Prep
NACAC virtual college fair
ACT prep email #3: test-taking strategies cont’d
FREE ACT test prep (E & R)
staff advisor team meeting
CN 1 advising period begins
FREE ACT test prep (M & S)
ACT prep email #4: preparation for test day
ACT prep email #5: encouragement the day before ACT exam @ school except @ E+MC
day to appeal Q1+2 OSS CN 5+6 advisor
c/o 2025 advisor app closes staff advisor contact tracking due c/o
staff advisor assignment confirmation emails sent
E+MC no school
finish releasing initial c/o '25 advisee lists to staff advisors
CN 1 email to c/o '25 active advisors
ACT test date
staff advisor timecards due
staff advisor team meeting
CN 2 email to c/o 2025 advisors make up TLS
c/o 2025 t-shirt distribution begins IB exams begin junior newsletter
staff adv contact tracking report due
CFNC’s virtual career fair
May digital SAT registration deadline virtual TLS
advisor
adv contact tracking report
Junior
Senior
Advisor Deadlines
Miscellaneous
Book Review Academy Option c/o 2025 are considered juniors until July 1, 2024
No conference notes are due in June + July. Advisors are encouraged to communicate with their advisees and to follow the rising senior summer outline: For College Pathway or For Life Pathway The Class of 2025 officially become Crosby Scholars seniors on July 1!
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WSFCS 1st day of school
CN3 advisor training (postponed) Open House for most WSFCS common app opens senior newsletter
campus visit: Elon + Guilford CrosbyConnect training
CN 3 advising period begins
event
August SAT + ACT registration deadline
NCLA 1st day of school
email weekly email
Financial Aid newsletter
staff team meeting book review academy ends
CN3 advisor training class schedules arrive staff advisor timecards due Crosby Scholars scholarship pathways released c/o ‘25
staff contact tracking report due college funding 101 academy
CSS Profile list of participating schools + programs Crosby Scholars Scholarship Pathways
CN 4 For College Pathway meeting outline CN 4 For Life Pathway Meeting outline
NACAC virtual college fair
Carolina Classic Fair closes
CN 4 training
UNC System Virtual OH @ ECSU, NCSU, NCA&T, UNCA
CN 4 advising period begins
CSS Profile opens small group advising at Title 1 schools fall meetings one begin
newsletter
UNC System Virtual OH @ NCCU, UNCC, UNCP, UNC
UNC System Virtual OH @ ASU, ECU, FSU, UNCSA
schools closed weekly email
UNC System Virtual OH @ UNC CH, UNCW, WCU, WSSU Piedmont Opera - cultural awareness scholarship
Forsyth County college fair
Carolina Classic Fair opens
college visits: UNCC + UNCG
staff advisor timecards due
Community Service deadline: January 31
Many regular decision and ED II deadlines are in early January.
CN 5 meeting outlines FCP I FLP
CN 1 meeting outlines FCP I FLP Questions? contact us at advising@crosbyscholars org
CN 5 advising period begins
CN 1 advising period begins
begin releasing c/o '26 advisee assignments
CN 5 email
CN 1 email
closed weekly email weekly email
c/o 2026 info sheets distributed to advisors
c/o 2026 ss advisor mailing sent
financial aid newsletter
class schedules arrive fall semester transcript record reports arrive
CN 5 + 6 training
c/o 2026 ss advisor email sent community service deadline
staff advisor timecards due
CN 1 training
staff adv contact tracking report due
Senior
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month
Awareness webinar series
scholarship deadline #1
CFNC’s How to Pay for College Understanding Financial Aid
CFNC’s NC State Aid
essay coaching service ends National School Counseling Week Intro to W-S Foundation’s Scholarships webinar Intro to Thurgood Marshall College Fund webinar
CFNC’s FAFSA Walkthrough
TLS in-person session
virtual session TLS virtual session
Mental Health Panel NACAC virtual college fair Show Your Love financial aid newsletter
CFNC’s Evaluating Financial Aid Offer Letters
advisor timecards due
Conference
(FLP)