SAT preparation courses with Valdo Academics
We are pleased to inform you that the discount for the SAT preparation courses with Valdo Academics has been extended. You can benefit from a 10% discount on the remaining seats that you can book from the SAT page on Valdo website, by using the code hfarmstudents25.
For further details on the SAT test, what institutions require it, cost, timeline and what it includes please refer to this document.
We kindly remind the students that it is strategic to aim at the March and August SAT test sessions and to exclude the May and June sessions which clash with the end of year DP1 exams, considered the preliminary predicted grades – of paramount importance for university applications!
For the full list of SAT test dates please refer to the College Board website.
Coffee Mornings for DP1 Parents
Dear DP1 Families,
As we begin the guidance counselling journey with the class of 2026, we would like to highlight a few important events coming up.
The Guidance Department, Mrs Mocanu and Head of DP, Mrs Casagrande will be available to meet with parents in small groups at the following times:
- Wednesday February 19th at 9 AM – 10:30 AM coffee morning in DP
- Wednesday February 26th at 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM online at https://h-farm.webex.com/meet/cristina.mocanu
- Wednesday March 19th at 9 AM – 10:30 AM coffee morning in DP
- Wednesday March 26th at 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM online at https://h-farm.webex.com/meet/cristina.mocanu
- Wednesday April 16th at 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM online at https://h-farm.webex.com/meet/cristina.mocanu
- Wednesday May 7th at 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM coffee morning in DP
During these meetings, we will be sharing with you the work we are doing with your students in class, discuss strategies to support their research and preparation, and answer questions you may have about specific programs.
Kind regards,
Mrs Mocanu
Guidance Department Sessions offered so far school year 2024-25:
- St. John’s University New York, presentation here and recording here
- King’s College London, recording here
- College Application Workshop on College Essay Writing (US vs UK), recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- University Admission Tests, presentation here and recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics. For SAT diagnostic: https://www.valdoacademics.it/en/satdiagnostic and Password: valdodiscovery
- Luiss University, presentation here and recording here
- The Netherlands: Best Value for Money in Europe? Study Locations and Methods, recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- Personal Essays Live Review Session, recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), recording here
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, recording here
- American University of Rome, presentation here and recording here
- Royal Holloway, recording here
- LEINN International, recording here
- US Financial Aid for International Students, recording, courtesy of Kristen Allen, Director of University Counselling at The Global College in Madrid featuring case studies of student profiles and Jonathan Hughes, Associate Director of College Planning and Content Creating at Massachusetts Educational Financial Authority (MEFA)
- EDHEC Business School, recording here
- Trinity College Hartford US & Goucher College US flyer here, joint recording session here
- Erasmus University Rotterdam, recording here
- Forward College, recording here
- H-College Bachelors Degrees, Bachelor Digital Management in partnership with Ca’Foscari Admissions and Bachelors in partnership with University of Chichester Admissions
- Grenoble Ecole de Management, recording here
- University Colleges Netherlands, recording here
- ie University, presentation here & recording here