To the student:
As you may know, junior year is when most students start thinking about whether they want to go to college, and where they might like to go. While you are participating in the HMI Semester, you will need to continue with the college counseling process. In order to facilitate this process, we would like you to make an appointment with your college counselor before you come to Colorado. Please meet with your counselor to fill out this form together. This is especially important for spring semester students.

To the College Counselor:
Your student is planning to attend the High Mountain Institute Semester during the fall or spring of their junior year. The HMI Semester is a 17-week program that emphasizes rigorous academics and advanced wilderness skills in a small community setting and on several wilderness expeditions. While participating in the semester, students are required to take our Ethics of the Natural World: Practices and Principles course, Natural Science and English courses. Students must take an additional two or three classes and may choose from U.S. History or AP® U.S. History, Spanish, or Math (different levels of Algebra II, Precalculus, and Calculus).

Please spend a few minutes with the student filling out the following form before they leave for HMI so that you and the student know what to expect. We also encourage the students in the Fall Semester to take the PSAT exam at HMI, and in the Spring Semester to take the SAT exam at HMI and any AP exams for which they are prepared. Students in the Spring Semester leave Leadville in time to take the SAT subject tests at home in June. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Aimee Goldstein at agoldstein@hminet.org.

**During the spring semester, we have several college counselors visit our campus. During that time, students are encouraged to meet with one of the counselors to start generating a preliminary list of colleges to consider. Once our counselors have generated an initial list, we will send you a copy for your files. If you are interested in being one of the visiting college counselors, send an email to Aimee Goldstein, Administrative Assistant and Registrar for the HMI Semester, at agoldstein@hminet.org.