10/27 Agenda

1. Complete resume draft. Be sure to share with Willa on google docs.

2. Review sample college essay, discuss elements of a strong essay, and begin to brainstorm ideas for personal essays. Begin essay 1. Everyone must have decided on an essay topic and have started typing it to share by next Satruday, Nov. 3

Common Topics for College Essays (250-500 words)

• Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
• Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
•  Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
• Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
• A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
• Topic of your choice.

10/20 Agenda

1. Completed list of 6-8 schools, including reason for each school choice, due to Willa via google doc by the end of class. 

• Be sure each school is labeled as safety (approx. 3 schools), target (approx. 2 schools) or reach (approx. 1 school). See 9/29 agenda for definitions of these terms. 
• Look in the "applying" tab for all schools to see how your gpa and test scores match up (check out the "What is my GPA tab?" under General College Resources on this blog). 
• Be sure all of your school choices are also in the "My Colleges" section of your College Board account. 
• From this list we will determine which make sense for you to submit applications.

2. As you search schools, contact each school of interest to request information (there is usually an online link for this). Complete "College Profile" worksheet for all schools and turn in to Willa.

3. Resumes! We will review a few sample resumes and discuss their strengths and weaknesses, then each student will complete their own resume....on google docs of course!

10/13 Agenda

1. Complete Student Profile (see 9/29 agenda for details). I will edit these once they are completed. 

2. Submit completed list of 6-8 schools, including reason for each school choice, to Willa via google doc by the end of class. Be sure each school is labeled as safety, target or reach (see 9/29 agenda for definitions of these terms). Be sure all of your school choices are also in the "My Colleges" section of your College Board account. From this list we will determine which make sense for you to submit applications.

3. As you search schools, contact each school of interest to request information (there is usually an online link for this). Complete "College Profile" worksheet for all schools and turn in to Willa.