Getting to Know Your Students

By Heather Dondis and Ivanna CrippaACCI July 2015

Through Conversation

Individual MeetingsParent MeetingsGroup MeetingMock Interviews

Through Observation

Visiting ClassroomsLunch in the Cafeteria

Visibility in Student HangoutsAttending School EventsClub/Class Sponsorship

Community ServiceField Trips

Sitting in on College Visits

Through Writing

Student QuestionnairesEssay Assignments

College Short AnswersResumes

Goals and SuccessesTeacher Recommendation

Request Sheet

Through Surveys

Do What You Are/Myers BriggsCollege Search

Engines/PreferencesLearning Style Inventories

Through Others

Parent Questionnaires/Brag SheetsPeer Review/Peer Recommendations

Teacher QuestionnairesTeacher Comments on Report Cards

Teacher ConversationsAdministrator Conversations

Resources

College Match by Steven AntonoffCollege Websites

Common Application SupplementsNaviance

College Board