OutcomesWhere Should You Be Now?

Prep for Application Season:

● Letters of Recommendation● Application Types● Reviewing Assessments/College Essays● Application Timelines

Application Workshop

Upcoming Events/Questions

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covered buildings and majors in liberal arts, government,

Business, communications, fine arts, and engineering.

Where Should You Be Now?

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This local community college has an honors college where students earn priority consideration for transfer admissions into majors in the College of Letters and Sciences of highly competitive universities such as UCLA, University of Southern California, UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Pomona, Pepperdine, Chapman, and the University of Santa Clara.

Do Not Forget SFHS Counseling Website

All Counselor Presentations DocumentsResearch tools

Download are here!!

Researching Colleges

Make Matches That Matter!!

Who Cares?? Who Cares??

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Check out colleges visiting SFHS in your Family Connection portal.

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This Oregon public university features majors in theatre arts, forensic chemistry (CSI),criminology,hospitality and tourism management,and California students receive a WUE tuition discount.

Make a Reservation with a Teacher Now!

Next fall you will direct teacher to send letter to colleges selected.

What Teacher? What Class? This does not have to be a course where you have an A. grade.

Colleges prefer core subjects-jr year:

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❏ TIMING IS EVERYTHING

❏ FOLLOW UP IS CRUCIAL

❏ TEACHERS KNOW YOU HAVE TO ASK SOMEONE

❏ READ THE CUES.

Submit Teacher Recommendation Questionnaire

Teacher’s Preference on Deadline

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Teacher Recommendation QuestionnaireDownload and type responses:

Family Connection-Tasks Assigned to Me

Guidance and Counseling website under JUNIOR.

TRQ sent to your SFHS email TODAY.

Be Sure to Check “2 Letter College List”.

One or Two Teachers?

The SAME recommendation letter can be sent to all of the colleges that require a letter.

Do not be a letter HOG and ask multiple teachers to write for you.

The most amount of letters any college would require would be two, and there are some colleges that specify certain subject areas depending on the major you apply to.

Counselor Letter is Assured if…...

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Respond in “Surveys to Take”: 2017 Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire

CRQDress Rehearsal for UC

Prompts

Not Applying to UC?These questions reflect those

found on many college applications.

UC Pathways

● SAT/ACT w WRITING● 2 SAT Subject Test● Short Essays● Rec by Request

Essay Writing for College Applications

College Essay Help!!

Assessments to the Rescue

What do you care about?

What are your strengths?

How do you approach the world?

Look for themes that define you.

Assessments Describe Your Qualities and How You Deal with the World/Resume Shows Your Actions

“Do What Your Are” Resume

What would you expect this student’s resume and essay to be about?

Common App Registration

Common App Red Alert!!

DO NOT INVITE RECOMMENDERS THROUGH COMMON APP-SFHS IS A NAVIANCE/FAMILY CONNECTION SCHOOL

Open Your IPAD Go to browser and go to commonapp.orgUpper right hand corner-Log In-I am a STUDENT

Create an Account

Due Today

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Franklin Olin College

of Engineering, near Boston

Upcoming Events

CASE STUDIES APRIL 21-MITTY6:00 pm-followed by College Fair

COLLEGE FAIR MAY 5-MISSION COLLEGE

What To Do After Completing a Summer Course

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