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Senior Advisory 9/11/2014

Senior Advisory 9/11/2014. The Final Lap: Planning for the Future. Evening School Registration. Registration open now Sign up in the Counseling Office Classes start 9/23, end 12/16 Monday-Tuesday only 3.30-6.30 pm. ‘Like’ AHS Seniors!. www.facebook.com/amundsenhighschoolseniors

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Senior Advisory 9/11/2014

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  1. Senior Advisory 9/11/2014 The Final Lap: Planning for the Future

  2. Evening School Registration • Registration open now • Sign up in the Counseling Office • Classes start 9/23, end 12/16 • Monday-Tuesday only • 3.30-6.30 pm

  3. ‘Like’ AHS Seniors! • www.facebook.com/amundsenhighschoolseniors • Scholarship updates • Internship and job opportunities • College open houses • Photos • Senior to-do list….speaking of which…

  4. Senior to-do list—what’s coming up? • 1st assignment – BRAG Sheets due 9/20 • Senior Parent Night & Contracts 9/24 • 6.30-8.00 • Individual Planning Meetings • Goal: Talk with ALL Seniors by 10/4 • Also due 10/4: Your list of 3 schools and/or training programs to apply to by 11/25 • Personal Statement due 10/25 (more on that in a sec..)

  5. Applying is a 5-step process • 1. Apply! • 2. Request an official transcript • Must be done via www.parchment.com • Create an account –write down your login ID and password!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • 3. Contact Ms. Chinchilla to send your ACT score and fee waiver • 4. Complete supplemental documents as necessary • Example: counselor and teacher recommendations, personal statements

  6. What’s Your Story? • Creating the Personal Statement is not something to do on a whim • Why it’s necessary? • When should you do it? • How do you get started? • Resources: • www.facebook.com/amundsenhighschoolseniors • Amundsenhs.org Senior To-do list page • www.commonapp.org

  7. www.commonapp.org • Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. • Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? • Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again? • Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? • Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

  8. 10 Tips for Personal Statements: • Be creative and imaginative in the opening remarks, use imagery and clear, vivid prose. Spend the most time on your introduction • Tell the reader something that no other applicant will be able to say (what’s unique or distinctive about you) • *Be yourself, not the ‘ideal’ applicant • Give the reader an idea of what drives you • *Briefly explain if you have had any gaps in your GPA or grades, this is the time to tell your story • Narrow focus to one or two key themes, ideas or experiences • *Focus on the positive, i.e. if you include a hardship make sure you explain how it made you stronger, etc. • *Read samples of good personal essays • Use readable fonts and conventional spacing and margins • *Proofread carefully and have at least 2 other people to proofread for you (English teacher, counselor, etc.)

  9. 10 Things to Avoid: • *Do not prepare generic statements • Do not underestimate the attention that the reader gives to your personal statement • Do not over elaborate, get to the point • Do not give a recitation of your experience, but rather an evaluation of what effect that experience had on you • *Do not start your statement of with “I”, be creative • Avoid repeating information that is already answered on the application • Do not complain or whine about your circumstances • *Do not discuss your minority status or disadvantaged background unless you have a compelling and unique story that relates to that (how did you grow or learn from it) • Do not discuss controversial issues • *Do not use boring clichéd introductions and conclusions and whatever you do, do not plagiarize!!

  10. Good vs. Bad Introduction • Good Example – • For anyone who has ever been passionate about being the best at something, whether it is athletics, music, art, theatre or any number of other endeavors, it is painful to come face to face with someone who is more talented. I have lived this experience in high school basketball. • Bad Example – • To Whom It May Concern: I am interested in Illinois State University. I was glad to read that you, like me, know that student motivation and academic preparation are not fully revealed by a student’s high school transcript or by standardized tests.

  11. Remember… • Edit • Edit • Edit again! • Don’t send your personal statement to a school without having at least 2 different people read it!

  12. BAG Reports

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