Your High School Senior Year

Researching Your Options

What can I find out that will help me next year?

How can my research for a paper actually be useful?

First---after the graduation ceremony…

Then what???

Options after Graduation… going to four year college---ma and pa pay; living

on campus? Commuting? Going to college—I take out the loans Going to work Going to the military Taking a course or more in community college;

working part-time to full-time Travelling to “find myself” Taking online courses Enrolling in professional company/certification for a

specific degree Living off the parents and the land---loafing big

time…

Goals for This Month Keep up GPA---it still counts! Fill out applications---look up deadlines Find people to interview Find people for character

recommendations Generate “brag sheet” Treasure the moment; appreciate friends

and family Get a part-time job for early-release days

The Brag Sheet Work with your

parents Get one to the

counselor Include copy to

each teacher/coach employer when

asking for letters of recommendation

one page Parallelism Good headings Spelling/

capitalization All true---facts ONLY Years/months References

12 A--- The Brag Sheet---aka Resume Your GPA/Your SAT and ACT scores Your leadership roles Your experiences outside of school Your extra-curricular activities---sports,

music, drama, politics, religious activities, etc.

Your work ethic---job experience Your character—recommendations Your triumph over adversity Your connections

Character Recommendations Email/phone/or personally meet

with the potential recommender just to ask ahead of time— Would you be willing to write a recommendation for me????…

If yes, then prepare a packet of materials for him or her

What to Give Your Reference?

The name and address of the institution and a STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE

A typed BRAG SHEET A brief note thanking the person

AHEAD of time A note afterwards thanking him or

her

My College Guide http://

mycollegeguide.org/guru/16/understand_the_admissions_process

--some info on this site includes pointers on packing, picking classes, and planning

What is the Common App? https://

www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/FAQ.aspx

How to apply?How much does it cost?’How to do it online?How to recycle applications?

www. ecampustours.com— find out what the school looks out without the long trip

http://www.ecampustours.com/pages/SearchResults.aspx?state=VA

http://www.admiss.vt.edu/apply/freshman/dates_deadlines.php

http://admissions.gmu.edu/dates/

Videos that inform: WVU:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlDkGG_xRNs&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active ROTC:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEpDHfV7bw8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

NOVA:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwl96jQ_ze0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

VCU:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT9HPf_o34M&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

NYU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBJ6r23nU_U&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Not going to college? Working 9-5 Military Training programs Saving money---pitfalls

Resume http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/myc/p

dfs/teen_resume_guide.pdf http://www.theyouthcareercoach.com/up

loads/The_Youth_Career_Coach_Inc._Resume-Cover_Letter-References_Guide__Website__NFS.pdf