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Unit Overview
Quick write
 Purpose
 To outline tasks that needed to be completed for the
college admissions process
 Activities
 Overview of senior year tasks
 Application Process
 GPA Calculator
 H.S. transcript review
 Summer Priorities
 Imagine yourself as a senior getting ready to apply for
college. What tasks do you need to complete? Discuss
your level of preparedness.
Task
Deadline
1.) Prepare
Test Scores
Admissions Essay
Transcripts
List of schools
Application money or waivers
Recommendation letters
Deadline Oct. 1
2.) Applications:
7 schools total
Have a good mix.
CSU’s, Cal States, Private, Out of state
Application Fees/Waivers
Deadline Nov. 1
Task
Deadline
3.) Testing
Re-take SAT, ACT or Subject Tests
Deadline Dec. 1
4.) FAFSA / GPA Verification
Jan 1- March 2
Late May- April 1
5.) Acceptance /Denial Letters
a.) What’s included in the letter
Denial or acceptance
Financial Aid Award Letters
Verification
Housing Requirements
National Reply Date is May 1.
b.) May 1, 2009
Task
Deadline
6.) Final Transcripts
Send your final transcripts as soon as
they’re available to your college.
June 30
7.) Placement Tests
Take your English and Math Placement
tests.
This tells the school what level of
classes you can register for (remedial or
freshman level.
July
8.) Meet with your Advisor
Schedule your classes, get to know your
department
 Think of the list of tasks you must accomplish during
your senior year. Create a timeline from September
2015 to July 2016 that lists the tasks that must be
accomplished
 Take out your “Task List” notes
 Create two level 2 or 3 questions about what you’ve
learned on your ½ sheet of paper
Create your question
Mix around the room until music stops
Greet the closest person standing next to you. The shortest
person goes first.
Discuss the answers to your questions. Then trade papers.
Item
1. Coursework:
Do I need any of the following?
Description
Review your transcripts: Any D’s or F’s
not made-up?
Summer classes at a junior college?
Have I met all of the requirements for
my colleges?
2. Test Scores: How do I measure up?
How are my test scores?
Are they competitive for the schools I
want to apply to?
Can I take any test prep classes or buy
any books?
Am I going to re-take my any of my
tests?
Item
Description
3. Extracurricular Activities:
Research community service options in
fields that you enjoy
Example:
Volunteer coach, Rotary Club, Key Club,
beach clean-up (Be sure to keep a log)
4. College Visits
Which colleges on my list have I
visited? Do I know when the overnight
stays and outreach nights are?
5. Scholarship Research
Have I exhausted all of my scholarship
options?
Set a goal: How many will I apply for this summer?
How? (online?)
Summarize your notes.
2. Complete the Priorities Checklist
1.
While you’re calculating your GPA and completing your
transcript ref lection, I will be working 1-on-1 with you. Please
bring up your UC/CSU Requirement Checklist, transcript and
GPA Calculator worksheet
 Please grab your college crate
 Using your transcripts and the GPA Calculations
Worksheet, calculate your GPA.
• Were your classes
rigorous?
• Obstacles or
problems?
9 th grade
10th grade
• What did you learn
from freshman year?
• Are you preparing
yourself for college?
• Have you completed
your A-G
requirements?
• Reflect on your
senior year classes?
11th grade
What were the main ideas in today’s lesson?
2. What did you understand best?
3. How do these ideas relate to what you have already
learned?
1.