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    This document provides guidance for high school seniors to prepare for the college application process over the summer before their senior year. It recommends that students take the ACT and/or SAT by October or November, make a resume of extracurricular activities, write college application and scholarship essays, ask for letters of recommendation, research colleges and apply early with a proposed undecided major. The document lists North Carolina public universities, potential essay prompts and application tips.

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    Summer before Senior Year

    how to get prepared for the college application process


    1. Take the ACT & SAT
    Take the SAT and ACT at least once. Write your scores
    below to keep track of them
    o ACT score:
    o SAT score:
    Check the conversion table below to see which exam
    you did better on
    Take whichever exam you did better on, again. You want
    to be done taking the ACT/SAT by Nov 1 (as this is the
    early application deadline for many schools) so I would
    recommend the Sept 12 and Oct 24 ACT and Oct 11
    SAT
    SAT & ACT dates:

    SAT- go to www.collegeboard.org
    o Username:
    o Password:
    ACT- go to http://www.act.org
    o Username:
    o Password:
    Make sure you list 4 colleges that you want your scores
    sent to. Also make sure you upload a photo!

    On the day of the exam arrive at 7:45 am and bring


    your admissions ticket, ID, pencil, calculator, water and
    a snack
    Make sure you study. You can go to careercruising:
    http://www2.careercruising.com/default/cplogin/5AB35E
    61-4108-4E81-AE24-766DA06E7D64
    Log in then click My Plan at the top left. Then scroll
    down until you see Method Test Pep on the bottom left
    (three blue hexagons) Start practicing!!
    2. Make a resume
    This needs to include all of the activities you have taken
    part in since your freshmen year.
    Include your name and email address at the top. Then
    list the name of the organization and the years that you
    participated
    Underneath the organization use bullets to describe
    what exactly you did
    File New from TemplateResumes Simple Resumes
    Here are two examples:
    Resume #1:
    Extracurricular Activities
    Varsity Soccer
    n

    Captain

    Lettered my 10th and 11th grade year

    All Conference, All State my 10th grade year

    Key Club
    n

    Vice President

    Organized a can food drive

    Met weekly

    Volunteered 50 hours

    Habitat for Humanity


    n

    Helped build a house for a family in need

    9th, 10

    Church
    n

    Volunteered in the nursery every Sunday

    Sang in choir

    9th, 10

    Awards
    Best Calculus Student
    n

    Nominated by my teacher for being the best all around student in Calculus

    Citizenship Award
    n

    Chosen by the faculty for displaying the characteristics of a good citizen

    Resume #2:

    Name
    Address
    Phone: E-Mail:

    Academic and School Activities


    National Honor Society
    n

    Inducted into NHS based on having a 3.5 GPA or higher and showing
    characteristics such as leadership, community service and academic achievement

    Participated in various service events around the community such as holding a


    dinner at the Rowan Homeless Shelter, passing out tickets at October Tour, and
    collecting tissue boxes for every teacher in the school.

    STEM Academy
    n

    Accepted into the STEM Academy

    Achieved Scholar with Distinction for taking 14 math and science credits

    Student Government
    n

    Homeroom representative

    Planned and built homecoming float

    Participated in Student Council meetings covering fundraising for the school and
    planning events for students

    Dance Team
    n

    Auditioned in the fall and selected for the team

    Participated in winter home basketball games during halftime, performed jazz and
    hip hop dances

    Lyrical performance in the spring dance concert

    Club AWARE
    n

    Awareness club for different things each month as a breast cancer,


    vegetarianism, diabetes, and other things we believe need to be brought to the
    attention of our peers and community

    Designed t-shirts

    Latin Club
    n

    History club for students taking Latin who are interested in the history of Italy and
    Rome

    Service Clubs
    Club Red (Red Cross Club)
    n

    Treasurer

    Fire canvasing

    Hosted blood drives

    Key Club
    n

    Various community service events locally and across the country

    Helped out with a pancake dinner to raise money for the community

    Fundraised for UNICEF

    Junior Civitans
    n

    Various community service events locally and across the country

    Helped out with an event called Pennies for Pasta to raise money for Leukemia

    Helped serve dinner at the local homeless shelter

    Extracurricular Activities
    To The Pointe Dance Company

    August 2007-July 2015

    Participated in year long classes of a wide variety of dance styles such as lyrical,
    contemporary, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, and ballet. I have received invitational
    invite to be on competition teams for production, jazz, lyrical, and tap. I will also
    be completing a solo.

    Holiday Caravan Parade

    Downtown Salisbury Night out on the Town/Brick Street Live Performance

    Millbridge Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary performances for


    competition

    Young Life
    n

    Christian ministry that is involved with middle school, high school, and college
    students

    Completed an Internship during Spring 2014

    Work Experience
    Dunkin Donuts and Baskin-Robbins
    n

    Crew member, cashier, and drive-through

    Chef Santos by Goodfellas


    n

    October 2013- April 2014

    July 2014- present

    Hostess and trained waitress

    Honors
    Outstanding Calculus Student
    n

    Selected by the Math Department for superior math achievement and being the
    top student in Calculus

    Certificate of Scholastic Achievement/ PTSA Scholar Award


    n

    Recognized for holding a 3.5 GPA or higher

    Junior Marshal
    n

    Special recognition for being in the top 15% of the Junior class

    Assisted with Senior Graduation

    Junior Rotary
    n

    Top 10% of the senior class

    Presented to the Rowan County Rotary Club

    3. Write an essay
    Some college applications will require an essay. These
    prompts will be different depending on where you apply.
    Most scholarships also require an essay. Usually the
    prompt is somewhere along the lines of what are your
    career goals? What has influenced you to decide to go
    into that particular field?
    The essays for the Common App are already out. If you
    plan on applying to UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington,
    UNC Asheville, Davidson, Wake Forest or others on this
    list: https://www.commonapp.org/Login#!
    PublicPages/AllMembers

    Then you will need to use the Common App. Here are
    the common app essay prompts:

    2015-16 Common Application Essay


    Prompts
    We are pleased to share the 2015-2016 Essay Prompts with you. New
    language appears in italics:
    1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that
    is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete
    without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
    2. The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later
    success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure.
    How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
    3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What
    prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
    4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It
    can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemmaanything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain
    its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to
    identify a solution.
    5. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that
    marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your
    culture, community, or family.

    4. Make a list of colleges you plan on applying to.


    It is a good idea to apply to 4 or more colleges.
    Please use this summer to visit colleges!!!
    Keep in mind that colleges in NC will be cheaper
    than out of state schools because you will get
    instate tuition
    Public schools are usually much cheaper than
    private schools unless you can get a hefty
    scholarship from a private school. There are 16
    public schools in NC. Here is a list of the public
    schools in NC:

    1. Appalachian State University


    2. East Carolina University
    3. Elizabeth City State University
    4. Fayetteville State University
    5. North Carolina A&T State University
    6. North Carolina Central University
    7. North Carolina State University
    8. UNC Asheville
    9. UNC-Chapel Hill
    10. UNC Charlotte
    11. UNC Greensboro
    12. UNC Pembroke
    13. UNC Wilmington
    14. UNC School of the Arts
    15. Western Carolina University
    16. Winston-Salem State University
    List 4 colleges you plan on applying to along with
    their early application deadline
    o 1.
    o 2.
    o 3.
    o 4.
    Ask yourself these questions:
    o Do you want to attend a big or small school?
    o Do you want to be close to home?
    o How much is the tuition?
    o Do you know what you want to major in and
    does that school have your major?
    o Do they offer merit based scholarships?
    o What is the average GPA and ACT/SAT scores
    of admitted students?/Do you need to retake
    the SAT/ACT?
    o What is the deadline?

    5. Ask your favorite teacher and guidance counselor


    for a letter of recommendation
    a. Most scholarships and some college applications
    will require a letter of recommendation from a
    teacher and a community member/guidance
    counselor
    b. Ask early! I would actually go ahead and ask now
    so they can do it during the summer.
    Application Tips
    For your major put undecided. Some schools
    admissions requirements are more stringent depending
    on what major you put down. You can easily change
    your major once admitted. This is especially important
    for UNC Charlotte and NC State. You get to put two
    majors. For your first one, put whatever you want. For
    the second put undecided!! That way they will still
    consider you for the general college even if you havent
    been admitted into your first choice major
    Apply early!!!! UNC Charlottes deadline is Nov 1 but
    get everything in by Oct 15. I have seen people get
    rejected because they did not get everything in on
    time.
    There are some schools that have portals where you
    can apply:
    o UNC Charlotte- Future 49er portal:
    https://futurefortyniners.uncc.edu/default.asp
    o NC State- WolfPaw:
    https://wolfpaw.ncsu.edu/Default.asp
    o ECU:
    https://recruiter.ecu.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.E
    xternal/Pages/Welcome.aspx
    o UNC Greensborohttps://spartanlink.uncg.edu/default.asp
    o UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington, UNC Asheville,
    Davidson, Wake Forest: commonapp.org
    o For all other schools use CFNC.org. Make sure your
    email address on your CFNC profile is correct!

    Schools will email you using this email address!


    Click Apply To College College Applications
    What do you need to apply?
    o Application
    o Application fee or fee waiver (you can get as many
    fee waivers as you want if you are on free/reduced
    lunch)
    o Ask your guidance counselor to send your
    transcript, and your SAT/ACT scores! (and fee
    waiver if applicable)
    o Check your portal or email admissions to make
    sure they have everything!! Check your email
    frequently! I have seen people get denied because
    they were missing application materials
    What happens if you get deferred?
    o Email or call your admissions representative.
    (Every school as an admissions rep assigned to
    Rowan County)
    o Tell your college adviser. They have connections!
    o Send in updated grades and retake SAT/ACT
    o Have a teacher and guidance counselor send in
    letters of recommendation
    o Show them that you are still interested!
    Do you plan on playing a sport in college?
    You need to register with Clearinghouse here:
    http://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp
    Make sure when you take the ACT/SAT you put 9999 for
    the Clearinghouse to ensure that your scores get sent
    there
    Make sure you are eligible by looking at the sliding
    scale
    Go to combines and camps so that coaches can see you
    Wondering if your AP scores will transfer?
    Look up your university to see what score you need to
    get credit for that class:

    https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/
    search-credit-policies
    Complete your FAFSA at www.FAFSA.gov by March
    1st!!!!
    Email me if you have any questions! [email protected]

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