Start your senior year prepared and ready for the college application process. Workshops will run on June 15th, 16th, and 17th from 9-10am at LMHS (most likely in the cafeteria). I will remain available each day from 10-11am for anyone who wants to stay and work beyond that time. Juniors must be registered for the workshops in advance. The cost is $20 and includes a copy of the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022. To register, bring cash or a check made out to ‘LMHS’ to Mr. Korte by Friday, May 20th. Financial assistance is available upon request for students qualified for free/reduced lunch.
Day #1 - June 15th, 2022 - 9-10am
Introduction to Naviance, Student Activity/Brag Sheet, and Activity Resume
On this day we will have an instructional overview on how to access Naviance Student, how to complete the Student Activity/Brag Sheet, what an activity resume is, and why you need one. You will then complete the Student Activity/Brag Sheet and develop an activity resume with the help of your counselor. The brag sheet and activity resume are documents to be given to your teachers and counselor before they write your letter of recommendation. Doing a thorough job in completing this first step can go a long way in getting recommendations that give an accurate picture of who you are to colleges.
Day #2 - June 16th, 2022 - 9-10am
Letters of Recommendation, The College Essay, Building your College List
We will discuss the importance of getting strong letters of recommendation and how to go about it, and students will identify two teachers who they will ask for letters. We will also go over how to submit the request through Naviance. Students will be presented with the Common Application essay prompts, and given information about how to write an effective college essay. We will also have a discussion about the different criteria to consider when building a college list, and how to go about actually building a preliminary list. Students will use Naviance and other resources, and save a list of colleges they would like to apply to in their Naviance Student accounts.
Day #3 - June 17th, 2022 - 9-10am
Common Application
On this final day, students will create a free Common Application account, learn how to answer many of the questions that the Common App requires, and begin to complete the Common Application. The Common Application is accepted by nearly 900 colleges and universities.
Questions? dkorte@leepublicschools.net