12/4/12

Announcements

Colleges of the Day

Resume Tips

ACT Results and Tips

Telephone Pictionary

Apply Texas Essay Time

I will be collecting Community Service logs on Tuesday, Dec 11th (goal is to have 10 hours!)

First draft of your Apply Texas essay is due Thursday, Dec 13th (but feel free to turn it in earlier if you want!)

Last day to take practice ACT is this Saturday, December 8th @ 8am

Remember: class is 90 minutes. If you have a valid reason for leaving early, let me know before class starts. Otherwise, plan to stick around.

Everyone’s getting a CoFo T-shirt! Write your name and shirt size down on the form I pass around.

Upcoming college visit:◦ University of Houston-Victoria @ 2:45 this Wed.

Unfortunately, the Color Me Rad coordinaterjust informed College Forward that she doesn’t need as many volunteers as she thought, so College Forward will be unable to participate. However, here are some other upcoming volunteer opportunities:

What: Party for friends, family, and residents at the Buckner Villas retirement home

When: Friday, December 7th, 6 pm-9:30 pm

Where: 11110 Tom Adams Drive, The Campbell Harbor & Meadows

Volunteers can help with food, drinks, set-up, visiting with the residents, kids’ craft table

Free buffet dinner provided to volunteers

What: special breakfast for patients suffering from sickle cell disease

When: Saturday, December 8th, 8:30 am-11 am

Where: St. Vincent de Paul Auditorium, Seton Administration Office Building, 1345 Philomena Street

Volunteers can help with set-up/clean-up, food distribution, arts and crafts, and the Santa line.

Sherman, TX

~4 hrs from Austin

Private liberal arts

1,327 undergrads

$33,819 tuition

100% of financial need met on average

84% retention

75% graduate within 6 years

12:1 student to faculty

Pop majors: biology, business

#5 Most Popular Study Abroad Program

#11 Professors Get High Marks

#16 Easiest Campus to Get Around

One of the 40 Colleges That Change Lives

Sarasota, FL

Public liberal arts

845 undergrads

$29,812 tuition

100% of financial need met on average

68% graduate within 6 years

10:1 student to faculty Pop majors: bio, poly

sci, psych #9 Birkenstock-

Wearing, Tree-hugging, Clove-smoking Vegetarians

#5 Most Politically Active Students

Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges

One of the 40 Colleges that Change Lives

1. Readers glance from top to bottom, so put the most important stuff first (e.g. education, work experience, extracurriculars, other skills, etc.)

2. When describing what you did in a club/job, consider the impact you had, how you did it, and any numerical stats

3. When you’re listing skills, make sure you can back them up with something concrete. Be as specific as possible.

NO: Good communication skills.

YES: Good communication skills developed through 50 years of experience as an international spy.

Remember, this is a BASELINE test. It’s essentially just a starting point so that I can see what areas we should focus on, so if you’re not happy with your score, keep in mind that it’s very likely to go up after we do more ACT review next semester.