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As deadlines are fast approaching, we are offering a free download of a Case Study from Surviving the College Application Process.  We hope seeing how Hayley successfully applied to college will give you some help and insight as you fill out your applications.  Best of luck!  

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College Visits

 

Teachers Convention is a great time to visit colleges.  Allow about 3 hours per school to do a tour and information session.  If you don't have that much time, then spend time in a central meeting place, like the cafeteria or student center and ask students questions.  The more you get students to speak openly about their experience, the better the feel you will have about the culture of the school.

AAA Trip Tik is a great online tool to help you map out your driving route.  Click on "Starting Point" and click "Enter Location."  In the drop down menu you can select "location type."  Click on Colleges/Universities" and you can create a driving route for your trip. We provided the link below

  
Some schools require that you make a reservation, others you can just show up.  When you go to the schools website under Admissions, click the Visit Us button.  That will link you to a schedule of available information session, tours and requirements.  Some schools also offer the possibility to sit in on class. If you want to know if the school is in session during your visit, search "academic calendar", that will let you know when classes are in session.

 

Always keep a journal and write down your impressions of the school immediately after your visit.  You will see that after several visits, the schools start to blur.

 

Juniors: If you want some ideas of where to go, we can help. 

 

Links to two trip planning tools for college visits.

 

AAA Trip Tik Planning Tool

Go See Campus


Virtual College Tours

 

If you can't physically make it to visit a college,YouVisit.com offers incredibly realistic virtual tours.

 

Check it out!

Seniors: 

You are doing a great job, just keep up the momentum until applications are submitted.

 

Juniors:  

We would like to meet after first marking period grades and PSAT scores are back to do a needs assessment so we can begin working on your preliminary lists.

 

Sophomores and Freshmen:

Keep up your grades and decide which activities you want to delve deeper in.

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

Lisa and Beth
College Bound Mentor, LLC 
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