College Planning Syllabus
Unless otherwise noted, course meets on Mondays during fall semester 2016, 2:06 - 2:40 p.m.
Textbook for the course: College Admission from application to acceptance, step by step by Robin Mamlet and Christine Vandevelde
a copy of this textbook will be given to each high school junior to keep - so no need to buy yourself a book!
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a copy of this textbook will be given to each high school junior to keep - so no need to buy yourself a book!
this site is currently being updated...please check back
September 2018
Monday Sept 12th & 19th
Introductions/student profiles Review of course syllabus Alphabet soup - What's what in the world of colleges and degrees Decisions, decisions: College choice criteria - 3 steps of decision making process - an intro to majors and careers. What school is right for you - Big university? Small college? or? Getting started on making lists. Decision plans. textbook: read pages 3 - 81; 109-136 Click this link for the full 'College Days' schedule! Monday Sept 26th Understanding Financial Aid- a MUST for every high school student!! Parents are welcome to attend! textbook: read pages 267 - 301 Presenter: Jennifer Knight, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Linfield College October 2016 Monday Oct 3rd Friday October 7th Visit to University of Oregon Lv. SJS at 8:05, Return about 4:00 all sophomores, juniors and seniors are invited Monday Oct 10th Writing Admissions Essays textbook: read pages 202 - 223 Monday Oct 17th - More on writing admissions essays Essays due by Friday Nov 18th. Sunday 23rd, 1:00 - 5:00 Portland Nat'l College Fair - Please click this link for more information on our trip to the college fair! Monday October 24th - Monday Oct 31st The Application Process textbook: read pages 224 - 243 |
November 2018
Monday Nov 7th -
Monday Nov 14th College Majors - Majors, minors, double majors?What do they mean and how to get one. Friday Nov 18th - essays due!! Please email the essays as an attachment to: ballardsensei@sheridanjapaneseschool.com Please do NOT send these essays as a sharing document on google!! Monday Nov 21st "What recruiters look for in new college grads!" A recruiter and a career center director will talk about majors, careers,and professional skills - how you can do a lot more with whatever college major you choose than you probably realize and how to 'get experience' while you're in college. Guest speakers: Tim Harris, Country Companies - OR Dist Dir of Agencies Michael Hampton, Dir of Career Svcs - Linfield College Monday Nov 28th December 2016 Monday Dec 5th Review of admissions essays! Presenter: Sarah Neal, Admissions, Atkinson School of Management MBA program, Willamette University Mon Dec 12th Monday Dec 19th |
January 2018
Thursday January 5th
From the pros!! A panel of current college students talk about being in college, how they decided on their colleges, their majors, and what they are doing to prepare for careers. Guest speakers: Monday Jauary 9th Monday January 16th Monday January 23rd |