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College Prep and Links

What Do Colleges Look For?
Student Portfolio

  • Grades
  • Courses Taken (i.e.. AP, Honors)
  • SAT score (or ACT)
  • Application Essays
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Activities (Sports, band, ROTC, community service)

  • College Preparations
    Suggestions before College

  • Take a ‘Speed Reading’ course
  • Begin to use a ‘Day Planner’
  • Create a spending (budget) plan for living on campus
  • Visit the campus if possible

  • Websites to Visit
    www.vark-learn.com
    Take the 16 question survey to see how you learn
    V= Visual
    A= Aural (hearing/speaking)
    R= Read/Write
    K=Kinesthetic (hands-on)
    Gives you strategies to succeed
    in your studies, even if your learning preferences
    don’t match your Professor’s teaching preference

    www.collegeconfidential.com
    Find out more about the colleges you may be interested in attending with
    information about the specific colleges, including visit reviews from parents and students

    www.ratemyprofessor.com
    This gives you info about the possible professors in your classes such as

    Personality
    Style of teaching
    Amount and type of homework
    Grading policies

    www.nationalmerit.org
    National Merit Scholarship is available to qualified students who take the PSAT

    www.fastweb.com
    Scholarship and Financial Aid information for all students

    www.nosignificantdifference.org
    "Is there a difference in student performance and retention if you teach a class online as opposed to face-to-face?"
    This website has a plethora of research which answers that question.

    www.collegeboard.com
    Register early to take the SAT