BEAM College Prep!

Day 1

Homework

• Fill out this profile
• Also, email or bring in:
  • A copy of your transcript
  • A copy of your test scores

Morning Session:

• Basics of College Admissions Slides
  • Timeline Handout

Afternoon Sessions:

• Starting Your College List Slides
  • Websites to use:
    • https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
    • https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
    • nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
    • https://www.collegegreenlight.com/
    • http://www.heopworks.com/ (list of HEOP schools)
• Essay resources:
  • Essays that Worked Handout
  • Tip sheet for College Essays
    • More advice from a different admissions officer
  • Common App and Macaulay Essay Prompts
  • Brainstorming Help Handout

Day 2

Morning sessions

• Common Misconceptions Slides
• College Profile Handout

Afternoon sessions

• Common Application and Activities Slides
  • Link to Common App
• Activities Handout
• SAT Subject test slides

Day 3

Morning Session

• Financial Aid Slides

Afternoon Session

• HEOP/EOP/SEEK and Other Big Scholarships
• Handout on Financial Aid

Day 4

Morning Session

• Miscellaneous (Early Action, Recommendations, Advocating for yourself) Slides
• List of BEAM-recommended fly-in programs (pdf)
  • Another list of fly-in programs (This is longer and more comprehensive, but includes schools we wouldn't necessarily recommend)

Afternoon Session

• How to write an email session (no slides)
• Sample email we wrote together (Google Doc)

Day 5

Morning Session

• Interviewing Slides
• Practice Interview Questions 1
• Practice Interview Questions 2

Afternoon Session

• Making a Decision Slides