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

  • Personal Timeline for 11th Graders

  • Personal Timeline for 12th Graders

Afternoon Sessions:

• Admission Committee Excercise

  • College Bio and Applications

  • Applicant Notes Handout

• 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

• Common Misconceptions Slides

Day 2

Morning session

• Interviewing Tips Slides

• Practice Interview Questions 1

• Practice Interview Questions 2

Afternoon session

• SAT Subject Tests slides

Day 3

Morning Session

• Financial Aid Slides

Afternoon Sessions

• Creating 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)

• Common Application and Activities Slides

  • Link to Common App

  • Activities Handout

Day 4

Morning Sessions

• Opportunity Programs and Scholarships Slides

• Fly-in Programs Slides

• List of BEAM-recommended fly-in programs

  • Another list of fly-in programs (This is longer and more comprehensive, but includes schools we wouldn't necessarily recommend)

Afternoon Session

• Email Etiquette Slides

Day 5

Morning Session

• Blog summarizing alumni panel