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Units of Study -
Unit 1: SAT Practice
Unit 2: The College Essay
Unit 3: The College Process
Unit 4: Investigating Rhetorical Patterns
Unit 5: Narrative Non-Fiction
Unit 6: Speeches
Unit 7: Writing the Persuasive Essay
Unit 8: Analyzing Fiction
Unit 9: Life Beyond Morgan
The College Process
UNIT 3 - The College Process
(Supplements, Resume, Selection, Recommendation Letters)
Many different factors must be considered before students decide what schools and programs are right for them.
College websites, resources such as College Board Big Future provide tools that can assist with the college application process.
Organized resources including a resume with a list of activities, volunteer work and skills will make the college application and scholarship application process easier.
How will a college know that you are the right student for the school?
What type of college will be best for you?
What is required for the college application?
What format is used to write a formal letter or a professional email?
What is a resume?
What should be in a resume and how should the resume be formatted?
Determine characteristics of colleges that appeal to you.
Explore two or three colleges of interest: college websites, stats on college search engines including College Board,
Write an essay comparing the two colleges.
Write an essay explaining why you want to go to one of the colleges.
Create a resume.
Write a formal letter of recommendation for a classmate.
Write a supplemental essay for one of your college applications.
Short essay on why I want to go to a specific college
Finding a College that is Right for You-
College Board College Search
Big Future College Search
Peterson's Education Resources
College Match Tool
includes student reviews
How To Create a Great College List- by College Essay Guide
US News and World Report- Rankings of Colleges and Universities
Monday Magazine College Rankings
Additional Information on the College Application Process:
Ten Myths and Facts About College Admissions
A Dean's Advice to Seniors: Don't Slack Off
College Visits - How to Make the
Why This College? Advice on answering this questions from About Education
How to Answer Why This College?
College Confidential: Why This College Essay
Why This College? Essays That Worked From Tufts
Big Future Explain Why You Want to Attend
How To Make the Most of a College Visit
Tools for Researching your College:
Visit the website. Take a virtual tour. Examine the student newspaper. Explore any student or admission blogs. Look beyond the obvious.
Writing a Resume:
Dave Barry article with Sample Resume
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Resume Writing Tips by Vertex
Resume Templates and Visual Guide
Jameson Sample Resume
Grading Rubric for Resume
OWL Purdue Resources:
OWL Purdue- Resume
OWL Purdue - Resume PPT
Resume and Vitas
Writing a Formal Letter:
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Letter of Recommendation Assignment
Sample Letter- To Whom It May Concern
Letter of Recommendation Sample with Annotations and Grading Rubric
Morgan Student Sample Letter of Recommendation
Letter of Recommendation Grading Rubric
Letter of Recommendation Template
Writing A Thank You Note
College Confidential Advice and Suggestions
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Thank You Letters You Need to Write as Part of the College Application Process
help on how to format text
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