1. Writing the college application essay

3. Writing the college application essay

4. Imagine you owned a chocolate factory What would you want in an employee?

6. What would you want in a doctor?

7. What about fellow students?

8. For your college essay: Imagine what you want in your peers Who would you want to work with? Show those qualities in yourself
Promote your strengths
Highlight interests and relevant experiences
Focus on past achievements
Think of college as a job

9. Attributes Academic: grades, awards
Extracurricular: sports, school clubs (FFA or ASB)
Citizenship: volunteering, community service
Life Experience: jobs, personal challenges
Goals: career, personal, civic (community)

10. Essay Formant One: Personal Strengths
Intro about yourself, interests, goals
What you hope to do
3-5 reasons why you think you are a good choice for the major (why the school wants to choose you)
Conclusion: How you think you will contribute to the school

11. Essay Format Two: Personal Journey
Intro about yourself, interests, goals
What you hope to do in college
A story of a challenge and what you learned
Explain why confronting/overcoming the challenge shows your strengths
How will your contribute to making the school a better place

12. Scholarship reminder: there is money where you might not expect it
Scholarship reminder: there is money where you might not expect it. Be prepared with your personal essay!

13. Log into your 10-Year-Plan, and go to lesson 12
Log into your 10-Year-Plan, and go to lesson 12. Use your class time to outline your essay. Tomorrow, you will write the first draft.

15. Homework p. 608,. s 1, 2, 4, 5 (ON PAGES 51 & 52) Quiz next week on 18
Homework p. 608, ?s 1, 2, 4, 5 (ON PAGES 51 & 52) Quiz next week on Tomorrow, you will write the first draft of college/scholarship essay (Lesson 13).