Admission counselor for the day, admission process, introduction to ApplyTexas and essay topics

3. Announcements
 Beginning of year survey- class website
 www.cofojrmustangs.weebly.com
 C101 Next Saturday @ Texas State!!! On webpage &
handouts
 Admission Counselor groups
 ApplyTexas essay topics
 College Terms
 Setting up email address

4. Admissions Counselor for a Day
 Get into groups
 Review applications
 Decide to reject one, waitlist one, and accept two
 Each group share about your decisions

5. What Colleges are Looking for
 Testing: Highest ACT or SAT score
 Recommendations: Both should be from
academic teachers who know you will and can
address your particular strengths and qualities.
 Extra-curriculars: In-school and out-of-school
activities
 Essay: How are you unique? Are there any
special circumstances they should know about?
Why should they choose you?
 Transcript: Colleges look at how challenging your
courses have been and how you’ve done in them.
They also look for continuity in course work.

6. Apply Texas
 Applytexas.org
 3 Essay options
 Topic A: Tell us about someone who has made an
impact on your life and explain how this person is
important to you.
 Topic B: Choose an issue of importance to you and
explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your
family, your community, or your generation. Can be
personal, school related, local, political, or international.
 Topic C: Write an essay describing any additional
information that you would like us to also consider in
your application. This can include
hardships, challenges, or opportunities that have
shaped or impacted your abilities or academic
credentials, personal responsibilities, exceptional
achievements or talents, educational goals, or ways in
which you might contribute to an institution committed

7. Common application
 Commonapp.org
 Essay topics
 Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or
ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
 Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern
and its importance to you.
 Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and
describe that influence.
 Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in
art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain
that influence.
 A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life
experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal
background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring
to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that
demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
 Topic of your choice.

8.  ApplyTexas application
 Common Application
 Extracurricular, personal, & volunteer activities
 Employment, internships, & summer activities
 Custom questions
 Requesting Transcripts
 Requesting letters of recommendation
 Application Fees and Waivers