Week (exact dates t.b.d.)
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Textbook
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Reading and activities
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Week 1
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Overview of the course
Begin self-analysis
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Academic Self-Assessment for the college bound
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Week 2
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Finish self-evaluation
Begin evaluation of the schools
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The Truth About Building a Balanced College List
Sites to match and find the right programs for each student
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Week 3
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Researching the schools
Writing your finalists list
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4 C's Assessment of Colleges
Getting the applications for your schools
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Week 4
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Overview of the Application, section by section
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College Essays That Stand Out in a Crowd (New York Times)
First look at common essay topics
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Week 5
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Factual , Education, Academic & Activities Questions
The Essay Question: Why College "X"?
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Planning and outlining the first essay
Writing the first essay
Purdue Online Writing Lab
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Week 6
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Short Answer Questions
REVIEW of ALL TOPICS
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How does Stanford's undergraduate admissions staff decide who gets accepted? Short answer: It's complicated.
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Week 7
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Midterm Evaluation
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5 College Admissions Mistakes Foreign Students Can Avoid
Midterm writing conferences
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Week 8
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Testing and test scores
(see Wiki for links)
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Do Test Scores Matter?
Register with the Common Application
Essay conferences and rewrites
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Week 9
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School reports, Academic record
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Common App Instructions
Writing a C.V. or resume
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Week 10
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Essay 2: Overcoming adversity Questions
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The Order of Things (New Yorker)
Advancing on the Common App
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Week 11
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Recommendations resumes and final touches
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Writing Recommendations from MIT
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Week 12
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Preparing for Interviews
Typical interview questions
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Why are interviews important?
Most Common Interview Questions
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Week 13
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Acceptance package
Post-acceptance decisions
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College Confidential
What to do if you don't get in
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Week 14
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REVIEW AND FINAL EVALUATION
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Finish applications, submit and print out
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