Fall 2024: College Readiness
Hello! Welcome to College Readiness! This course is designed to help develop essential skills across various domains: First, prioritize your academic journey by evaluating factors like campus environment, diversity, and extracurricular opportunities to ensure they align with your educational goals. Second, grasp the nuances of crafting a compelling personal statement, distinct from other essays, highlighting your academic achievements, community involvement, values, and future aspirations effectively. Specific topics range from college candidacy, personal statements and funding your education.
Learning Objectives
- Determine personal priority of academics, location, size, diversity, and extracurriculars.
- Identify what makes the personal statement different from other essays.
- Identify personal and academic accomplishments, community participation, values, and future goals.
Requirements
Coursework
Complete each lesson in the the following course: College Readiness. As you progress through each lesson, make sure to press complete before moving on to the next.
Mentorship
- Meet at least 2 times per month and, as a pair, attend one of the engagement events listed below at least once per month.
Experiences
- College & Career Chats
- Community Studios
- Peer Affinity Groups
Submissions
- Craft your College List
- Submit your Personal Statement
- Pass the Funding Your Education Quiz
Asynchronous Coursework
Asynchronous coursework is now available and can be found in the Curriculum tab. You will have access to the course once you’ve enrolled in College Readiness.
Engagement Dates
- November 9 | 1- 2:15 PM ET
- College Chat: Conversation with University Reps
- November 20 | 4:30 – 6 PM ET
- Crafting Personal Statements with Harper Collins
- December 14 | 1-2:15 PM ET
- College Chat: Conversation with University Reps
- January 11 | 1- 2:15 PM ET
- College Chat: Conversation with University Reps
Please check the Announcements tab for information on upcoming live events.
Submissions
Use the following link [ girlswritenow.org/stories/submit/ ] for instructions on submitting material through the portal.
Requirements
- 1. College List (High Schoolers only)
- 2. Edited Statements: a. Personal Statement (High Schoolers) b. Scholarship or Writing Contest Essay (College students)
- 3. Pass Funding your Education Quiz
- 4. Pass Time Management & Independent Living Quiz
- 5. Complete asynchronous sections and attend live events
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 26 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Cutthroat Candidacy to Choice Colleges7
- 1.1Cutthroat Candidacy to Choice Colleges
- 1.2Advocate for Learning
- 1.3Narrowing the Field: Creating Your College Shortlist
- 1.4HBCUs vs PWIs
- 1.5Creating a College Spreadsheet
- 1.6You Are Not Alone! How to Utilize Every Resource Available to You
- 1.7Cutthroat Candidacy to Choice Colleges Quiz10 Minutes10 Questions
- Personal Statements6
- Funding your Education8
- Supplemental Essays2
- Becoming a Changemaker with Alex Budak9
- 5.0Making Change: Leading from Where You Are
- 5.1Q&A Workshop
- 5.2Changemaking: The Ability to Welcome Failure
- 5.3The Word Changemaker and Failure10 Minutes5 Questions
- 5.4Changemaking: Microleadership and Leading by Influence
- 5.5Microleadership and Resilience10 Minutes6 Questions
- 5.6Changemaker Impact Equation
- 5.7Changemaker Impact Equation10 Minutes3 Questions
- 5.9Nuggets from Alex Budak and Changemaker Canvas
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