Community College Workshops 2023
If you are planning to attend Community College in the Fall make sure to check out our upcoming Community College Application Workshops. You can come to these after school and apply to college in 45 minutes!
Sign up for these visits to receive a reminder summons to your classroom.
If you are planning to attend Community College in the Fall make sure to check out our upcoming Community College Application Workshops. You can come to these after school and apply to college in 45 minutes!
- 4/3 @ 2:45 pm - Foothill College Orientation Workshop
- 4/18 @ 2:45 pm - De Anza College Orientation Workshop
Sign up for these visits to receive a reminder summons to your classroom.
WACAC College Fair
Check out the Free College Fair at West Valley College and come speak to counselors from over 100 colleges from around the world to find your best-fit school. See below for a list of questions to ask the reps check out.
West Valley College
Tuesday, April 4 6:00-8:00pm
For a list of attending colleges, go to: wacac.org/college-fairs/wacac-fairs/
Check out the flyer to get a QRC and register ahead of time.
Check out the Free College Fair at West Valley College and come speak to counselors from over 100 colleges from around the world to find your best-fit school. See below for a list of questions to ask the reps check out.
West Valley College
Tuesday, April 4 6:00-8:00pm
For a list of attending colleges, go to: wacac.org/college-fairs/wacac-fairs/
Check out the flyer to get a QRC and register ahead of time.
College Visits 2023
4/4 @12:25pm - Montana State University
4/5 @10:15am - University of East London
4/5 @12:25pm - Texas Tech University
4/4 @12:25pm - Montana State University
4/5 @10:15am - University of East London
4/5 @12:25pm - Texas Tech University
San Jose State University Next Steps Presentation
If you were admitted to SJSU and missed the Next Steps Presentation last week, please attend the upcoming presentation:
3/28 @ 10:15am - SJSU Admitted Next Steps Presentation
This one will have more details since it is the actual admissions representative doing the presenting (and not just Ms. Klaus).
If you were admitted to SJSU and missed the Next Steps Presentation last week, please attend the upcoming presentation:
3/28 @ 10:15am - SJSU Admitted Next Steps Presentation
This one will have more details since it is the actual admissions representative doing the presenting (and not just Ms. Klaus).
Creating a College List- Resources
Now is a good time to start compiling a list of colleges you are thinking about applying to next year. Make sure to add these to your "Colleges I'm Thinking About" list in Naviance. The College Essay Guy has some tips to help get started with that.
Here are a few of his favorite places:
Now is a good time to start compiling a list of colleges you are thinking about applying to next year. Make sure to add these to your "Colleges I'm Thinking About" list in Naviance. The College Essay Guy has some tips to help get started with that.
Here are a few of his favorite places:
- Stay on www.collegexpress.com and type in the school name. Then click “Lists” to see what other lists that school is on. In fact, I’ve linked some of these lists directly at the bottom of this blog post. (Scroll down to see more.)
- For the pro perspective, check out the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which is (ask any counselor) the go-to guide for college research. It has great 2-3 page summaries of hundreds of colleges and is a great starting point. Why else should you get this book?
- For the student perspective, go to unigo.com where you can read real students’ opinions on their schools. But don’t just read 1-2 reviews, read a bunch of them, in particular the “What’s the stereotype of students at your school?” and “Is the stereotype true?” You’ll get a sense of the school vibe pretty quick.
- For virtual campus tours, check out CampusReel.org. While there are tons of other virtual campus tour websites out there, most of them focus on what a campus looks like but precious few websites or tours really let you get a sense of what a college campus feels like.
- Corsava is a free tool that you can use to sort and rate your preferences in a way that will help you figure out what you want (and don’t want) from your college experience. It's a fun interactive tool to help you get started. Take 15-20 minutes to get started with this tool and start building your college list.
Creating a College List- Priorities Survey
Those of you who are working on building your college list, consider first determining your priorities: what is important to you? Rank the following 6 statements 1 to 6 with 1 being most important to you and 6 being least important.
Those of you who are working on building your college list, consider first determining your priorities: what is important to you? Rank the following 6 statements 1 to 6 with 1 being most important to you and 6 being least important.
- I have a dream college I want to go to above all else.
- I want to go to the best ranked school I can get into.
- I’ve always dreamed of becoming something specific and my major is the most important thing.
- I’m interested in the grand college experience: (i.e. Div I sports, big school spirit, Greek life, etc. )
- Finances are key to my college experience.
- I want to play a college level sport so I will go where I can play my sport as part of the competitive school team against other schools.
The College Tour
The College Tour is a TV series brought to you by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers. The series tells the story of colleges and universities around the world. Each episode of The College Tour will focus on a single college or university. From campus life, academics, housing, sports, activities, and much more… each student driven segment will give young people an inside look at what it’s truly like being a student at the featured college or university. Join us for a truly one-of-a-kind series featuring colleges and universities in a way they have never been seen before! There are 28 episodes ready for you to watch now with more coming soon. |
The Westmont College and Career Center has frequent visits from colleges during study hall. If you were unable to attend one of these meetings, CCC has recording of each meeting linked below.
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Westmont's CCC club works to organize the college programs offered. Contact Mrs. Klaus for more information.
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