Student Track Concurrent Sessions for High School
participants
Monday, July 24, 2006 • 10:45 am - 12:00
pm
Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
You are bright, talented and going places. At least, that is what
you think. Getting from where you are to where you want to be, though,
requires more than positive thinking. It requires positive action.
Achieving your goals requires that you build credentials that speak well
to who you are and what you are capable of doing in school and in life.
This session focuses on what you need to do if college is where you want
to be. It will look at the factors colleges consider as they make
decisions about whom to admit and give you a checklist of things to do
as you prepare to become a college applicant.
Monday, July 24, 2006 • 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Who Am I?
Getting into and going to college is a process that begins with a good
understanding of who you are, what you do well and how you function best
as a student. Armed with this information, you are better able to find
colleges that will value you for what you have to offer. In this
session, you will 1.) learn how to assess your learning style, 2.)
identify your priorities for college and 3.) begin to apply this
information in search of the colleges that would be the best "fits" for
you.
Monday, July 24, 2006 • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
The Choices We Make
The things you do on a daily basis can tell a college a lot about
you. Do you like to challenge yourself? Try new things? Make a
difference in your environment? Whether colleges are trying to determine
if you have the right qualifications or what distinguishes you from
other very good candidates, they learn a lot about your through the
choices you make. This session will identify the opportunities you have
to exercise choice in ways and places that tell colleges about your
passion for learning - and for life!
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 • 10:15 pm - 12:00 pm (Double
Session)
Tell Your Story
Everybody has a story to tell. Some stories are about unusual or
amazing experiences. Other relate to difficulties you may have
encountered in the classroom, at home or in life. As an applicant to
college, it is important that you tell your story. In doing so, you give
the people who make decisions about applicants a better understanding of
who you are and what you have accomplished. In this session, you will
learn how to identify and tell your story.
Getting the Most Out of Your Campus Visit
As you consider applying to colleges, it is very important to think
as a consumer. Would you buy a car without driving it? Would you take a
vacation without researching your destination? You need to demonstrate
the same instincts in assessing colleges. The visit gives you an "up
close and personal" look at what an institution has to offer. It also
lets the people who will review your application know that you are
interested enough to have visited. This session will prepare you to
approach the campus visit as a good consumer.We will talk about how you
can evaluate the academic program and campus culture to determine its
appropriateness for you and how to make a good impression as you meet
different people during your visit.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 • 7:30 am – 1:30 pm
College Visits
Students will sign up ahead of time to visit one of Washington,
D.C.'s many universities. Specific schools will be announced closer to
the conference. Breakfast will be served on the bus, and students will
be back to the conference in time for the closing luncheon.
Student
At-A-Glance
Delivered in collaboration with Thomson
Peterson's
Related Links
Student Track Concurrent Sessions for Middle School Students
About the Student Track
2006 NCCEP Annual Conference
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