- Steps 1.1 to 1.3: Write Possible College and Career Plans with Life Goals
- Step 1.4 Record Coursework and Grades in High School and College
- Step 1.5 Record and Collect Test Results
- Step 1.6 List Participation and Leadership in Activities
- Step 1.7: Specify Support and Inspiration; Write Value Statements
- Step 1.8 Estimate Expenses for College
- Download Step 1 PDF Worksheet with Tasks for Steps 1.1 through 1.9
- Step 1.9 Estimate Income During College
What you'll learn
- How to Complete 8 Steps to Prepare Applications for College and Financial Aid
- Anticipate college application requirements and deadlines
- Write compelling, authentic, personal statements
- Identify colleges aligned with career and life goals
- Refine and discuss target, likely and dream college lists
Description
The 8 Steps to College Admissions is a concise guide to improve an applicant's chance of being admitted to college while reducing overall college costs and anxiety for the entire family. This course includes the 1st of 8 Steps for students, parents, mentors, and professionals looking for a simple way to discover, strategize, prepare, apply, and review offers of admission to college and financial aid. This edition has been written with essential questions for every student to ask and offers general strategies for success with admissions.
Admissions requirements can vary, but one of the most common questions of students and parents is:
What are the basic criteria for admission to college?
Three criteria often used as indicators for College Readiness are:
Good grades in rigorous courses
Career certification and standardized tests
Demonstrated accomplishments in leadership roles.
Highly selective colleges often use more many criteria; nonetheless, these 3 criteria are primary factors in admission decisions for highly selective programs. Students can use classes at colleges with open access for advantages in more selective admissions.
The 8 Steps to College Admissions is a foundation to understand college applications, to find the perfect college, and to secure acceptances with ideal financial packages. A simple, strategic approach will help every student enter the school that is right for them. Each college has individual requirements, policies, and deadlines for admissions that may change each year; this can be frustrating for laymen, so ask an expert when you have a question.
The 8 Steps to College Admissions are:
Discover College Readiness and Admissions Requirements
Strategize College Preparation, Applications and Admissions
Refine College List and Work Plan to Optimize Admissions
Write Effective Personal Statements and Resume
Prepare, Review and Submit Financial Aid Documents
Prepare, Review and Submit College Applications
Review Offers of Admission and Aid; File Appeals as Necessary
Make Final Decisions and Complete Tasks for Enrollment
This free course is the 1st of 8 Steps that show you how to take advantage of happenstance at every step, to pursue purposeful activities inside and out of school, and to plan steps through college admissions toward career and life goals.
About the instructors
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Matthew C. Andrews, Ph.D.
Educator and Entrepreneur
Dr. Andrews advises executives and educational leaders as well as individual students and families to reach educational goals. He shows leaders how to build school systems, education technology, and research-based programs for success in education. He conducts research on human development, evaluates school programs, designs innovative curriculum, teaches entrepreneurship, and advises leaders to meet educational goals. Dr. Andrews was the founding middle school administrator and designer of educational programs for the Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley.
Dr. Andrews may be best known for his research on Youth Purpose and Good Work at the Stanford Center on Adolescence. He is a revolutionary teacher, administrator, and advisor for schools that defined new standards for the 21st Century, including Bullis Charter School, East Palo Alto Academy, and Singularity University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Child Adolescent Development and Education from Stanford University in 2011, as well as Masters Degrees, Teaching and Administration credentials from the University of Minnesota, University of California, UCSB and UCLA.
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Don’t like the music & pauses…they’re distracting. Content is applicable to course title & easy to understand.
It was a good course to prepare any one for college.
Good. More informative and helpful.
Overall, the course offers a good overview of the preliminary steps to applying to a university. While some steps may be taken for granted by some students, this course does offer a novel approach with its focus on making a plan and working that plan in the form of a calendar. It's a nice snippet of the more long-term thought process that must be engaged in by any student who wishes to target universities effectively.