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True or False: You should meet with your counselor whether your post-high school plan is college, work, military, or something else.
True
False
I need to have a list of schools which fall into three different categories in terms of selectivity. Those categories are:
fun, not fun, boring
likely, target, reach
likely, reach, extreme reach
extreme reach, impossible, possible
What is the name of a popular, universal application, which allows you to apply to multiple colleges using one application?
Universal Application
Common Application
College Application
The Application
Which of the following should one employ while composing a college application essay?
Focusing on your strengths.
Using sarcasm.
Checking your facts.
Using active voice.
Which of the following should one avoid when composing a college application essay?
Answering all part of the question.
Using cliches.
Overusing the thesaurus.
Being specific.
True or false: It's worth taking a risk when composing a college essay. Writing your essay as a poem or in a different language helps you stand out and pay off well in the end.
True
False
What attention-grabbing hook involves surprising readers with something they might not have known?
Adding statistics.
Asking questions.
Adding anecdotes.
Giving interesting facts.
Which of the following do you think are topics to avoid when composing a college essay?
Feeling out of place culturally when thrust into a new environment.
Paying tribute to someone very important to you.
Sports.
The intersection of religion and education in you life and how you balance the two.
Writing, in detail, about an illness or disability you have.
Why is it important to show and not tell in your college essay?
Because you do not want to overwhelm your reader with too many specific details.
Because you only have a limited number of words in your essay so you want to list your characteristics.
Because it allows the reader to form their own thoughts and opinions of whatever you are writing about.
Because it is important to use images so readers can literally see what you are writing about.
Which attention-grabbing hook do some teachers find to be overused and cliché?
Beginning with a common misconception
Beginning with a quote
Beginning with a statistic
Beginning with an anecdote
How can you show who you are in your college essay?
By listing all your classes and test scores in your essay
By telling the school how much you want to go there
By sharing a lot of personal information about yourself
By sharing about an experience that hasn't been mentioned on your resume
What tests are the most important for college entrance?
ASVAB
PRAXIS
ACT-SAT
CCP
___________ must be submitted along with your completed application when applying for college.
completed doctor's form
letter of recommendation
copies of final exams
none of the above
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