College Planning Resources

Claudia Goodhew, High School Counselor

Your high school years are filled with lots of opportunities for growth. How can you build a strong four-year plan to help you navigate high school? Mrs. Goodhew will discuss and share tips on how to understand Eastside Catholic’s graduation requirements, how to maximize all four years of high school to prepare for college and how to create a successful schedule.

Build a Strong Four-Year Plan Video

A well-balanced college list has an appropriate number of safety, match and high-reach schools. It is unique to each student based on their priorities, aspirations and bandwidth. Learn how to create an appropriate list using scattergrams in Naviance, published acceptance data and qualitative college guides. Other topics presented include early action versus early decision, demonstrated interest and other factors to enhance the application.

Creating the College List Video

Colleges want to know how you spend your free time outside of academics. Understand what colleges want to see, how activities are reported in the application and the importance of the student resume. Students will learn how to show “depth” in their activities and where to find summer and after school activities.

Extracurricular Activities and the Resume Video

 
Are you interested in learning more about how to become a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athlete? Do you plan on competing in athletics in college through the NCAA? This presentation will cover the academic preparation piece for potential NCAA student-athletes, including educational requirements that need to be fulfilled and how to complete those requirements at Eastside Catholic.

NCAA Student-Athlete Academic Planning Video

Bailey Craft, Revolution Prep

This webinar provides a college admission testing overview, highlights the current testing landscape and explores what the terms "test optional" and "test free" mean in the context of college admissions. Students will learn how to determine who should take an SAT or ACT test, the differences between the ACT and SAT tests and the value admissions tests have beyond helping students get into college, including obtaining merit-based scholarships. Understand why a good test score never hurt anyone’s college application and how families can make informed testing decisions.

Revolution Prep - Testing Landscape Video

Dr. Jonathan Brown, Write2Win.org: Expert College Essay Coaching

Now is the time for high school juniors to actively prepare for college applications and do the pre-work for their college essays. Peek behind the veil of the college admissions office. Get a sense of what juniors should be doing right now to prepare for their college essays. Information is provided for students and parents on the college essay along with some top tips on how to approach putting them together. More info at write2win.org.

Write2Win.org - The College Essay in 13 Minutes Video