We will use SCOIR extensively over the next year.  As you add colleges to your “My Colleges” tab your counselor can see these and also suggest other schools that might be a good fit.

RESUME

Begin entering all of your extracurricular activities, honors/awards, work experience, and community service into your profile. This will ensure you have all of your information in one place and SCOIR has an export tool that will take all of your information and build your resume.

ESSAYS

• Check the essay topics on Apply Texas, Common App, and Coalition App. (The application you choose will depend on the colleges you will be applying to – most Texas schools are on Apply Texas, while Common App and Coalition have schools from across the United States.)

• Narrow down your topic and begin writing a first draft. Having your essay already started by August will be a huge time saver for you upon starting senior year and then Mr. Travis can help you edit as needed.
• Johns Hopkins published essays they loved from previous applicants – read them here to get inspiration for your own essay!

• Many colleges also require supplemental essay questions which are shorter and are designed to give the college greater insight into you, the applicant. See the guide below for more information on writing supplemental essays.

Many colleges are now requiring students to complete the SRAR (Self Reported Academic Record) and then link their SRAR to each college application. You can create an account now and start entering your high school grades.  

(Texas A&M, Baylor, Clemson, LSU, Penn State, UTSA, and many other schools are already requiring the SRAR and we expect more schools to join them.)