1. REMINDERS

2. DEADLINES OF WORK Overdue Responsibilities This Week
EOP Statements (Draft 1 and 2)
Personal Statement (Draft 1 and 2)
Résumé (Draft 1 and 2)
SAT, SAT Subject Test and ACT Registration
Cal Grant Form
Letter of Recommendation Requests
Printed Common Application
Linking to Naviance
This Week
EOP Statements (Draft 3/Final for those who have gotten clearance from Dr. Landeros)
Weekly Goals and Monthly Calendar
Revisions to your Common Application

3. Clarifications
EOP STATEMENTS – Consist of four questions, all which must be answered in one to three paragraph (focus on quality)
Describe any volunteer, extracurricular activities, or work experience in which you are or have been involved in the past two years.
Why would you like to attend college? Discuss your career and personal goals. Are there any particular circumstances, school experiences, or person that influenced your preparation or motivation to attend college (e.g., cultural/financial background, family, teachers, schools you attended)? Please explain.
Briefly discuss your academic background. Did you utilize any additional support at your high school, such as tutoring? Do your grades in high school and/or college reflect your academic ability or potential?
Briefly describe your family’s economic background.

4. Clarifications cont.
PERSONAL STATEMENT (250 – 650 words) – You select one of the five Common Application Prompts. This is your personal statement, which is the same as the written response for the Common Application used for Private Universities.
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

5. EXPECTATIONS FROM YOU TODAY…
2:10 PM – 2:45 PM – We will all work on making revisions to your EOP Statements. All typed and printed statements are due by the end of the period today!
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM – We will review CSU Application Preparation Information, included retrieving account information or creating accounts.