Summer Checklist

Work on your AP/Honors Summer Assignments
Go on College Visits (virtual or in-person)
Research Scholarship Opportunities (you can start applying now)
Start working on a Community Service Letter for 2024-2025. If you finish your hours early, you can submit your application when ready...you can then add it to your college applications.
Develop your college application plans. Here's an overview of things to consider.
Thinking about your Letters of Recommendation? Complete this questionnaire.
Start Drafting Your College Essay:
- This summer is a good time to start drafting your essays. Your senior English class will have a unit on college essays in the fall, but it's great to come into that unit with a strong rough draft.
- Prompt has resources that contain great practical college essay advice. Prompt's Webinar and resources for EHS families.
- The Common Application (Common App) is a non-profit membership organization representing nearly 1,000 institutions of higher education. Each year, more than one million students apply to college, research financial aid and scholarships, and connect to college counseling resources through Common App. You can find a guide for getting ready to use the Common App this fall at https://www.commonapp.org/apply/first-time-students. The Common App first year essay prompts can be found at here. You can set up your Common App account NOW!
Don't worry and have fun!

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