Portfolio
Your portfolio is the place where you organize and keep all your important information about yourself. When applying for a job or going for college or scholarship interviews, your portfolio can be a very useful tool. It is important to illustrate your accomplishments and that it has a professional appearance.
You should consider your portfolio as an important part of your college or scholarship interview. As such, it must be professional and reflect time and effort. This is also needed for Naviance.
Requirements- Hard Copy
Binder with plastic cover
Cover sheet
Sheet Protectors
Pictures with Captions
Dividers for Sections (e.g. tabs, colored sheets, colored print)
Requirements- Electronic Copy - could be a PowerPoint, Website, etc.
Contents:
Page 1: Your resume- 1 page in length (important courses you have taken can be on second page
Page 2: Table of Contents- At minimum a listing
Academics
Scores, PSAT scores, AP scores
Final Report Cards
Awards, Certificates, Congratulatory Letters, etc.
Letters of Recommendation (can be from school, community, or work related) If letters are not available, include a list of references
Listing of colleges (minimum of 5) to which you are applying- Include the following for each college: Location, Size, Average SAT and/or ACT scores, Majors offered that are of interest to you, and other pertinent information
Extra-Curricular Activities
Awards, letters, programs, pictures, newspaper articles, etc.
Examples- School Activities, Other (Boys or Girl Scouts, Boys or Girls Club, musical theatre, etc), and Community Service
Must have at least one of the following for each activity: descriptions, certificates, letters of recognition, pictures, etc.
*Include a paragraph describing your role in the function of the organization. Be sure to explain the purpose of the club and/or activities held during the year(s) you participated in the organization.
Special Interests (optional)
Athletics- can be a separate section or can be listed under Extra-Curricular
Section illustrating something you are active in, such as scouting, theater, music, coaching, etc.
This can be an expansion of something your listed under Extra-Curricular
Other of your choice
Research Practicum
Summer activities: Summary of what accomplished during the summer. Including any Forestry or WISP Training, and meetings with mentors, phone calls made, e-mails sent, proposals that were approved, etc.
Include summary of your logbook, listing dates and activities/accomplishments. (These entries may be listed in table format)
DURING THE YEAR you will add approved proposals, revised chapters, and anything related to your research.