The College Visit Journal

The College Visit Journal: Campus Visits Demystified is everything you need to get the most out of your college campus visit. In this journal, you will take notes, rank emotion, environment, academics, and student life, and keep track of your thoughts and takeaways from each college campus visit. The college campus tour and information session are full of great information, but keeping everything organized from each campus can be a challenge. Are you using your collected information to make an intentional decision about which campus is best for you? Features Create-your-own table of contents Space for your academic profile (handy when meeting with college advisors or admission counselors) Reference section with key terms, plus reference websites for financial aid and college prep support Writing samples to use when emailing college coaches, professors, and admission counselors Eight sections for eights visits to note what you're seeing, hearing, feeling and whom you meet on campus. You need this book if you are The parent of a high school sophomore, junior or senior who is interested in going to college A student interested in finding the best campus fit for four years of college A high school counselor supporting students and families throughout the college admission process A person who believes in college readiness resources. The College Visit Journal: Campus Visits Demystified is a thought-provoking book that connects with people from all walks of life. My inclusive approach encourages students to use all five senses on their campus visit, as well as, leverage their soft skills to determine which college is the best fit.

One of the best ways to show interest in colleges is to take a tour of the campus. Use this journal to keep track of your thoughts about the universities you visit. These impressions will be very valuable to you as you write your college essays. Room for up to 20 colleges in a convenient 6x9 inch booklet.

Choosing the right college is one of the most important decisions in your life, so you want to have all the right information you need to be available for all the colleges you are considering. After visiting several colleges over several months and gathering tons of information, it can be overwhelming to attempt to put it all together and honestly compare all of the schools you visited at different times. When you were starting out, you had different questions and looked for different things than when you have some experience in the college search. There is so much information to gather in such a short time during a college visit that you might forget to capture some or ask all your questions. And once the visit is over, you might forget some of what you saw and learned. A formatted journal will help you to consistently organize your college visit information so that you will be able to compare information you gathered from different schools point-by-point, even months later. The journal includes: Checklists to prepare you before you visit the college A set of questions to get you started looking for what you need Checkboxes to easily track information about the school (small, large, rural, urban, etc.) without having to scribble down a lot of stuff while you are also trying to pay attention to what you are seeing Forms for taking notes and making evaluations during your visit so you can can compare consistent information across schools even months later Full 8.5 X 11" pages to give you enough space to record all your important information The journal is large enough to contain information from 25 college visits and includes space to attach handouts, flyers, maps etc. By keeping this all in one place, you can easily and quickly review all of the colleges you have visited and see what you thought of each one while you were there.

From college admissions and advising experts, Corinne Smith and Ann Merrell, comes a Mindful ManualTM to help you navigate the college essay. Thinking about the future and what you will accomplish in college and beyond is an exciting and thrilling endeavor. Yet, when it comes to college applications, often the most daunting task lies in writing the essays. With all the twists and turns of the college admissions process, writing your story should not be the most overwhelming and intimidating part of the journey. Equipped with the College Essay Journal, you will become better prepared, focused, and organized as you begin applying to various colleges and universities. Infused with multiple positive and mindful techniques, the College Essay Journal helps to: * Gather application content and brainstorm essay topics that are important to you * Build the foundation of your essays by encouraging you to examine and share aspects of your identity, values, and goals through guided prompts * Slow down the process to allow for true reflection and deep thinking * And much more The College Essay Journal is a game-changer. This 30-day Mindful ManualTM is essential in helping to craft an exceptional and authentic college application.