EOC Review

It is Thursday at 4:05 pm and tomorrow you have the following to complete: study for a quiz in English, study for your mock exam in Pre-Calculus (a class you are failing), finish an essay for US History (you haven’t started), practice for a soccer game, and attend your baby cousin’s birthday dinner at your aunt’s house. Which is the best way for your to prioritize your time?

• Go to soccer practice, then to your cousin’s party and start your school work at 9pm when you get home.

• Skip soccer practice and go to tutoring for US History so you can start your essay, then go to your cousin’s party and then study when you get home.

• Talk to your coach about your priorities and explain why you are missing practice to go to Pre-Calculus to study.

• Talk to your mom about your cousin’s birthday party and see if there is a way you can stay home to work on your US History essay

• Both 3 & 4

What aspect of financial aid can you get a head start on between your junior and senior year of high school?

• You can apply for scholarships

• You can fill out the FAFSA

• You can talk to your parents about filing their taxes

• You can do nothing until senior year

• Both 1 & 3

What are the main 6 components of the college application that need to be prepared for senior year?

• Personal Statement, Teacher Letters of Recommendation, Counselor Letters of Recommendation, Resume, Special Circumstances Essay, and the actual application online

• The actual application online, the scholarship application, the essays, letter of recommendation, and financial aid

• FAFSA, CSS Profile, the actual online application, the scholarship application, the personal statement, and resume

• Personal Statement, the actual online application, transcript, resume, FAFSA, and financial aid

• None of the above

What is the purpose and function of forming study groups?

• To have a chance to review material with your peers

• To study for a test

• To be able to clarify and teach concepts in a class with your peers for deeper understanding

• To hang out with friends

When you receive feedback, there is an emotional cycle that you go through called SARAH; what does SARAH stand for?

• Silence, Attitude, Rejection, Acceptance, and Hope

• Shock, Acceptance, Response, Attitude, and Hate

• Silence, Anger, Reaction, Assimilation, and Humor

• Shock, Anger, Rejection, Acceptance, and Hope

What are the major types of financial aid that are available to students who enter college?

• Grants, scholarships and work-study

• Grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study

• Grants, scholarships and loans

• Grants and loans

Janie is struggling in her English class; she rarely completes her assignments and she has been failing all year long. What should Janie do to make sure she passes the class?

• Stay after school for tutoring

• Ask for help creating a time management plan to make sure she completes her assignments

• Speak to her teacher about how she has struggled and take responsibility for not completing her work

• Ask her teacher if she can do extra credit

• Both 2 & 3

Melissa has her College List with her top six choices. What can she do this summer to make sure that these colleges know she is interested?

• Call the admissions office to ask any clarifying questions with an admission counselor

• Visit and/or take a virtual tour

• Sign up for their mailing lists for prospective students

• All of the above

Martha is trying to make her college list, she has a 3.9 GPA and a 28 on her ACT. Which college is her best match?

• Emory and Henry College (GPA 3.5, ACT 21)

• Johns Hopkins (GPA 3.71, ACT 31)

• Gordon College (GPA 3.6, ACT 26)

• Kenyon College (GPA 3.9, ACT 30)

Susan has always struggled in math. When she entered 11^th grade, she knew that Pre-Calculus was going to be difficult. Therefore, she scheduled time to stay with the teacher at least one time a week to ask questions, she partnered with a friend who is strong in math as her accountability partner and she had her friend test her before quizzes and exams. She put in more effort than ever before. She ended up earning an A in pre-Calculus. What is this an example of?

• a) An easy teacher

• a) Growth mindset

• a) Fixed mindset

• a) None of the above