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Live session: Wednesday, May 17th @ 4-6:00pm Pacific Time (7-9:00pm Eastern)

Links and resources:

 * Course Syllabus
 * Developing a College List on a Budget with Auxilia: A Guide for International
   Students
 * Podcast interview with Ted Fiske (author of the Fiske Guide) 
 * Podcast: Colleges That Change Lives: Great Schools You May Not (Yet!) Know
   About
 * All the other CEG podcasts: https://collegeessayguy.com/podcast 
 * Paying for College Guide
 * A Step-by-Step Financial Aid Guide for International Students
 * Tool for analyzing if your financial aid award is a fair offer:
   https://tuitionfit.org/ 
 * Questions to Ask on a College Tour (60+ examples)
 * 2019 State of College Admission Report sharing college preferences for 2017
   (note: the new one is being released this month)
 * The (Epic) College Virtual Tours spreadsheet

Resources available at schoolbuff.com:

 * Self-Survey for the College-Bound (personal survey measuring qualities such
   as your growth mindset, school enthusiasm, participant learner, tenacity, and
   emotional vocabulary)
 * College Planning Values Assessment (assesses college-going priorities such as
   learning about different cultures, expanding my potential lifetime earnings,
   and finding a vocational direction in life)
 * Audit of College Success Traits (self-inventory of college readiness
   including factors such as time management, study skills, motivation,
   adaptability, and resourcefulness
 * Qualities That Will Make a College Right For You (allows students to
   highlight what they are looking for in a college.)

In Session 1, we’ll cover:

 * How to Think about the List-Building Process
 * How to Learn What You’re Looking for in a College
 * The Building Blocks of College List Creation: Motivation, Attitude, and
   Setting Expectations
   * More Resources for Learning about Yourself and What You’re Looking for in a
     College
   * How to Focus on The Real Goal When Building Your List (and What the Real
     Goal Is)
   * More Missteps That Students Sometimes Make
 * The Heart of List-Building
   * Important factors in choosing a college
   * Going beyond the words (small, isolated, value, Greek, major, etc.) to hone
     in on what matters most in finding colleges where you will grow and shine!
   * Pros and cons of small and large colleges, religious colleges, rural and
     city colleges, liberal arts and pre-professional colleges

Your homework after Session 1:

 * Complete the self-assessment tools to dig deeper into and refine what you’re
   looking for in a college. Specifically, the Self-Survey for the College-Bound
   and Qualities That Will Make a College Right For You.
 * (Optional, encouraged) Complete a “student life” review of a college you’re
   interested in. (Note: We’ll email specifics for each of these once you
   register.)

Total estimated time needed: 30-60 mins

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