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This questionnaire provides information that will help your college counselor write an accurate, insightful, and supportive letter of recommendation for you. Please be candid. Information will be handled with care. We also need an activity list or resume from you. It does not have to be perfectly formatted, but should be thorough. You have been given instructions and a sample activity resume. You can also find this on the OES college counseling webpage. Your college counselor needs this questionnaire and your activity list by the end of summer.
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List places you have lived.
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Indicate languages spoken at home.
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Indicate languages that you are fluent in and when you first learned the language/s.
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When and why did you come to OES? The “why” is more important for students that started at OES in the middle or upper school.
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Titles of Science Research Projects with 1-2 sentence description and awards.
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List books you have read in the past year or so (don’t include books that you have read for class). Also list magazines or newspapers that you read on a regular basis.
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What subjects do you most enjoy in school and why? Be specific and explain carefully.
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Are there subjects that you dislike or find particularly challenging? Explain.
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Describe your strengths as a student. This is your opportunity to talk about skills and attributes that bring you success in your studies (study skills, writing, reading, discussion, leadership, analytical thinking, creativity, motivation, etc.). One area that we are looking for with this question is insight that you have about yourself as a learner.
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Describe your challenges as a student. What gets in the way of your success as a student?
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Does your high school transcript accurately reflect your academic abilities?
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Explain anything on your transcript that needs explanation (trends, a difficult class, semester or year, a low grade, a dropped class, a shift from honors to regular or regular to honors within a particular class).
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If have not already done so in the previous question, describe any special circumstances that have impacted your schooling: learning issues, family issues, health issues, moves, difficult transition in school, etc.
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What do you consider to be your strengths as a person? Your response to this should include examples and thoughtful and insightful explanation (do not just list adjectives here).
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List 2-4 of your extracurricular activities (more if you wish) that have been important or meaningful to you and respond to the areas listed below for each activity. You should include any key activities here.
• Explain why this activity has been important to you.
• Explain what you have gotten out of your involvement in this activity.
• Explain when and how you got started in the activity.
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How have you grown during high school? Talk about accomplishments during high school in which you take pride. What do you value about your experiences at OES?
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If you have specific goals for college and your future (possible major/s or career interests), describe those here. If you are undecided, it is OK.
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Additional comments. Is there anything else your college counselor should know about you for your letter: strengths, challenges you have overcome, experiences that have influenced or shaped you, etc.?
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