Junior Symposium Resources 2025

Agenda

Guidance Presentation

FIT Financial Aid Presentation

Flyer for Brevard Boundless Scholarship Program

March 6 321 Liftoff Field Trip Flyer and Permission

College Visits

Information about Florida Colleges

SUS Matrix - (Information for Florida Public Schools) - for 2024-25 (UPDATED)

Private Colleges and Universities of Florida (PCUF Brochure) for 2023-24

College Planning Checklists

• College Planning Guide: Grades 9 and 10

• College Planning: Grade 11

• College Planning: Grade 12

Discovering a Career or Major and Career Exploration Tools

1. Try Xello, it is on your launchpad

2. Big Futures Career Quiz

3. Eastern Florida State College Career Coach

4. 16 Personalities (Myers Briggs Assessment)

5. US News College Major Quiz (requires account)

6. Truity Big 5 Personality Traits Quiz

7. Truity Career Aptitude Test

Building a High School Resume

Resume Tools

• Bad Resume Examples - 10 Mistakes to Avoid

• 195 Action Verbs to Make Your Resume Stand Out

• Writing One-Liners for Resumes

• Summer Study Opportunities

Videos

1. How to Make a Resume for College Applications

2. Write an Incredible Resume: 5 Golden Rules!

 Resume Templates  (Make a Copy and Use it to Organize your Information)

1. West Shore High School Resume Template for Google Docs

2. Best Resume Template for Google Docs

3. College Resume Template for Google Docs

4. Basic Resume Template for Google Docs

5. Student Resume Template for Google Docs  

Letters of Recommendation

1. SLC - Steps to a Great Letter of Recommendation

2. How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation

3. How to add a Recommender to Common App

4. Cover Letter to Request Recommendation

Common Application   

1. Common App Ready - Toolkit of Tips

2. Common Application Activities Section

3. Common Application Essay Prompts for 2023-2024

   • video - Breaking Down all 7 Common App essay prompts

   • video - CRUSH the Common Application Essay! 8 Tips

   • blog - CRUSH the Common Application Essay! 8 Tips

   • Essays That Worked - Sample Essays

4. Common Application Quick Start Guide

5. WS Common App Tip Sheet

6. FERPA & Your Application

College Research and Planning

1. College Scorecard

2. Links to Schedule College Tours

3. State University System Matrix (information for Florida Public Schools)

4. Private Colleges of Florida Matrix (information for Florida Private Schools)

5. College Application Guide

6. TOP Tips for College

The College Interview

1. College Board Big Future - Interview Tips

2. Princeton Review College Interview Tips

3. Yale Interview Preparation

4. US News and World Report - How to Prepare for a College Admissions Interview

5. You tube video: College Interview Questions and Answers

Standardized Tests

PSAT Preparation

1. College Board Tips to Prepare for the PSAT

2. PSAT Practice Tests from College Board

3. PSAT Answer Sheet

4. PSAT Practice Test #1 (2015)         Answers        Scoring  

5. PSAT Practice Test #2 (2022)         Answers        Scoring  

6. Ivy Global PSAT Practice Test

SAT Preparation

1. Varsity Tutors is now on your launchpad

2. NEW Digital SAT Prep

3. SAT Test Dates

4. How to Link your SAT Score to Khan Academy

5. Video: How I Improved my SAT Score by 300+ Points

8 Full Length Practice Tests from College Board

1. Practice SAT Answer Sheet

2. Practice SAT #1 (2016)                   Answers        Scoring  

3. Practice SAT #2  (2015)                 Answers         Scoring  

4. Practice SAT #3 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

5. Practice SAT #4 (2015)                  Answers         Scoring  

6. Practice SAT #5 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

7. Practice SAT #6 (2021-22)             Answers         Scoring  

8. Practice SAT #7 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

9. Practice SAT #8 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

10. Practice SAT #9                             Answers          Scoring  

11. Practice SAT #10                           Answers          Scoring  

ACT Preparation

1. ACT Test Dates

2. ACT Prep - Making the Most of Khan Academy

3. Practice ACT Test #1 (2022-2023)

4. Practice ACT Test #2 (2020-2021)

5. Practice ACT Test #3 (2017-2018)

6. ACT Subject Practice

   1. ACT English Practice Problems

   2. ACT Math Practice Problems

   3. ACT Reading Practice Problems

   4. ACT Science Practice Problems

   5. ACT Writing Practice Problems

CLT Preparation (CLT is now a Bright Futures Qualifying Test) 

Sign up for the CLT

Classical Learning Test - Practice Tests

• Useful Links

  • College Planning: Grade 12

  • College Planning: Grade 11

  • College Planning Guide: Grades 9 and 10

  • 5 Step Guide to PSAT Prep

  • AP Credit Policies for Colleges and Universities

  • Bright Futures Information

  • College Admission & Student Aid Resource Hub

  • FAFSA and Financial Aid Help

  • PSAT Results and Khan Academy

  How to link your PSAT results to your Khan Academy account.

  • PSAT Score Report Tutorial

  Short video explaining PSAT score report.

  • SAT - College Board

  • Read the essay of a student who got into all 8 Ivy League schools, Stanford, MIT

  • Study Guides & Strategies

   

  Letters of Recommendation Tips for Teachers

  1. Indeed - Letters of Recommendation with Samples

     • Sample Letters from Teachers

     • 3 excellent letter of recommendation samples for students