CINCINNATI HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY COLLEGE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS Complete & bring with you to your Junior College Planning Meeting. NAME: ADDRESS: EMAIL: BIRTHDATE: PHONE #: DATE: PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN: This form will help your counselor get to know you better and provide helpful information and suggestions in your college search. Hopefully it will also help you develop self-understanding that will help you make a good college choice. Take your time and reflect honestly about these questions in regards to who you are and where you are headed. Don t limit yourself to discussing only school related experiences; include those that are drawn from any part of your life. We hope that this information will also help you in completing your college applications. 1. Give me three descriptive adjectives: How would your best friend describe you? 2. Give me three descriptive adjectives: How would your family describe you? 3. Give me three descriptive adjectives: How would your favorite teacher describe you? 4. Give me three descriptive adjectives: How would you describe yourself?
5. What are your strong points, please be sure to give an example: (such as personal traits, academic talents, athletic strengths & accomplishments, others?) 6. Have there been changes, positive or negative or a particular situation that has occurred in your high school years that you feel has affected you, your grades or your participation in school? (Example: illness in family or self, divorce, summer experience, etc.) Please describe: 7. Complete this statement as clearly and directly as you can. I am especially proud of the following.. Be very specific.
8. What would you like included in your counselor recommendation that sets you apart from other applicants? What is unique about you? 9. Who has been the most influential in your life? Why? What have they inspired in you? 10. What do you really enjoy doing? And, what do you enjoy doing other than going to class?
11. What was the most difficult situation you have ever had to face? How did you handle it? Is there anything you would change about the way you dealt with it if you could? 12. What is important to you? What do you like to do more than anything else? What is your passion? 13. What courses have you enjoyed the most? Why?
14. What subject areas could you improve if you really tried? 15. What do you feel has been your greatest contribution to the CHCA community and/or your family? 16. Of all your activities, which one has been the most satisfying to you? Why? 17. Do you have/had a job? If so, where do/did you work and why? What did you learn from your employment that you wouldn t have otherwise learned in the classroom?
18. What are your top 4-5 criteria in selecting a college? (examples: location; size; cost; program, etc.) 19. What professions interest you the most? What is it about the occupation that interests you? Indicate why you might be successful in that field? 20. List college majors that interest you:
21. In college, what extracurricular activities do you want to continue? 22. College Locations: Choose regions & circle states of particular interest: o Midwest (IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI) o Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) o Mid-Atlantic (DE, D.C., MD, PA, NJ, NY) o New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, VT, RI) o West (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, HI, KS, MT, NE, NV, NM, OK, OR, ND, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY) o Canada, England, Scotland If you are interested in specific cities, list them here and explain why: 23. Community (check all that apply): o Small town o Large town o Near a city o Near the mountains o Near the coast o Undecided 24. College Size (check all that apply): o Under 500-1000 o 1000-2000 o 2000-5000 o 5000-10,000 o Over 10,000 o No preference
25. List the colleges you are considering at this time, in the order of preference and your probable major for each (indicate undecided if applicable): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 26. What is your biggest concern about college? HODGE PODGE: Favorite Song: Favorite Time of Day: Favorite Subject: Favorite Keepsake: Favorite Book: Favorite Movie: Favorite Quote: