Stephanie will be prepared to take the ACT - we worked through problems from all sections today since it was her last session before the test.
Assignment
relax, relax, relax!!
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Stephanie is her own worst enemy. She tends to over complicate questions, especially in the math section. She said that math teachers have told her that since middle school. She has made great improvement in answering problems in the science section.
Stephanie expressed a need to work on more geometry concepts. At this point she is beginning to become stressed about the geometry, which is not a small part of the test as a whole. For the last session on Friday, I am going to have her practice a few problems in each section, with a time limit. I feel like that will help her gain confidence, realizing that geometry is not the entire test.
Discuss Superscoring SAT/ACT
Discuss FAFSA timeline
Changes in Bright Futures
Add or remove schools from college list
Arrange school visits
Questions to ask during school visits and things to consider
School housing
Assignment
collect letters of recommendation from your teachers, request transcripts, send along with personal statements to admissions office
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
we are moving along and adhering to our timelinein terms of priority deadlines. We will now be focusing on UNF, FAU, USF
Create accounts for the instate schools on the list, discuss essay topics for other schools, explain procedure for becoming PT. Overview for FAFSA and Bright Futures
Assignment
Respond to e-mails & Provide requested info needed for completing apps.
Session Minutes
180
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
A considerable amount of time was spent on overview of becoming a PT and which colleges offer programs. I spent extra time (1hr) in addition to the (2hr) appointment because I actually completed a lot of the info on the apps, uploaded essays, short answers, and the resume.
I also had to re-edit the FSU essay because the essay topic changed and I called the state universities to inquire about applying with a declared major. I have also conferenced extensively with Stephanie and her father.
1. Stephanie will be able to recognize "distractors" and find "camoflauged" answers.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Stephanie was having trouble finding "camoflauged" answers early in the session, but seemed to have more success after we talked about strategies to eliminate "distractors."
1. Stephanie will be able to answer usage/mechanics questions. 2. Stephanie will be able to answer questions that focus on rhetorical skills.
Assignment
science practice section
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
All of Stephanie's subscores were between 18 and 20, which means that there wasn't much difference between subjects. It seems that she is quickly improving in science and english, but not as quickly in math. We will be going over strategies for the reading section on Friday, and hopefully will have some time to work on math as well!
Reviewed and edited Resume, Reviewed and edited Essay, Discussed ways to improve essay to make it more interesting.( story like)Reviewed word overuse, use of vocabulary.
Assignment
Create user accounts on all application websites that I e-mailed to you.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Stephanie did a a very nice job on her FSU first draft. We discussed ways she could improve her essay and she is going to revise.Her Resume is almost complete and we are working together to finalize an "appropriate fit" college list.
1. Go over math drills that Stephanie completed. 2. Work on strategies for answering science questions.
Assignment
Science drills, arithmetic drill
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Stephanie did well on the algebra drill but struggled through the geometry. I am going to search for some more geometry practice for her. She also felt good about the science section.
We began by going over the homework problems that Stephanie did. I noticed that she was having trouble with geometry concepts so we spent the rest of the time going over concepts from geometry.
