Christie Grabis Reading in the Content Area II

Anticipation Guide: The Gunston Experience The College Application Process

Israel, Jerry. (2008). The 75 Biggest Myths About College Admissions. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Directions: We have been preparing for your junior year when you will move deeper into the college process. Many resources and great amounts of information, guidance, and opinion are available to you. Read each statement below and decide whether you believe it to be a Fact or a Myth and write F or M in the Before Reading column. Discuss your answers with your table group and be prepared to share your responses with the class. Before Reading After Reading Statements 1. Colleges cannot get along without you.

2. Colleges know that you will attend if you are admitted.

3. An early offer of financial aid is a clear indication that you will be admitted.

4. College admission officers are interested in the other schools that you are considering.

5. Receiving my application matters little to a college.

6. Graduate teaching assistants generally do not provide quality instruction.

7. My anticipated major field of study should direct my application process.

8. Most college freshmen list undecided as their major.

9. Few students change their major.

10. I do not need to worry at all about my college essay.

Directions: Now read the chapter Myths About the Application Process. After reading the chapter, return to the statements above. In the After Reading Column, indicate the statements for which you have changed your position and provide a brief explanation for your change.