naperville, IL30+ days ago
Civic Mentors will participate in five monthly workshops (help on Saturday morning and afternoons between 10 am and 2 pm) on topics related to college applications and readiness, including: How to understand and prepare a FAFSA form and financial aid applications, including scholarship opportunities, and generally how to finance college; How to prepare for the college application process, including preparing a strong personal essay and (if required) supplemental essays, How to choose colleges and to understand the opportunities of different institutions of higher ed (including 2-year degree programs, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive colleges and state and private universities); Strategies for staying healthy and thriving under the pressures of college work, including strategies for \u00b7 juggling school and work, how to deal with "imposter syndrome" and how to establish strong relationships with faculty and other potential mentors; Understanding the relationship of college to future careers; understanding the relationship between majors, minors and career and life goals; understanding and making the most of extracurricular opportunities such as athletics, clubs, research, grants, internships, study abroad and summer positions. Civic Mentors for the Civic Humanities Project will support rising high school seniors, aka Freedom Scholars, from across Chicagoland by guiding their college application process and working with them to complete college readiness activities and a civic engagement project during a year-long program of three parts: a three-week residential program of great book seminars on human nature and government; a fall semester of workshops devoted to completing applications and preparing for college life; a spring semester of civic engagement.