AVID

Senior Portfolio

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Table of Contents of AVID Senior Portfolio

Important Documents ……………………………..………..……………………….…..1

-High School Activities Record

-Resume

-High School & College Transcripts

-Community Service Logs

-College Entrance Exam Results (ACT, SAT, SAT II)

College Research ………………………………….………….………………………....2

-Newspaper

Goal Setting ……………………………………..….………….………………………....3

-Personal & Career Goals

-My Ideal Life Booklets

Essays …………………………………………………..………….…………………….... 4

-Multidimensional Me Essay

-College Admissions Essay

-Personality, Skills, Career Essay

-Senior Research Project

-Senior Summary

College ………………….………………………………….…………….………………....5

-College Visit Checklist & Reflection

-College Fact Sheet

-College Checklist

-Recipes for College (at least of 5)

-Design Your Own Dorm Room

-How to Survive Your Freshman Year Mini Book

College Applications………………….………………….……………..………………..6

3 Letters of Recommendation ……………………………..…...... 7

Financial Aid ………………………………………………..……………………..……..8

-FAFSA PIN # and Copy of Completed FAFSA Application

Scholarships ………………………………………………..……..……………………....9

-Scholarship Research Inventory

-Copy of the Nuview Community Scholarship Foundation Application

-Scholarship Research Packet

-Copies of at least 10 scholarship applied for

Awards, Honors & Letters of Acceptance ……………….……………………….….10

Careers ………………………………………………………….…...... 11

-South Dakota Career Interest Survey

-Writing a Cover Letter

-Preparing for the Interview

-The Job Interview

-After the Interview

Family & Finances ………………………………………………………………………...12

-Flour Child Baby Book

-The Cost of a Family Essay

-Personal & Family Budget

Research Tools & Templates …………………………………………………………...13

Important Documents

  • High School Activities Record
  • Résumé
  • High School & College Transcripts
  • Community Service Logs
  • College Entrance Exam Results (SAT, ACT, SAT II)

1

College Research

  • Newspaper

2

Goal

Setting

  • Personal & Career Goals
  • My Ideal Life Booklet

3

Essays

  • Multidimensional Me Essay
  • College Admissions Essay
  • Personality, Skills & Career Essay
  • Senior Research Essay
  • Senior Summary

4

College

  • College Visit Checklist& Reflection
  • College Fact Sheet
  • College Checklist
  • Recipes for College (at least 5)
  • Design Your Own Dorm Room
  • How to Survive Your Freshman Year Mini Book

5

College Applications

  • Copies of Completed College Applications (at least 5)
  • If you did not apply to at least 5 colleges you can do an alternate activity by going to and clicking on “Portfolios”. Complete the Planning My Future assignment and put it in this section of your portfolio.

6

3 Letters of Recommendation

7

Financial Aid

  • FAFSA PIN # ______
  • Copy of Completed FAFSA Application

8

Scholarships

  • Scholarship Research Inventory
  • Scholarship Research Packet
  • Copy of the Nuview Community Scholarship Foundation Application
  • Copies of at least 10 scholarships that have been applied for

9

Awards, Honors & Letters of Acceptance

10

Careers

  • South Dakota Career Interest Survey
  • Writing a Cover Letter
  • Preparing for the Interview
  • The Job Interview
  • After the Interview

11

Family & Finances

  • Flour Child Baby Book
  • The Cost of a Family Baby Book
  • Personal Budget
  • Family Budget

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12

Research Tools & Templates

  • MLA Format
  • Citation Sentence Templates
  • 3-Part Source Integration Technique Templates
  • Business Letter Template
  • Friendly Letter Template

13

Senior Portfolio Scoring Guide

Section # / Section Title / Documents / Week Assigned / Possible Points / Your Points
1 / Important Documents / High School Activities Record / 1 / 5
Resume / 1 / 10
High School & College Transcripts / 5
Community Service Logs / * / 5
ACT Scores / 5
SAT Scores & SAT II Scores / 5
2 / College Research / Newspaper / 6 / 10
3 / Goal Setting / Personal & Career Goals / 2 / 10
My Ideal Life Booklet / 33 / 10
4 / Essays / Multidimensional Me Essay / 2 / 10
College Admissions Essay / 4 / 10
Personality, Skills & Career Essay / 5 / 10
Senior Research Project / 18 / 50
Senior Summary / 37 / 10
5 / College / College Visit Checklist & Reflection / * / 30
College Fact Sheet / 35 / 10
College Checklist / 35 / 10
Recipes for College (at least 5) / 17 / 10
Design Your Own Dorm Room / 35 / 10
How to Survive Your Freshman Year Mini Book / 37 / 10
6 / College Applications / Copies of Completed College Applications
(at least 5) / 50
7 / Letters of Recommendation / Letters of Recommendation(at least 3) / 16 / 30
8 / Financial Aid / FAFSA Pin # / 10
Copy of Completed FAFSA Application / 10
9 / Scholarships / Scholarship Research Inventory / 13 / 10
Copy of the Nuview Community Scholarship Foundation Application / 13 / 20
Copies of at least 5 scholarships that you have applied for / 30
Scholarship Research Packet / 13 / 10
10 / Awards, Honors, & Letters of Acceptance / Any Awards, Honors, & Letters of Acceptance / 5
11 / Careers / South Dakota Career Interest Survey / 28 / 5
Writing a Cover Letter / 25 / 5
Preparing for the Job Interview / 25 / 5
The Job Interview / 26 / 5
After the Interview / 27 / 5
12 / Family &
Finances / Flour Child Baby Book / 29 / 10
The Cost of a Family Essay / 30 / 10
Personal Budget / 31 / 10
Family Budget / 31 / 10
13 / Research Tools & Templates / MLA Format / * / 5
Citation Sentence Templates / * / 5
3-Part Source Integration Technique Templates / * / 5
Business Letter Template / * / 5
Friendly Letter Template / * / 5
Total Points / 500

Grading Scale: A = 450 – 500 points B = 400 – 449 points C = 350 – 399 points D = 300 – 349 points

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