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HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE 2925 Goulden Avenue Bronx, New York 10468 www.hsas-lehman.org Alessandro Weiss Principal
Tel (718) 329.2144 Fax (718) 329.0792
Dear Junior Students and Parents Class of 2022,
January 2021
All juniors must fill out this questionnaire, which is due Thursday February 11, 2021. This information will be utilized in the following ways: • • •
recommendation writing for counselor/teachers knowledge and awareness of any college legacy potential eligibility for financial aid and/or EOP/ HEOP/SEEK opportunity programs
We treat information given to us as confidential and would appreciate as much information as you can provide so the needs and best interests of each student can be met during the college guidance process. Upon completion and receipt of the signed consent forms, students will be scheduled for individual guidance conferences, which will begin after February vacation and upon completion of these forms. Parents will be asked to complete an OPTIONAL parent recommendation due no later than Friday April 9, 2021. (Included in this packet) The tear-off at the bottom of this letter must be signed, dated (electronically), and returned before the recommendation letter is written. You will have an opportunity to briefly submit an update to this document September 30, 2021 in order to include a summer job/new experience. Our Junior Parent/Student Evenings are scheduled for: #1 March 23, 2021 #2 June TBD Sincerely, Michele Harris, Guidance Counselor/College Advisor
Colleen Teslik, Guidance Counselor/College Advisor
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign (electronically) and return to Ms. Harris/Ms. Teslik I_________________________________________________________understand that the information submitted (Student’s Name) from this self-recommendation form may be used to influence the content of the counselor recommendation letter. _________________________________________________________ (Student’s Signature)
______________________________________ (Date)
Student’s Name___________________________________________ Phone________________________________________ Email___________________________________________ Cell Phone____________________________________________ I/ We have received and reviewed the HSAS Family Information Sheet and Questionnaires. ____________________________________________ Parent Signature
_________________________________________ Student Signature
Part A: Family Information should be typed and inserted into the PDF then sent to Ms. Harris/Ms. Teslik by
February 11, 2021
Student’s Full Name: _____________________________________ (Nickname?) ________________________________ Date of Birth: __________________________ E-mail: _______________________________________________________ Home Address: _______________________________________ Home telephone: _______________________________ Cell number: ___________________________________ This section should be handwritten/PDF Fillable Parent/Guardian (Mother/Father) circle Name:
Parent/Guardian (Mother/Father)circle
Address:
Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone: e-mail: Occupation: Employer & Location Education: Please circle:
Adv. Degree: Please Circle: Please Circle:
High School, BA/BS from:
High School, BA/BS from:
_____________________, Advanced Degree from_______________ MA MS JD PhD
____________________, Advanced Degree from______________
Parent(s) home
rent
own
MD
your
MA
Parent(s)
MS
rent
JD
PhD
own
MD
your home
Student lives with: Please circle/check: divides time between parents Parents are: Please circle/check: never married
both parents
lives with mother
lives with guardian married
separated
lives with father
other _________________________ divorced (approx. date_________________)
If there is/are step-parent(s) please list below and include any relevant information (i.e.: step-parent name, employment, cell phone, etc.): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please list other people who live with you (i.e.: siblings (even if away at college), grandparents, aunts/uncles/cousins) Name
Relationship to student
Age
Grade/School
Did your brother(s) or sister(s) go through the college process? (Circle/check one)
Yes
No
What did you learn from it? _________________________________________________________________________ Which college(s) do/did they attend? _________________________________________________________________ Did they receive financial aid? (Circle one) Yes No Do you receive free or reduced priced lunch?
Yes No
Do you spend extended time away from the city (i.e.: weekend home or camp)? (Circle/check one) Yes
No
Where: ________________________________________________________________________________________
What languages are spoken in the home? Please briefly describe if English was not your first spoken Language at what age did you learn English? Please let us know if your parents need financial aid information provided in an alternate language. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part B: Student Self Recommendation.
This part MUST be typed and emailed by February 11, 2021
Student’s Name___________________________________________________Today’s Date: ______________________ Date of Birth _______________________ Email__________________________________________________________ Home Phone______________________________________Cell phone_______________________________________
Instructions PLEASE INCLUDE A PHOTO We believe you should have input into the letter of recommendation written to colleges and universities on your behalf. We are asking for your thoughts about your educational and personal growth. If you reference a job, program, and/or volunteer work, please provide the full name of the company, organization, program etc. Please answer the questions concisely and honestly. Answer them with care, as your response will help generate a better counselor recommendation. The counselor recommendation is an opportunity for you to express your voice in a way that you may be unable to elsewhere in the application!! Responses to the questions below must be typed and are due February 11, 2021. PART A will be a fillable PDF that should be saved as a PDF document saved as: PART A AND INCLUDE YOUR NAME. PART B. Your typed responses should be sent as a separate attachment to [email protected] or [email protected] Please use Microsoft Word or Google Docs (NO PDFs for PART B). If you use Google Docs, please grant the needed permission to view the document. Please do not send your responses in the body of an email, they will NOT be accepted. Please number your responses to correspond with the questions. (II #3) Counselor breakdown for class of 2022: Harris Abell-Khavin Teslik Kotchev-Zakashansky
. PART B—This should be typed and sent as a separate WORD or Google Document. NO PDFs for PART B I.
Favorites: Please list: One-word responses are sufficient. 1. Favorite book/author:
5. Favorite website:
2. Favorite movie:
6. Favorite source of news:
3. Favorite quotation (and author):
7. Favorite music (genre, song, artist, etc.):
4. Favorite TV show:
PLEASE INCLUDE A PHOTO-You may use the same photo that you use for your college testing.
A few BRIEF sentences for each question will suffice. If you have similar responses for some of the questions, there is no need to answer twice. You may reference the answer by responding see part III #2. II. Academic Information 1.
What has been your favorite academic course (subject) at HSAS and why?
2.
What has been your proudest academic accomplishment since you started high school and why?
3.
What are your greatest strengths as a student?
4.
Are there any courses/subjects, which have been particularly difficult for you? What steps have you taken to improve the situation?
5.
Are the any obvious fluctuations with your grades? Is there anything on your transcript you feel warrants specific clarification to a college-please explain?
III. Activities, Extra-Curricular Accomplishments-Job 1.
What extra-curricular activities (this may include a paid job) have you participated in? Explain them, the time committed (# of hours per week/# years spent), leadership roles, if any, etc. It is understood COVID may have limited your ability to participate in many activities.
2.
What did you do the summer after 9th grade, and the summer after 10th grade? What are your plans for this summer (2021)?
3.
What are your hobbies, please discuss? (This may include activities that are not part of a formal program)
4.
What are your future career goals and plans?
IV. Personal Information 5.
What are your proudest personal accomplishments since you started high school? This could include an obstacle you overcame.
6.
What are your greatest strengths as a person?
7.
How would your friends and/or family describe your character?
8.
List five descriptive adjectives that tell something about you as a person.
9.
Have there been any personal/family circumstances in your life that have had an impact on your academic performance (examples include: severe illness, divorce, moving, new school, death in the family)?
10. What will you be able to offer a college or university? Why should they admit you? How can you stand out from other applicants?
HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE
OPTIONAL Parent Recommendation
Due: Friday April 9, 2021
Student’s Name______________________________________ Date___________________________ Parent’s Name ________________________ Parent’s e-mail: ________________________________ For the counselor’s recommendation to colleges, we would like to give parents/guardians the opportunity to give input and let us know something about your child that he/she would otherwise have difficulty expressing. The counselor recommendation is an opportunity to let the colleges understand aspects of the prospective applicant that may not be expressed elsewhere in the college application. Please follow the directions below and use the questions included as a guideline. Instructions Please carefully answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. All responses must be typed. The responses are due Friday April 9, 2021. Please send your responses as an attachment to [email protected] or [email protected] Please use only Microsoft Word. Please number your responses to correspond with the questions and keep your responses brief. Late responses will not be considered. Counselor breakdown for class of 2022: Harris Abell-Khavin Teslik Kotchev-Zakashansky 1. Describe one or two major events that you see as turning points in your child’s development and explain why you see them as such. (please discuss only the past three or four years) 2. What do you consider to be an outstanding accomplishment of your child during the past three or four years? Why did you select it as the most important? 3. What do you consider to be his/her most outstanding character trait(s)? 4. Your child’s greatest strength/weakness is: 5. Something you need to know about my/our child is…... 6. Are there any unusual or personal circumstances that have affected your child’s educational or personal experiences? Please feel free to answer some, or all of these questions. In addition, please add any other comments that may add insight and contribute to the counselor recommendation.