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High School Menu of Services

9-10 Students

  • Acing the ACT: This presentation encourages students to start thinking ahead about college entrance tests by providing a basic overview of the ACT, general tips to help students prepare in advance (before their junior year of high school), and practice questions taken from past ACTs.
  • College Costs: This presentation addresses the anxiety many students face regarding paying for college by providing a general understanding of college costs and financial aid, including a summary of the FAFSA, and what steps students can take early on in high school to increase their potential for earning scholarships.
  • College Fit: This presentation provides a general understanding of college fit, postsecondary options including institutions and degree types, educational and career opportunities available by degree type, and important factors to consider during the college search process.
  • College Lingo: For many students starting their college search, it can feel like college officials are speaking another language. This presentation addresses widely-used terminology related to higher education in the following areas: admissions, college classes, and financial aid.
  • Fixed vs. Growth Mindset: This presentation provides a general understanding of the difference between a fixed and growth mindset, how to develop a growth mindset, the path to healthy self-motivation using growth mindset concepts, and the correlation between positive self-talk and success in college.
  • Knowing Your Value: This presentation demonstrates the correlation between education and future earning potential. Students will engage in an activity where they will act as hiring managers. The debrief will include a heavier focus on what students can do during their college years to develop the experience and skills that pay.
  • Majors and Careers: This presentation demonstrates the correlation between college majors and careers by helping students understand what a college major is and providing examples. Students will engage in an activity that allows them to identify their passions and connect those passions to possible majors and career goals.
  • Navigating the College Admissions Process: This presentation addresses the best times to tackle each step of the college admissions process, what to keep in mind when deciding where to apply, how to be a strong applicant that your admission counselor advocates for, and how to make college more affordable.
  • Preventing Summer Melt (only offered in spring): This presentation helps students understand what summer melt is, what causes summer learning loss, and provides suggestions for combating summer melt.
  • Resume and Interview Skills: This presentation provides students the knowledge and skills on how to create a resume and prepare for the interview process. This interactive workshop covers what a resume is, resume writing tips, how to prepare for an interview, and what to do during an interview to ensure success.
  • Scholarship and College Application Essays: This presentation focuses on how students can improve their essay writing skills. By engaging in this workshop, students will understand the purpose of essay writing, how to write a strong application essay, and how to tell their story in a compelling way.
  • SMART Goals: This presentation provides a general understanding of the five characteristics of a SMART goal, how SMART goals can contribute to the college admissions process, strategies for achieving SMART goals, and how to apply SMART to long-term goals.
  • What Colleges Look For - How to Stand Out: This presentation is geared toward high-achieving students and provides a general understanding of building a personal narrative, unique college fit considerations, the role of research and research institutions, and how to respond to challenges and rejection during the college admissions process.

9-10 Parents

  • College Lingo - Talk the Talk: Colleges and other higher-education-related organizations are notorious for using complicated terminology and phrasing. This presentation addresses widely-used vocabulary related to higher education in the following areas: admissions, college classes, and financial aid.
  • College Prep Tips for the High School Parent: This presentation provides tips on facilitating conversations with your high schooler about the college admissions process, making college more affordable for your student, helping your student select classes colleges care about, helping your student determine if dual enrollment is right for them, encouraging your student to think ahead about college entrance tests, and allowing your student to picture themselves on a college campus.
  • Navigating College Admissions for High-Achieving Students: This presentation is geared toward parents of high-achieving students and provides a general understanding of unique college fit considerations, college rankings, how to help your student respond to challenges and rejection during the college admissions process, and how to work with your student to refine important soft skills.
  • The Inside Scoop on College Admissions: This presentation addresses the following aspects of the college admissions process from the perspective of UNLV admission staff: high school course selection, college admission models, soft skills that help your student stand out, tips on talking with a reluctant student, and the importance of extracurricular activities.
  • Preventing Summer Melt (only offered in spring): This presentation helps parents understand the facts around summer learning loss, how their students might be impacted by summer learning loss, and what can be done to prevent summer learning loss in high school students.

Additional Information

Early Outreach staff is happy to attend other school events pending availability. Consider including UNLV Early Outreach in your family nights, college fairs, career days, or other special events!