Overview
These activities are designed to help you:
- Learn how our program supports pairs with identifying best fit colleges.
- Brainstorm ways to connect pairs with opportunities to learn about college admissions.
Consider connecting with another Program Manager to do the activities together, compare notes and share ideas.
Learning Activities
1. Watch the FIT Factors Videos - Part 1 | Part 2
2. As a Program Manager, mentees will be interested learning more about your college experience. How can you use your experience to help mentees identify what is important to them? Download and complete My FIT Factors.
3. A great way to get more information about the fit of a college is to visit. Last year, over 50% of mentees reported visiting a college virtually with their mentor. How can you encourage pairs to sign up for more college visits together?
- Review the Pair Expedition Virtual College Visit Guide.
- Choose two colleges from Youvisit.com and complete a virtual college tour of each. Write down your thoughts on the virtual college visit note catcher.
- Review the Pair Expedition College Visit Guide. If pairs want to visit a school in person this fall, what local colleges would you recommend?
Optional Activities (Go Deeper)
Read this report "Out With the Old, In With the New: Rating Higher Ed by Economic Mobility". The report states that traditional ways of assessing a college's value (ex. historical prestige and selectivity) primarily serve students who are already set up for success. How might you use the information in the Economic Mobility Index (EMI) to support pairs in their list-making process?
Read this article on Maximizing the College Choice Process to Increase Fit & Match for Underserved Students. What are your ah-ha moments? How do you think your role as a Program Manager can combat some of the challenges listed in the article?
