SELF EVALUATION CHECKLIST

ACADEMIC CONCERNS

How competitive are your grades and SAT, ACT scores?

Have you taken the most challenging courses available to you? Why or why not? What kinds of courses have interested you the most?

What kinds of courses have you had the most trouble with'

What kinds of learning have you pursued on your own? For example, do you like reading about under water exploration, current events, what makes people tick?

Do you enjoy traveling and making discoveries about different ways of life?

Is it hard to tear you away from your computer or from tinkering with mechanical things?

Do you enjoy solving problems or expressing yourself artistically' Are you happiest when you're working alone or working with people?

What kind of learning style do you have? Do you learn better when you are closely supervised or when working on your own?

Do you function better in large classes or small ones?

Are you at your best in practical lab courses, small discussion groups, lecture courses?

What is your high school like? Has it been challenging enough for you? Too challenging?

Are your interests academic, artistic, athletic respected there?

How would you change it if you could?

Do you feel prepared for college level work! Why or why not?

Do your grades and test scores accurately reflect your ability:, Why or why not?

Has anything held you back in your high school career?

Do you really enjoy intellectual work reading about ideas, discussing them, contributing your own?

ACTIVITIES AND INVOLVEMENT

What social and recreational activities do you most enjoy? How do you like to unwind after a hard day?

Are sports important to you? Movies? Theater? Musical events?

Are you basically a loner or is it important to you to get involved in the community around you?

Are you experienced in dealing with people whose interests and backgrounds are different from your own?

How have you responded to such people in the past?

Do you look forward to such experiences in the future?

Are you eager to get far away from home or would you rather stay near your family and the things you know?

GOALS AND VALUES

What is your idea of success:, What do you hope to accomplish in your life?

What accomplishments are you most proud of in your life so far?

Do you feel you have missed out on anything in your high school years' What would you do differently if you had it all to do over again?

What experiences in your life have influenced you the most?

What kind of person would you like to become?

Which of your talents would you most like to develop?

What would you like to change about your self?

How would the people who know you best describe the role you play in your school, your family, your community?

How has your home, school, and community environment influenced you?

What expectations have other people set for you?

How do they differ from the expectations you have set for yourself?




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