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From YouTube: AVID Achievers, The College Application Process
Description
Host Dot Arida highlights AVID students and teachers and discusses the advantages of the AVID program for students planning to attend college. This month, Dot is joined by Kellie Goforth, AVID Site Coordinator at North County High School, and Brad Bittinger, AVID Sited Coordinator at Southern High School, to talk about the college application process.
October 2022
A
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
Avid
Achievers
I'm,
your
host
Dr
Rita
coordinator
of
avid
today,
I
am
joined
by
two
of
our
site
coordinators,
Miss
Kelly
Goforth
from
North
County,
High
School
and
Mr
Brad
Bittinger
from
Southern
High
School.
We're
going
to
have
a
conversation
today
about
the
college
application
process.
Thank
you,
Brad
and
Kelly
for
joining
us
today.
Thanks.
A
C
I
always
tell
the
kids
number
one
thing
between
junior
year
and
Senior
years
to
go
visit
colleges
because
we're
going
to
be
starting
off
in
October
with
applications,
and
it's
I
mean
it
happens
right
away.
So
we
have
a
lot
to
do,
plus,
there's
Sports
in
school
and
homecomings
and
everything
else
so
the
time
to
really
visit
the
schools
is
summertime
because
they
don't
want
to
apply
to
a
place
they've
never
been
to,
and
they
don't
get.
That
feel
for
is
this
right
for
me
or
not.
B
B
C
On
top
of
that,
I
mean
anything
they
can
do
to
build
their
resume
they're
really
at
the
end.
So
we,
you
know
what
colleges
see
on
resumes
and
transcripts
are
9th
10th
and
11th
grade
by
the
time
they
start
applying.
They're
already
they're,
you
know
they're
only
at
the
beginning
of
their
senior
year,
so
any
summer
jobs
or
volunteer
opportunities,
or
things
like
that
they
can
do
over
the
summer
is
really
beneficial.
A
B
C
A
B
Not
at
all,
there's
definitely
time
during
their
senior
year
that
they
can
get
these
things
in
you
know.
Do
a
college
visit
over
the
weekend
be
careful
about
your
time
management.
Make
sure
that
you
know
you
have
time
to
get
your
homework
done
and
those
college
essays
done.
It's
definitely
doable
to
do
it
during
the
senior
year.
It.
C
Can
be
more
beneficial
to
see
the
college
campus
in
action
whereas
over
the
summer
time,
obviously
there's
no
students
and
no
professors
for
the
most
part
so
seeing
it
busy
eating
in
the
cafeteria
doing
all
the
things
that
are
like
what
real
students
are
doing
at
the
real
time
is
is
definitely
beneficial.
Yeah.
B
B
C
For
our
kids
for
Avid,
a
lot
of
them
have
been
researching
these
schools
for
three
or
four
years,
so
we're
really
narrowing
it
down
with
do
they
have
my
major
can
I
afford
this
school?
Can
I
afford
to
get
there
and
get
home
on
the
weekends
if
I
wanted
to
so
they've
done
their
research,
and
if,
if
you're
going
to
apply,
you
definitely
want
to
know
what
the
school
has.
What
you
want.
C
So
our
first
job
is
to
update
the
resume
with
anything
that
they've
done
since
the
last
time.
We
looked
at
the
resume,
so
we
usually
do
the
resumes
in
like
mid-junior
year,
so
any
new
jobs,
they've
had
or
community
service
or
a
new
reference
or
if
their
GPA
changed,
to
add
anything
like
that
to
the
resume,
and
we
use
that
to
request
our
letters
of
recommendation
from
our
teachers.
We
want
our
kids
to
be
the
first
and
we
want
them
to
do
it
professionally.
C
So
we
have
their
resume
printed
out
a
copy
of
their
transcript
and
a
brag
sheet
they've
made
and
they
see
their
teachers
in
person
and
they
ask
and
shake
a
hand
and
say
thank
you
and
smile
and
do
the
whole
thing,
because
we
want
our
kids
to
stand
out.
We
want
them
to
get
their
their
recommendations
that
they
need.
B
And
then
after
they
ask
the
teacher
in
person.
Thank
you
for
writing
my
letter.
We
ask
that
they
send
that
follow-up
email
so
that
it
still
has
all
that
information,
and
then
the
teacher
gets
that
in
their
inbox
or
the
coach
or
the
Community
member
that
has
been
involved
with
that
student's
growth
through
high
school
yeah.
C
B
Another
big
thing
that
they
do
in
those
first
couple
weeks
is
revisit
that
list
that
they
made
their
junior
year
of
the
colleges
that
they're
interested
in
are
these
still
the
top
eight
schools
that
they're
interested
in?
We
probably
want
to
narrow
it
down
a
little
bit
more
to
maybe
five
schools
that
they
might
actually
apply
to,
depending
on
what
the
rest
of
the
year
looks
like
and
how
many
free
college
applications
they
can
get
too.
B
So
they
can
apply
through
a
lot
of
different
websites.
There's
the
common
application
website,
which
will
send
one
application
out
to
multiple
schools,
there's
also
a
common
black
app
which
partners
with
hbcus
and
then
there's
Coalition
again,
which
is
a
would
you
call
that
mass
college
application
website.
C
C
Multiple
colleges,
it's
their
own.
It's
like
a
it's
like
a
less
popular
common,
app
I.
Guess,
there's
not
as
many
schools
as
common
app.
So
it's
it's
difficult
for
kids,
because
they
they
have
to
weigh
their
options.
Do
I
want
to
use
common
app
or
should
I
go
through
the
school?
What's
my
best
bet,
because
they
can
spend
a
lot
of
time
filling
out
applications
and
the
Common
App
is
not
a
short
application
by
any
means
when
they
get
it
done.
B
Sure-
and
you
have
to
think
about
the
cost
too,
because
during
Maryland
college
application
campaigns,
some
colleges
waive
the
fee
of
the
application,
and
so,
but
you
have
to
apply
directly
through
the
school's
website
rather
than
common
app.
And
so
what
students
really
need
to
be
ready
to
do
is
make
a
list
of
the
deadlines,
make
a
list
of
the
application
fees
and
under
stand.
How
much
it's
going
to
cost
to
apply
to
some
schools,
and
will
those
schools
be
offering
a
fee
waiver?
Can
they
have
access
to
a
fee
waiver?
B
A
C
Think,
for
the
most
part,
the
Common
App
is
beneficial.
There
are
some
schools
that
I
think
it's
better,
because
you
had
a
direct
like
a
direct
conversation
with
a
school,
but
that's
from
like
years
of
experience
of
knowing
which
schools
and
having
a
having
a
connection
with
the
admissions
counselors
through
Avid,
and
things
like
that.
But
common
app
is,
is
effective
in
itself.
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
a
good
platform
and.
B
It's
great
for
kids
too,
because
they
only
have
to
fill
out
their
personal
information
one
time
and
then
they
can
submit
it
to
colleges
that
way,
so,
instead
of
logging
into
a
different
application,
remembering
a
password
to
five
different
colleges
and
finding
like
retyping
everything
in
every
time,
the
Common
App
is
really
easy
and
manageable.
Great.
A
C
B
Yeah
our
guidance
counseling
office
does
compile
a
list
of
all
those
schools
that
are
offering
free
applications,
and
maybe
it's
Salisbury
one
week
and
Morgan
another
week.
So
just
doing
your
research
reaching
out
to
an
avid
teacher
if
you
have
access
to
one
at
your
school
and
definitely
following
through
with
your
school
counseling,
sometimes.
C
An
email
to
an
admissions
counselor
pays
dividends.
I
mean
you
could
email
a
counselor
specifically
even
if
it's
not
a
special
week,
even
if
it's
not
the
Maryland
college
application
campaign
and
just
ask
sometimes
that
you
know
I
really
am
interested
in
your
school
I.
You
know:
I,
don't
have
fifty
dollars
to
apply
to
your
school.
Is
there
anything
that
I
could
do?
Sometimes
they
give
a
code?
Sometimes
they
just
give
a
free
application,
a
fee
waiver,
so
it
happens
for
sure.
Okay,.
C
So
early
action
is
a
is
a
application
they
can
fill
out
before
regular
decision,
it's
not
binding,
which
means,
if
the
kid
gets
into
the
school
they
don't
have
to
go
whereas
early
decision,
it's
the
same
kind
of
process,
but
if
they
get
into
that
school,
then
all
of
their
application,
all
of
their
other
applications
technically
are
voided,
I
guess
it's
basically
a
contract
between
you
and
the
school
and
usually
to
get
out
of
that
contract.
There's
a
you
have
to
pay
money.
C
B
C
I
can't
imagine
it
gives
them
that
much
of
an
advantage
to
apply
early
decision
unless
they
are
dead
set,
and
they
absolutely
know,
but
there's
no
17
year
old,
that
I've
ever
met.
It's
that's
100
sure
of
where
they're
going
to
go
in
September
of
their
senior
year.
So
it's
it's
definitely
advisable
to
do
early
action
versus
early
decision.
Okay,.
A
Great,
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
college
essay,
so
I
think
that's
the
one
piece
of
the
application
that
maybe
strikes
fear
in
the
heart
of
our
students.
Right,
that's
the
piece
that
they're
very
worried
about.
So
what
tips
or
tricks
do
you
give
for
students
to
really
write
a
memorable
piece.
B
B
That's
happened
whether
it's
I
one
that
always
stands
out
to
me
from
one
of
my
class
of
2016
seniors
is
a
student
told
the
story
about
building
a
birdhouse
and
just
like
how
she
went
to
Home,
Depot
and
collected
these
materials,
and
but
the
moral
of
the
story
was
that
she
wasn't
gonna
give
up
on
that
final
product.
But
it
was
just
the
story
of
building
a
birdhouse
and
it
was
really
cool
and
it
stands
out.
Yeah.
C
I
mean
anytime,
kids
are
showing
growth
over
time
persevering
through
challenges.
Things
like
that
and
we've
all
been
through
so
many
challenges
in
the
past
few
years.
So
everybody
has
a
story
to
tell
it's
just
a
matter
of
getting
our
kids
to
tell
it
effectively
and
concisely
in
650
Words,
which
is
really
not
a
lot.
It
sounds
like
a
lot,
but
that's
I
mean
it's
four
to
five
paragraphs,
so
they're
really
they're
introducing
it
they're
getting
into
the
story
and
they're
getting
out
quickly
and
making
it
effective
and
and
passionate.
C
This
is
really
where
we
start
the
process
of
resume
building
in
ninth
grade.
For
this
reason,
I
mean
not
only
for
this
reason,
obviously
it
builds
character
and
builds
better
people,
but
if
they're
really
going
out
and
experiencing
things
that
most
kids
aren't
serving
their
communities
and
doing
things
that
are
just
unique,
the
story
writes
itself.
You
know
a
lot
of
kids
play
sports.
A
lot
of
kids
have
really
good
grades.
A
So
I
recently
heard
on
a
webinar
that,
when
you're
thinking
about
your
college
essay
that
you
should
think
about
what
is
something
that
didn't
shine
through
in
your
application.
So
what
did
you
not
tell
this
college
about
you
that
they
really
need
to
now
uncover?
Because
this
your
story
is
incomplete
without
it
sure
so
that
kind
of
really
stuck
out
to
me.
Like
you
know
they
don't
they
don't
want
to
hear
about?
You
know
sticking
with
your
sport
for
four
years,
because
they
saw
that
in
your
resume,
so
I
I
think
that's.
A
C
Sure
or
it's
it's
sometimes
it's
a
chance
for
a
student
to
explain
why
something
is
not
on
their
resume,
something
that
wouldn't
you
wouldn't
share
with
somebody
necessarily
I
had
a
one
example-
and
this
is
a
extreme
example,
but
a
girl
who
got
to
senior
year
and
she
had
never
played
a
sport
with
this
school.
She
had
never
joined
a
club.
She
had
never
done
anything,
but
her
story
was
that
she
went
home
every
day
and
took
care
of
a
sick
parent.
C
That's
not
on
a
resume,
that's
not
on
a
transcript,
there's,
no
club
or
sport
for
that.
But
that's
her
story
right,
that's
who
she
is,
and
it
was
she.
It
turned
out
to
be
a
phenomenal
essay
and
it
was
very
different.
Obviously,
so
it's
not
always
the
kids
of
you
know.
I've
played
a
sport
for
four
years,
and
this
is
why
I'm
awesome
right.
It's
it's
kids,
who
have
a
story
that
they
don't
always
share.
It's
really
good,
really
good
opportunity
for
them
to
do
so.
A
That's
a
that's
really
good
advice.
I
did
recently
also
hear
that
putting
things
that
you
do
in
your
household
in
your
application
is
also
acceptable.
So
in
that
activities
section,
if
you
are
the
student
that
goes
home
every
afternoon
and
takes
care
of
a
three-year-old
brother
so
that
your
mom
can
go
to
work
at
that
time,
that
that
can
also
go
into
your
application,
because
it
is
a
part
of
how
you
spend
your
time
and-
and
that,
of
course,
is
developing
you
as
a
person
as
well
and.
B
Some
college
applications
have
shorter
response
sections
too,
and
what
we
like
to
advise
our
students
is
that
everything
that
they
write
for
colleges.
They
should
be
writing
on
a
Google
doc
first,
so
that
they
have
that
information
already
written,
because
household
responsibilities
might
show
up
on
a
different
application
and
be
worded
a
little
bit
different
like
how
do
you
spend
your
free
time
and
on
application?
One
it's
listed
as
household
responsibilities,
but
you
can
go
back
to
that
Google
doc
and
grab
that
information
that
you've
already
prepared
for
a
different
at
school
and
say
Here's.
C
Also
scholarships
the
essay
prompts
for
applications
for
getting
into
school
are
almost
identical
to
the
scholarship
applications
as
well.
So
if
you
have
a
really
strong
essay
and
a
Google
doc,
with
all
your
information
ready
to
pull
from
it's
going
to
work
for
scholarships
too,
and
it's
just
free
money.
A
That's
a
great
recommendation.
I
also
saw
on
this
year's
common
there's
a
place
at
the
end
where
you
can
talk
about.
Maybe
any
flaws
in
your
resume
or
flaws
in
your
transcript
based
on
events
that
have
had
have
happened
so
obviously
for
everybody
in
the
world.
We
had
a
coveted
Interruption
that
may
have
negatively
impacted
some
students,
education,
but
there's
also,
you
know
things
that
happen
like
in
California.
There
are
forest
fires
that
displace
some
kids
from
school
for
some
time.
So
have
you
had
any
experience?
C
Yeah,
a
popular,
no
I
want
to
say
popular,
that's
a
bad
word,
but
a
common
one
is
divorce
or
kids.
You
know
parents
go
through
divorce
in
high
school
and
it
you
know
it's.
It
seems
common
enough
that
the
kids
handle
it
all
the
time,
but
they
don't
really
handle
it
all
the
time
they
handle
very
differently.
So
that's
a
common
topic
that
kids
want
to
share
because
it
affects
them
greatly.
You
know
it
affects
every
part
of
their
family
and
sometimes
their
roles
change.
C
B
Yeah
and
that's
a
great
point
for
the
smaller
essays
the.
If
do
you
have
anything
additional
to
share,
instead
of
choosing
to
make
your
whole
college
essay
about
that.
One
piece
which
can
sometimes
lean
to
be
the
story
of
your
parents
and
not
necessarily
the
story
of
you
but
choosing
to
use
that
in
the
smaller
segmented
essays,
is
a
really
good
tip.
Absolutely.
A
B
C
I
mean
these
admissions
counselors
are
seeing
thousands.
So
at
some
point
it
boils
down
to
the
last,
let's
say:
100,
who
have
the
exact
same
SAT
scores
and
gpas
play
the
same
sports
right.
So
it
comes
down
to
you
know
five
or
so
kids.
What
sets
you
apart
from
that
group
of
kids
and
those
stories
can
help
tell
that
you
know
tell
me
tell
them
why
you
are
different.
Exceptional
outstanding,
ready.
A
B
So
I
I
still
recommend
taking
the
SAT
because
being
able
to
submit
scores
can
also
take
automatic
amounts
of
money
off
of
tuition
and
really
looking
at
the
school
website
to
see
what
is
the
average
SAT
score
at
that
school
and
if
the
student
is
hitting
the
average
or
above
then
definitely
submit
the
scores,
a
lot
of
the
Maryland
private
schools.
If
you
have
a
certain
GPA
and
a
certain
SAT
score,
it's
an
automatic
percentage
off
of
tuition.
B
C
Really
nothing
to
add
to
that
I
mean
it's
definitely
take
it
for
the
experience
and
to
know
where
you
are
what
you
need
to
work
on:
PSAT
s-a-t,
all
of
those
things,
but
if
it
comes
down
to
it
and
you're
below
average
on
the
score
for
the
range
of
the
school,
sometimes
it's
not
the
best
idea
right.
So,
if
you're,
if
you're
in
that
range
or
above
then,
you
know
you
can
get
more
opportunities
for
for
acceptance
and
scholarships
for
sure.
So.
A
B
So
in
some
cases
that
is
free
and
then
and
then
sometimes
you'll
have
to
pay
eleven
dollars
to
send
your
scores
after
the
fact.
So
really
just
doing
your
research,
maybe
not
the
first
time
you
take
it,
but
if
you
felt
comfortable
the
first
time,
maybe
doing
it
the
second
time,
but
again
it's
it's
really
dependent
on
the
student
and
how
well
they
approach
tests
and
I.
Don't
think,
there's
a
one
answer:
if
it's
all
for
that.
C
Yeah
and
sometimes
we
lean
more
heavily
to
the
safety
schools,
to
do
that,
and
you
know
your
kids
and
they've
usually
taken
the
the
PSAT
and
they
have
an
idea.
Usually
the
you
know,
their
scores
aren't
going
to
vary
widely
between
different
versions
of
the
sat
right,
so
they
might
improve
a
little
bit
here
and
there,
but
they're
not
going
to
improve
by
500
points
for
the
most
part
right.
C
So
they
know
where
they
are
and
usually
a
safety
school
is
a
school
that
they've
chosen,
that
they
know
that
they're
either
average
or
above
average
with
sat
and
GPA,
and
that's
it
can
be
a
good
way
to
save
money.
You
know
if
they
want
to
send
those
scores
and
they
know
about
where
they
are
with
their
scores.
It's
not
always
a
bad
idea.
That's
a.
A
C
In
the
meantime,
our
letters
of
recommendation
are
being
written
by
our
teachers
and
then
uploaded
to
Naviance
my
goal
for
my
kids
and
what
I
tell
my
parents
is
that
I
would
love
for
you
to
have
at
least
one
acceptance
letter
as
a
as
a
holiday
gift
right,
wrap
it
up
and
put
it
in
your
stocking
like
by
December
25th
or
so
that
that's
usually
what
we
what
we
have
for
a
lot
of
kids
if
they
get
their
applications
in
by
that.
You
know
mid
to
late
October
deadline.
A
A
B
Depends
on
the
school
I
think
like
University
of
Maryland
came
out
really
late
last
year
and
I
think
it
just
depends
on
the
school
and
the
number
of
applicants
that
they
get.
But
if
you
make
it
within
that
November
1st
15th
deadline
you're
going
to
have
your
decision
in
December
for
most
schools
and.
C
Then
I
think
students
have
usually
until
May
1st
to
May
15th
ish
to
to
make
a
decision
on
their
schools.
So
if
they
let's
say
they
receive
an
acceptance
letter
by
January
1,
they
have
about
five
months
to
talk
over
with
their
parents,
get
their
FAFSA
get
everything
in
order
and
still
will
compare
schools
of
where
they
got
into
and
make
that
final
decision.
Yeah.
B
So
in
February
a
lot
of
the
financial
aid
packages
come
out
from
the
schools
and
that's
where
they
take
the
information
from
the
FAFSA
and
then
any
scholarships
that
the
student
had
gotten
from
the
school.
Specifically
so
school,
specific
scholarship
based
on
grades
or
academics.
Or
maybe
they
submitted
an
additional
supplemental
piece
and
then
they
can
average
out
their
FAFSA
and
their
school
specific
scholarships
to
find
out
what
that
final
cost
is
around
February
March
so
that
they
are
ready
for
that,
may
may
deadline
and
they
can
be
really
knowledgeable.
A
C
There's
a
lot
going
on
behind
the
scenes
with
the
kids
that
we
don't
even
see
but
they're
meeting,
roommates
they're
picking,
dorms
they're
shopping
for
everything
that
they
need,
we're
teaching
them
in
the
meantime,
at
school,
heavy
heavy,
heavy
scholarships.
We
are
talking
about
financial
literacy.
What
debt
is
how
loans
work,
which
is
something
that
we
I
think
we
think
that
every
kid
should
graduate
with
from
high
school,
but
our
kids
are.
C
C
A
B
I
would
say,
find
the
things
in
your
school
and
excited
about
coming
to
school
or
being
a
part
of
your
community
when
you
can
find
something
that
you
like
and
that
you're
passionate
about
it.
It
really
shows
in
those
essays
your
your
senior
year
taking
advanced
classes
for
sure,
but
not
overwhelming
yourself
and
finding
that
right,
balance
between
Challenge
and
fun
and
joy,
yeah.