Composing the Applications
Competency Development
Composing application essays and preparing for college interviews
offers practice in writing and speaking, respectively. Formulating
an authentic and compelling response to the personal essay topic
heightens interpretive competencies. In the Becker approach, supplemental
essays that demonstrate student fit to particular institutions become
an extended exercise in adaptation and anticipatory socialization.
All essays proceed through multiple drafts, providing opportunities
to respond directly and appropriately to feedback and supportive
criticism.
Capstone Experience
The capstone experience is an evening for family, friends and Becker
consultants to gather and listen to the student read and discuss
the carefully composed application essays. Amid the frenzy of contemporary
life, this evening offers a special moment to honor the growing self-awareness
of one peerless individual. |
