Early High School Observation

I decided to conduct my observation on Monday 22, 2016 at Lopez early college high school. The person I decided to observe is Daniel Rodriguez, which is the college advisor at the school. Mr. Rodriguez office is located inside a computer lab that contains approximately 20 computers. These computers are mostly used by juniors and seniors that need help with the college enrollment process. This year, Mr. Rodriguez is providing help to 411 students that will be graduating in June. Fortunately, there are also two programs that assist Mr. Rodriguez with all the work, which are AmeriCorps and Upward Bound. During the day I was there, I noticed that the students are really enthusiastic, and they try to take advantage of all the help that is provided …show more content…
Rodriguez uses in his daily work. In U.S high schools all the students have four free fee waiver that can be used to take the ACT and SAT. These tests are one of the requirements to get into a university in the United States and Canada (also, it may apply to other countries); therefore, students must take this tests before graduating. In this situation, AmeriCorps members are in charge of helping students register for the tests, then the students need to fill out the waiver with their name, counselor’s name, and signature. Once the application is completed and the students are registered the AmeriCorps members give the used fee waivers to Mr. Rodriguez. Another thing in which students need help is filling the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA). This application must be submitted by every upcoming freshman and current college students in order to get financial assistance through their undergraduate career. Each application varies depending on the students’ situation. Consequently, Mr. Rodriguez has to work with different application forms. For example, TASFA applications, and signature pages. It should be emphasized that almost all the documents used in this type of process are provided by the U.S Department of