Bates Technical College:

English Guided Placement Questionnaire

This questionnaire is your last step in your guided self-placement journey for English.


Use the link below if you need to refer back to information and examples in the


BTC English Guided Self-Placement Toolkit ebook


Review the ebook FIRST before completing this form.


Be sure to check the box at the bottom of this form to have information you submit here automatically forwarded to your email. Bring a copy of the information with you when you meet with your program advisor.

Student Information

Please provide the following information first so we can provide your advisor with accurate information.*


*If you do not have a ctcLink ID number yet, please complete the online admission application first to receive one:


Link to CTC Online Admissions Application



Input numbers only for your ctcLink ID. Do not include dashes or spaces. (example: 111223333).

Select or enter value
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Briefly describe your long-term education goals. For example, are you interested in pursuing any of the following:


  • a program certificate of competency or training
  • an Associate of Applied Science (AAS degree)
  • an AAS-T degree or a Direct Transfer Associate degree for transfer to 4-year college, etc.

Tell us about the last time you took an English course? What type of course was it, and how comfortable were you with the level of reading, writing and research required in the course?

Your Self-Guided Placement Decision

Your decision should be based on what you learned in our free BTC English Guided Self-Placement (EGSP) Toolkit. If you have not reviewed the information and activities in that toolkit ebook, please do so before completing this questionnaire.


LINK to BTC English Guided Self-Placement Toolkit


Please answer the following questions so we can provide your advisor with additional background information about your self-guided placement decision

Types of English Courses at Bates*

Based on what you read and learned in the English Guided Self-Placement toolkit, which of the following statements best describe your understanding of the types of English courses available to you as a student at Bates?


Using Student Resources*

How comfortable are you asking for help and using student resources such as a tutoring/writing center, the library or working with your instructor outside of class time to get help revising your writing or homework?

Time Commitment*

How comfortable do you feel about your ability to study and work independently outside of your English class? This could be up to 10 hours a week if you take English 101, and is in addition to your other classes and personal/work/family responsibilities)?

After reading the information in the Bates EGSP Toolkit*

Based on what you now know about English courses here at Bates, if you were assigned to write a 3-8 page essay for an English class and had two weeks to complete it, would you feel confident planning, drafting, and finalizing your essay with little or no help managing your progress.

Your Current Writing Skills Level

Based on the examples and questions you saw in the EGSP Toolkit, please select the statement that best matches your current feelings about your college-level writing skills

Your Current Reading Skill Level

Based on the examples and questions you read in the EGSP Toolkit, please select the statement that best matches your current feelings about your college-level reading skills

Your English Course Self-Placement Selection*

Based on what you read and reflected on in the English Self-Placement toolkit and your answers to our follow-up questions on this form, please let us know which course you have decided to take here at Bates.

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