For some of you, all of the college applications are done and gone. Yippee! For others, there are a few left to do. What a wonderful feeling that is! Besides letting one college know that “they are the one” before May 1, here are some things to do. Students with Early Decision acceptances need to say [...]
I just received word from the Common Application folks that an additional 48 colleges have joined them for 2011-2012 application. Most surprising is that the University of Southern California has finally joined in, as well as the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Common App organization has also made a few changes on their [...]
If you are applying EA, REA or ED to a college, not only do you need to meet the 11/1 or 11/15 deadline for getting your application in; but if you are applying for financial aid, you must also get the CSS Financial Aid PROFILE form in by the same date. Colleges also often ask [...]
adMISSION POSSIBLE September-December To Do List SEPTEMBER Calendar • Taking into consideration your schoolwork, sports and activities, block out time each week from now until December to work on applications • Note application due dates on your calendar so that you can work out a schedule to complete them on time Applications • Gather applications [...]
September 8, 2010 The job of a college admissions officer is not easy. Case in point: Their stacks of applications are much larger than the number of students they can invite to attend their school—and somehow, they must determine who those select few students will be. Once they get past academic qualifications, such as GPA [...]
August 22, 2010 Many students already have questions about The Common Application. Here are some answers to many of those questions. Here is the link to that application: https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Default.aspx IMPORTANT! Students using the Common App must “Save” information as they type it in. If not, the system will log out after time (about an hour) [...]
July 30, 2010 Every year approximately 2 ½ million students apply to college. In some instances, students apply only to local state colleges and universities. However, more and more apply to a wide array of colleges, public and private, as well as close and far away from home. The process is demanding, complex, and stressful. [...]
March 23, 2010 Good news for future college applicants! 25 more colleges have just joined The Common Application group. Among the colleges that will now accept The Common App are Columbia University in New York, DePaul University in Illinois, Otterbein College in Ohio, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois, the St. [...]
Applying Early can have a major impact on your college admissions results. So before you decide to do that, you need to understand what the programs are, as well as the implications for your choosing to participate in one or more of them. Basically, there are four kinds of early application programs: 1. EARLY ACTION [...]