College Admissions Advice: To Do List for Sophomores and Parents (January 2012 – June 2012) IN GENERAL Begin thinking about what you want to do this coming summer. Colleges are just about as interested in what you do outside of school and with your summers as they are in your academics. Make sure you choose [...]
IN GENERAL Because a number of colleges ask for a writing sample as a part of their applications, save some of your best English, history, and other papers from this year. Every once in awhile stop by to say hello to your high school counselor. You want to make sure that this person knows who [...]
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 [...]
June – January 2012 Junior (about to be Senior) To Do List From June through to the end of December, here are some things for you to do. JUNE Internet √ If you now use aol or hotmail, change to Yahoo, G-mail, cable or DSL service so that you can make full use of college [...]
11/30/10 NEWSFLASH FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Her are some last minute reminders about the UC application: 1. November 30: The filing period for applications for fall 2010 ends tonight at 11:59 pm. Applicants who have started an application by the time will have until 11:59 pm to submit. + Right after you submit your [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
August, 2010 Here are some things to think about as you go back to school. 1. ACADEMICS • This is the year to “up” the number of challenging courses you take, including a first AP class. And don’t forget to get the best grades you can. You can find out more about courses, grades and [...]
August, 2010 Here are a few things to think about and act on before you go back to school. 1. TESTING • November is the only date when College Board offers the Language Listening Subject Tests. If you’re going to take it, sign up now. 2. COURSES AND GRADES • Of all the years in [...]