March, 2010
To: adMISSION POSSIBLE Juniors
√ Junior year grades are very important to colleges admissions officers, especially those from Spring semester.
√ Make plans for summer activities, including applying to programs that interest you.
√ Consider using Spring Break as a time to visit colleges. Remember, many colleges are give weight to the interest a student shows in their college as a condition of acceptance. In addition to visiting a college, you can also send an email to the college rep assigned to your high school indicating your strong interest, request information through the college website, meet college representatives at college fairs and college sponsored meetings in your hometown.
√ Make sure that you are signed up for AP tests that are given at your school in May.
√ Begin making plans for your senior course selection. Plan a senior year that is challenging, but not overwhelming. Take into consideration that in addition to your schoolwork, sports and other activities, you will also be filling out college applications and possibly visiting college campuses.
√ Sign up now for all of your Spring testing dates, including SAT’s, ACT’s and Subject Tests. If possible, complete all of your testing by June of this year.
According to Fair Test, 830 colleges in the US admit students without regard to test scores, including the very respected Reed, Sarah Lawrence, Wake Forest, Denison, Gettysburg, Lawrence, Bard, Rollins, Franklin & Marshall, Hamilton, Hampshire, St. Johns, Bates, Knox, Mt. Holyoke, Pitzer, and Bowdoin.
For more information about colleges that are test optional, go to
http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/ncf/Spring/Pages/SanDiegoNCF.aspx
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