College Admissions January 2012 To Do for Seniors and Parents

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.

1. Students with Early Decision acceptances need to say yes to their schools.
2. For students who applied Early Action, Early Decision and/or Regular Admission, complete the top portion of the 2010-11 Midyear Report form and make sure your high school counselor completes his/her part and submits it to every college on your list.
3. Make sure that each college to which you have applied receives an updated copy of your school transcript that includes first semester grades.
4. For colleges that provide you with application information on-line, check the respective websites to make sure they have received everything. Follow-through appropriately. If a college does not provide online information, make a call and ask them if they have received all of the required application materials. If the answer is yes, say thank you. If the answer is no, find out what is missing and immediately act to get them the missing material.
5. Because a lot can happen between the time you fill out an application and the beginning of the new year, update colleges with a written note addressed to the College Admissions Committee with any new information, including recent awards, athletic achievements, volunteer efforts, etc.

Later this week, I will be posting College Admissions January 2012 To Do for Juniors and Sophomores so come back for more college admissions tips and advice.