January 1, 2010
To: adMISSION POSSIBLE Seniors
From: Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday break.
SENIOR
JANUARY ADMISSIONS CHECKLIST
For some of you, all of the applications are done and gone. Yippee! For others, there are a few left to do. What a wonderful feeling that must be!
Besides letting one college know that “they are the one” before May 1, there are a few things left for you to do.
1. Submit any college applications that are due in January, February and later.
2. Students with Early Decision acceptances need to say yes to their schools.
3. For students who applied Early Action and/or Regular Admission, give your high school counselor copies of the 2000-2010 Midyear Report forms with the top portion filled out by you for every college on your list. Also provide a stamped, addressed envelope for each Midyear Report.
4. Make sure that each college to which you have applied receives an updated copy of your school transcript that includes first semester grades (except for the UC’s).
5. If you haven’t done this already, make a call to each college on your list and ask them if they have received all of the required application materials. If the answer is yes, simply say thank you. If the answer is no, find out what is missing and immediately act to get the missing material to the college.
For colleges that provide you with application information on-line, check the respective websites to make sure they have received everything. Follow-through appropriately.
6. Because a lot can happen between the time you fill out an application and the beginning of the new year, update the colleges with a written note addressed to the College Admissions Committee (or email to the college representative assigned to your high school) with any new information, including recent awards, athletic achievements, volunteer efforts, etc.
7. For students deferred in an Early Decision, or Early Action Single Choice application
Updating your file is particularly important. Write a letter reaffirming that the college continues to be your first choice and provide an update of what you have done since you turned in the application. If you have teachers or others who will write additional superlative letters of recommendation, then ask them to do so.
If you have any questions about the above, don’t hesitate to call or email me. And PLEASE, let me know when you start hearing from the colleges!
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