@the905
@Lamdagamma
@Thumper1 has shared good background info.
Since you mentioned you are a recent immigrant, please do the following:
your child’s school will have a counselor assigned to him/her. Meet that counselor and ask your questions and get an understanding of the US college applications and “holistic” admissions process.
your child needs to make friends if he/she has not already done so. Ask those friends on what they are doing and how they can support his/her application.
Many colleges host information sessions at the school or in a hotel in your city. Go and attend 1-2 of those sessions. Ask questions and listen to what others are asking.
Other points:
Aug 1 is the start of the application process when Common Application officially allows you to start submitting applications to colleges.
You will need to understand the differences between Early Decision, Early Action, and Regular Decision. There will be different deadlines for different colleges.
Many BS/MD (also BA/MD) prog…
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