How do I apply?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I will be entering my senior year of high school this fall. I know that the common application comes out on August 1st. However, I honestly don't know how to apply to college. </p>

<p>I know I need to ask for recommendations from two teachers (and an outside? I want to ask my club swim coach but I don't know if it's useful or how to get him to write it, because I go away to boarding school now so I need to ask him this summer before I know where I'm applying. How does this work?)</p>

<p>How do I get started on my essays or supplement essays right now? I don't understand how people are writing them already.</p>

<p>What is this about people putting "resumes" in the additional information section? What do I put there, and is there anything else I should put in the additional information section?</p>

<p>Is it okay to interview with a school if you aren't sure you're applying yet? I know that I'm interested in several schools, but I live on the opposite coast so I really only have one chance to visit, so I should interview then, right?</p>

<p>Also, I'm applying to a few schools that I've heard are really interested to know if you are interested/are good to keep in contact with. I toured them in March. What should I do? Send them emails? About what?</p>

<p>Is there anything else I should know or be doing? I'm actually so lost. My college counselor at school is not a help at all.</p>

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<p>Some colleges may have released their supplements already. The common application essay prompts have been released (see post #22): </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/1158222-common-app-class-2012-a-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/1158222-common-app-class-2012-a-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I would do the interviews if you can. It can’t really hurt even if decide not to apply to the school.</p>

<p>Hopefully we’ll all be able to figure this stuff out together with some help! Class of 2012 :)</p>

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<p>Thanks! How do I know if a school has released its supplements? I’ve looked on a couple of the schools’ websites and I can’t find anything about it (Davidson and Hamilton).</p>

<p>Do you know anything about putting the resumes under the additional information? I’ve seen it mentioned so many times on here but I don’t know how to do it/what they are talking about.</p>

<p>Also, I’m applying to a few schools that I’ve heard are really interested to know if you are interested/are good to keep in contact with. I toured them in March. What should I do? Send them emails? About what?</p>