<p>Can someone please explain the procedures of applying to a college???!!</p>
<p>im a junior and i have no idea when and how to start applying...</p>
<p>Ex.like how and where r we supposed to get the application for the college we want and wuts with the common application website and....im just uber confused right now...</p>
<p>Go to the college of your choice website (find it by googling the college name; the website will end in ,edu) and click on propective students. That site should give you information about the common application (a single application you can do on line that is submitted to many colleges). Even with the common application, many schools have additional essays that are more school specific. You need much more info than can be described here; do you have a guidance counselor or college counselor you can contact?</p>
<p>well, not really, the counselor from my school didn’t really help much because she only knew about what he state colleges expect…im actually hoping for an out of state…</p>
<p>Other than the common app and essay, test scores…what other things are needed?</p>
<p>i reli appreciate your help,</p>
<p>You should find out a test taking date/location for either the SAT1 or ACT. If I were you, I’d purchase (or get at library) one or two test prep books. </p>
<p>Also look at websites of schools that interest you. Read through their admissions procedures. Also, try to type with complete words rather than texting shortcuts. On a forum, it’s more courteous for your readers.</p>
<p>Sorry about the shortcuts! im new to the forum.</p>
<p>I have been on to their website but it seems like we have to acctually apply to see the application and what is needed…is there a way to know what is required before acctually applying? </p>
<p>i really appreciate your help.</p>
<p>Typically, you’ll need to fill out an application that will ask name, address, phone #, parents’ names, occupations, addresses, any universities that they attended. You’ll also have to write at least one essay, and get your school to send a transcript (if you’re accepted and if you accept that acceptance, you’ll also have to get your school to send a final transcript), and you’ll need to have your guidance counselor fill out a report on you.</p>
<p>Most schools require you to submit official ACT or SAT scores. Usually you’ll want to take them by Nov. of senior year.</p>
<p>Most important: Ask your parents how much they are willing to spend each year on your college education. Do not bother applying to schools that you’re unlikely to afford. For instance, most public schools give little if any financial aid to students from out of state, so such schools are unaffordable for probably most students.</p>
<p>Only 3 public schools guarantee to meet the full demonstrated (i.e. what the college thinks you need, not what you think you need) need of all of their students: UNC-Chapel Hill and UVA. Most public schools can’t meet the full demonstrated need of even students who are in-state. The students applying to public schools who have the best chances of aid are those who apply early, are in-state, and have grades, scores that are at the top of the school’s application pool.</p>
<p>When it comes to private schools, the ones which can meet 100% of students’ demonstrated need are colleges that are the most difficult in the country to gain admission to, accepting as few as 7% of their applicants, places like Harvard.</p>
<p>Most students in the U.S. go to public colleges within 250 miles of their home because that’s what they can afford. </p>
<p>It’s worth it to pay $15 to access fully the US News premium college site on-line. It has excellent information about admission statistics and financial aid statistics of thousands of U.S. colleges.</p>
<p>It’s also worth it to buy the college guides put out by organizations like Time magazine and Newsweek because they provide a month by month information of what you should do to apply for college. They also provide other specifics about applying.</p>
<p>Talk to your guidance counselor, he/she will help you understand the whole process and can help you with specific schools you are interested in.</p>
<p>hm…gosh this is so much more complicated tha i thought! i guess i really need to go see my counselor soon…</p>
<p>um…this is my junior year, is it too early to start now…but then i don’t reallly have all my grades in…any sggestion on when i should start applying?</p>
<p>Thank you for your hellp everyone!</p>
<p>And if you’ll need financial aid (which is not guaranteed except from the richest colleges, which also happen to be the ones most difficult to get into), your parents will have to provide colleges with info from the tax returns your parents will file next year. The earlier they file taxes, the better because at some colleges, financial aid is given on a first come, first served basis.</p>