<p>hello. im going to be a senior this year.
I should start getting ready to organize my applications for different colleges but there are so many things to turn in.</p>
<p>What do we have to turn in?
-personal statement
-application
......................and is it better to do it online or send it in as a mail?
how about teachers' recommendation letters? how many do i need? When should i start asking teachers about it?</p>
<p>im so confused please help me with this. I dont know what to do first!</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior as well. Colleges have personal statement/essay due at same time as application because well, it’s part of the application. Most colleges prefer you to do everything online (except transcript, recommendation letters, and test scores). I am asking my teachers on the first day of school because I am applying early action. But, as long as you give them about 2-3 weeks before the letter is due, you should be fine.</p>
<p>This is what I did: Created a spreadsheet where I listed the deadlines for each application, what forms needed, essay prompts, financial aid forms, honors application deadlines, etc. Then, I started to look at the essay prompts for each school to see which ones are the same/similar and counted how many I need to do. On first day/week of school, I will ask teachers and guidance counselor for recommendation letters (hopefully I will have my list done soon). After that, you have beat me. Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m going to be a senior as well, and the thing is, there is no generalized ‘set’ to-do list for all colleges.</p>
<p>Each college has their own set of forms/supplements, etc.</p>
<p>For example, certain colleges like Georgetown and Pomona, I believe, have Pre-Applications, which is just to START your application file.</p>
<p>And these aren’t even mentioned right away, and often the colleges ask for the fees at this time.</p>
<p>Other colleges, like Dartmouth, have Peer Evaluation forms (which can be filled out by friends, siblings, etc.), and others, signature forms. If you’re signing up for colleges through the Common Application, often times these will come up under the supplements tab, but pre-applications will not. So go under EVERY SINGLE college and go to their site - call the college ONLY if you cannot find the answer in their FAQ or somewhere else online - and list down all the components.</p>
<p>Also, most colleges have a to-do check list form available if you search the undergraduate admissions site.</p>
<p>Sure, it’s going to take a bit more time on your part, but this little pain isn’t going to kill you :)</p>