<p>All of you seniors just got done with your college applications, so you're practically veterans now. Care to share any advice that'll help juniors out in a few months? What was unclear for you during the process, what did you wish you would have known?</p>
<p>First question: Did you attach a resume? How did you format it?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>And don't procrastinate...start in September or earlier if you can. Apply early action (non binding places). I regret not applying early anywhere.</p>
<p>Do your essays in the summer because then you can think better. </p>
<p>Pick a varied number of colleges. 6 is a minimum. Some reach colleges, some safety etc. Make sure you would actually want to go to these colleges if you get in. </p>
<p>Don't take too many APs senior year. </p>
<p>DON'T PROCRASTINATE Send in your apps a week in advance.</p>
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<p>Start Early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't Procrastinate.</p>
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<p>and yes please post more about college apps</p>
<p>bump means that you are posting so the thread will jump back to the top of the list of threads </p>
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<p>check out the commonapp.org and the application for your local state school. also visit the applications website of a state school and a private school your even a teeny tiny bit interested. look at the requirements, but they generally include essays, ecs, teacher recs, counselor recs, sat 1 & 2's, and transcript (rigorous course load). </p>
<p>do not attach a resume. </p>
<p>start early so that you have time to get help w/ your essays, so the peeps ur getting rec's from have time etc. </p>
<p>make a list of colleges with safeties/likelies , maybes, and reaches. keep it short cuz each application takes a lot of work (even if they all use the common app) </p>
<p>research the schools online, by visiting, contacting students/former students-especially those who attended your high school, talking w/ ppl, requesting the view book.</p>
<p>Start visiting. April break is a nice time to get a few out of the way. </p>
<p>Make a resume, not to attach to the apps, but to help yourself organize. </p>
<p>Start writing the essay. Very important. </p>
<p>If you can, try to get the testings out of the way before senior year, you'll be really glad to not have to take them in Oct/Nov when you are bogged down with classes, ECs and of course college apps.</p>
<p>I would strongly advise applying early to your first choice. With many top tier schools reforming financial aid policies, early decision isn't completely out of reach for the middle class. A lot of schools will forgive a flaw in your application if you show enough enthusiasm for the school and applying early is a way to show that. Also start those essays the summer before senior year... you'll be so swamped with work later, it will be almost impossible to write them!</p>
<p>Well def. get a good list of safeties, matches and reaches. Try and make sure that you are guaranteed admissions to one of your safeties. A couple of state schools like the U. of Oregon have guaranteed admissions if you meet certain criteria like a 3.3 GPA and 1000 SAT or something like that. Make sure you want to go to every school on your list!!!! Oh, and don't be closed minded about location. Do research, because chances are, you'll find a really good fit in someplace that you may not have even considered (that's how I found Macalester). If you aren't 100% sure about the type of school you want to go to (such as LAC or State U.) apply to a variety of types of schools. It will be nice to know that come April you'll have choices. </p>
<p>Also make sure that you have financial safeties. While many private schools like the Ivys give very good fin. aid, others such as George Washington are notorious for giving little aid, especially to middle class families. </p>
<p>It will also help to make a spread sheet of every schools requirements early in the game (summer), and include the due dates for everything. This will make everything much more organized and it will help you keep on your deadlines. The last thing you want to do is rush. Get you teacher recs. out of the way early. It's just one less thing to worry about. If your schools have non-binding early action, or rolling admissions, apply early(but don't do a half @$$ job)!!! Trust me, it's very releaving to know by December that you will, in fact, be going somewhere. </p>
<p>Good Luck, and seriously, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>What's wrong with attaching a resume? That's what I did. I personally think you're better off with attaching a resume because then you have more room to describe your extra-curricular activities, awards, and work experience. Make sure you visit the schools you're interested in! And start researching colleges NOW. The best time to visit colleges would probably be when school's in session, since then you would get the feel of the campus when it's active. </p>
<p>Take the SATs/ACTs in May, so you can have some experience and also have enough time to improve your scores.</p>
<p>DON'T wait til the very last minute to do applications and essays. The stress and anxiety that accompanies procrastination is really overwhelming--you don't want to go through that. </p>
<p>As junior year draws to a close, start thinking about who you want to ask for a recommendation. This will give the person enough time to provide a thoughtful recommendation letter for you.</p>
<p>The new Common App will be released in July. You should at least familiarize yourself with it so as to not being confused.</p>
<p>And, like everyone else says on here, START EARLY and DON'T PROCRASTINATE. Don't let the college application process interfere with school work, since colleges will be looking at your Senior grades too!</p>
<p>Wait can someone clarify the whole resume v. no resume attached issue?
I thought that you were supposed to attach a resume in grid format where you can further explain your activities.</p>
<p>Research each school's decision plans, and take advantage of any "Early Action" plans available (which allows for a non-binding early acceptance, versus the binding acceptance of Early decision). You get accepted to a school earlier, which relieves some stress, and I believe you may have a better chance for scholarships.</p>
<p>Don't be afraid to boast about yourself--there is no modesty in the college process. I completely agree that it is fine to attach a resume that includes details about your activities. On some applications they ask for a resume (like Brown) but others, like the Common App, have a tiny section for your activities. This is why some applicants choose to attach a document elaborating on those activities.</p>
<p>Second, you should know that GPA/SAT scores/rank are not the only things that now matter to most colleges. Meaning, you have evaluate yourself and figure out how you are going to sell yourself. Are you an activist striving to major in Political science? Are you a talented violinist who wants to study music theory? Admissions officers look for "themes" in applications because they want to know what you will contribute to a college.</p>
<p>I have applied to 9 colleges total, and have been accepted to 3 (one through rolling admissions and two others through Early Action). I have applied Early Decision and been deferred. So I would be happy to answer any more questions you have. :)</p>
<p>start early</p>
<p>but dont SUBMIT
early</p>
<p>definitely made that mistake
I'm terribly embarrassed of my essays for 4-5 schools because my dad made me jump the gun in early november</p>