<p>There is nothing on the website (as far as I can see) that tells me when I can start filling out their application…</p>
<p>The reason I am asking is because I want to get a head start on filling some of the stuff out before school begins (as I have a hard schedule next year)…some colleges are letting kids do that already…</p>
<p>The application should be available later this summer, probably in July. You could probably get the entire application done and sent in as there are no essays for admission itself. There are essays for certain scholarships and honors programs though (the UHP and IHP essays are more of a formality if you meet the requirements for automatic admission).</p>
<p>Don’t worry. The Bama application literally takes like 5 minutes. No essays.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly it was put up on July 1st this past year.</p>
<p>My local regional recruiter said the application should be online on July 1. Daughter is in Tuscaloosa this week at Crimson Band Camp, and she’s still insistent UA is the only place she’s interested in attending. So I guess we’ll be completing the online application on July 1.</p>
<p>You can still access last year’s print application, in case you want to check out the type of information you’ll need to have available. The basic information requested shouldn’t change much, if at all, I wouldn’t think. [Apply</a> for Admission - Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Alabama](<a href=“How to Apply – Admissions”>http://apply.ua.edu/)</p>
<p>Cool. Get June SAT/ACT scores on the 24th/28th respectively, so I’ll know exactly where I’m standing when I apply. </p>
<p>I can apply for the different honors programs and Fellows at a different time than plain old admission into the school, right? (not that I have a chance for fellows lol)</p>
<p>If you apply in July, then contact your high school now to send transcripts. Of course have your test scores sent, too. If you have everything sent by the time you apply, you’ll get your acceptance within a week or two…seriously. Those who apply in the summer get their acceptances very quickly (as long as the other stuff is sent in, too.).</p>
<p>We received the same email from our regional recruiter (almost trashed it because there was no subject line on it) saying the application would be available in July. Test scores have already been sent and DD is going to the registrar today to have transcripts sent.</p>
<p>Last year my D submitted the application on July 3rd, but didn’t request to have her transcripts sent until July 28th (she was away for 3 weeks in July.) UA received/noted them on July 31st. The acceptance letter was dated August 5th. Very speedy! It was nice to have that wrapped up before Senior year started.</p>
<p>Guess, we can send the scores now, although I thought we were waiting for APs which won’t be out for a couple of weeks I guess. Should I wait for those? Do you have to pay each time you send?
Time to start working on the transcript, ugh.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about APs. </p>
<p>If your son didn’t put Alabama as his school choice when he took his exams, then he can do it senior year. Then all APs will get sent.</p>
<p>APs don’t get considered for admission. </p>
<p>Did your child indicate Bama for his AP scores when he took his exams?</p>
<p>The applications didn’t involve a great deal of time per se, but there are a few things you can work on that will save a lot of time in the Fall. First, put together a resume with all your high school, extra cirricular, references and community activities. Make sure you have all the names, dates, addresses. Having all the information in one place will make it much easier when you have to fill out applications and scholarships. Secondly, write 2 or 3 GREAT essays. You can find prompts online or from previous years. (There is a lot of overlap and once you have these written, you can often recycle them for different uses.) It’s helpful to have an English teacher provide critique and offer suggestions for improvement. Lastly, make copies of everything you submit. It may seem like a waste, but it’s a small price to pay when you’ve spent a lot of time putting the packets together and someone loses your paperwork.</p>
<p>First, put together a resume with all your high school, extra cirricular, references and community activities. Make sure you have all the names, dates, addresses. Having all the information in one place will make it much easier when you have to fill out applications and scholarships</p>
<p>Very good idea.</p>
<p>I kept a Word doc on my computer with each kid’s listings of stats, ECs, awards, etc. It was easy to copy/paste the info into scholarship apps, etc.</p>
<p>Great idea to keep word doc of stats EC’s. awards,etc on computer- that will make it easier.<br>
I don’t think S put anything down to send his AP scores, think he wanted to see how he did first! But that is a good point, he can send all his ap’s at the end of senior year.</p>
<p>M2CK is right about keeping a resume. My son kept his on the home computer, but also sent a copy to me (I teach at his high school). It came in very handy one day when the guidance director gave him information about a scholarship that had an immediately deadline. We were able to pull it up, fill out the five or six pages and e-mail it. </p>
<p>One of the things that I recommend to students is that they begin that resume as soon as they get to high school, or they might forget something they did or received.</p>