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SEPTEMBER
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Finalize your list of
reasonable choices and note the deadlines! Include at least one “long shot”,
one “target”, and one “safe” school.
Your first choice might very well be a school to which you are a
likely candidate for admission.
However, each one of you should include at least one safe choice
on your list of colleges.
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Once you have narrowed your
list of colleges to a recommended
maximum of five, review your applications and essays. You may call or write
a college admission’s office at any time to request materials or ask
questions.
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Register for the October ACT
or November SAT if you have not taken the
test or want to retest. You can
register online at atc.org (ACT) / collegeboard.org (SAT), or get packets
from Guidance.
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Complete and turn in to your
counselor the Senior Data Form or
your resume before you ask him/her to write a recommendation. Be sure to make a copy for
yourself and each teacher you ask to write a recommendation.
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Notify
your counselor if you plan
to apply Early Decision (Early decision allows you to apply early,
usually in November, and get an admission decision from the college in
advance of the usual notification date.
Early decision plans are "binding," meaning if you apply as an early
decision candidate you agree to attend the college if it accepts you and
offers an adequate financial aid package. Although you can apply to only one
college for early decision, you may apply to other colleges under regular
admission. If you're accepted by your first-choice college early, you must
withdraw all other applications.) or
Early Action (Early action plans are similar to early decision plans in
that you can learn early in the admission cycle (usually in January or
February) whether a college has accepted you. But unlike early decision,
most early action plans are not binding, meaning you do NOT have to commit
to a college to which you've applied for early action. Under these plans,
you may apply to other colleges. Usually, you can let the college know of
your decision in the late spring or whenever you've decided.).
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Begin work on application
essays.
All senior English classes include work on an essay. Make sure you follow the
directions provided by the college/university and present yourself in a well
thought out, neat, and grammatically correct manner.
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Remember that the grades you
make this semester will be an important ingredient in the way college
admissions committees view your academic seriousness.
Your first semester grades will be the last ones they see before
deciding whether to admit you to their school.
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Decide how you will actually
apply:
paper application, computer (e.g., Apply), or using the Internet. Also consider using the common
application which will save you time.
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Keep your commitment to take
challenging courses! Your senior year matters!
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