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THE APPLICATION ODYSSEY. Navigating the Admission Process For First-Year Applicants. ONE SIZE FITS ALL? Application Options. College’s own application Common Application + Supplement (www.commonapp.org). DASTARDLY DEADLINES. EARLY ACTION EARLY DECISION REGULAR DECISION.
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THE APPLICATION ODYSSEY Navigating the Admission Process For First-Year Applicants
ONE SIZE FITS ALL?Application Options • College’s own application • Common Application + Supplement (www.commonapp.org)
DASTARDLY DEADLINES • EARLY ACTION • EARLY DECISION • REGULAR DECISION
COMMON SENSE TIPS • Follow directions • Answer the questions • Customize
THE STUFF WE REQUIRE • Transcript • Test Scores • Counselor Recommendation • Two teacher recommendations
MORE STUFF:your info • Biographical • Extracurricular • Self-revealing • Interview?
THE MANTRA “The Transcript Trumps” • Performance • Rigor • Setting • Trends
TESTING • SAT and/or ACT • SAT II’s – not required • Super score • 1920-2130 • 28-32
RECOMMENDATIONS • Counselor/College Advisor • Two teachers • Other?
CONTRIBUTIONS:Time outside class What you do, and how you do it: • Breadth and depth • School- related • Community- related • Other responsibilities • Genuine passion
THE (Dreaded?) ESSAY • A sense of control • Read and respond • Authenticity • Proof, not poof! • Relish
DECISIONS, DECISIONS... • Three months of deliberation
DECISIONS, DECISIONS... • Three months of deliberation • Meticulous, thorough, sensitive • Competitive and holistic • Oxy fit • 6,112 applications/39% admitted/540 first year students