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APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES. AGENDA. OVERVIEW OF STATISTICS TYPES OF U.S. COLLEGES WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR ADMISSIONS CRITERIA THE COMMON APPLICATION APPLICATION TYPES ATHLETES PREPARATIONS BEFORE GRADE 12. Thinking of US Colleges?.

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APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

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  1. APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

  2. AGENDA • OVERVIEW OF STATISTICS • TYPES OF U.S. COLLEGES • WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR • ADMISSIONS CRITERIA • THE COMMON APPLICATION • APPLICATION TYPES • ATHLETES • PREPARATIONS BEFORE GRADE 12

  3. Thinking of US Colleges? COLLEGE SELECTION IS A FIT TO BE MADE…NOT A PRIZE TO BE WON!

  4. APPLICATION #’S UP HARVARD +15% PRINCETON +29% BROWN +20% CORNELL +35%

  5. THE RESULT ? ACCEPTANCE RATES DOWN

  6. passion, commitment and expressed interest in the school

  7. TYPES OF SCHOOLS • LIBERAL ARTS • PRIVATE • IVY LEAGUE • ART DESIGN SCHOOLS • MUSIC SCHOOLS • PUBLIC

  8. IVY LEAGUEBrown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, U Penn., Yale.

  9. TOP PRIVATE UNIVERSITIESCALTECHDUKE, GEORGETOWNJOHNS HOPKINS MITNORTHWESTERNSTANFORD

  10. TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES • COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY • UC BERKLEY • UCLA • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • US MILITARY ACADEMY • US NAVAL ACADEMY

  11. TOP LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES • AMHERST • BOWDOIN • HAVERFORD • MIDDLEBURY • SWARTHMORE • WILLIAMS

  12. TOP ART AND DESIGN SCHOOLS • CAL ARTS • COOPER UNION • R.I.S.D. • YALE UNIVERSITY

  13. TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS • BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC • CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC • JULLIARD SCHOOL • NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY

  14. WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?

  15. WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?

  16. WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?

  17. THE COMMON APPLICATION

  18. THE COMMON APP

  19. CHECK LIST • The Common Application form • High School transcripts • SAT/ACT scores • 2 SAT subject tests • Long Essay • Short Essay • Supplementals • List of Extra-curriculars • 2 teacher recommendations • Counsellor recommendation • Interview

  20. WHAT THEY CONSIDER

  21. APPLICATION TYPES

  22. PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE PROCESS

  23. Keep in the Loop • TWITTER –@dhanna62 • Blog – HannaHelps • Calendar of dates

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