Admissions-a roadmap for the college admissions process

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College Admissions

Apply Here: Admission Sites for all Public Colleges and Universities in the United States

Prioritizing the Process - Your Application Portfolio

In Order of Importance for the college applications process:It really is this simple:

In an approximate order of importance:

Academic Record

SATs, ACTs

Well Crafted Application Essays

Volunteering,

(Other) Extracurricular

Your chance to shine, writing the

Supply special request portfolio items requested by university departments of athletes, musicians, dancers, actors, compositors, artists, graphic designers,choreographers, and others

Thoroughly read admission requirements for your intended colleges and intended major well before time to submit

The College Application.

Make paper copies to practice on, then copy to submit online.

Admissions SItes for all Public Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

Plan for Teacher Recommendations. Generally for private schools and schools using the the Common Application, which is used by about 600 (mostly, but not only) private colleges and universities, to simplify applying to more than one school. Find a list of those schools at this site, forms for teacher recs and mid-year school reports.

College Interviews, Mostly Private Schools

What are my chances? Enter your scores and GPA to compare with college criteria

College Tracker

Financial Aid, always starting with the required FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), which is not nearly as daunting as people may think. In addition to the FAFSA, private school applicants may be required to submit the CSS Profile

Colleges, universities, and scholarships that use the CSS profile

A month-to-month schedule for your senior year: Stay on track

Learn about:

Loans
Grants
Google Search Results on Private and Government Grants
Fellowships
- They are everywhere, and here's a start
- Scholarships, too many to list
  A partial list of the thousands of resources, and where to find them.

Apply: Admissions Sites for all U.S. Public Colleges and Universities

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SATs, ACTs, SAT II

Volunteering

Extracurricular

College Applications-preparing your portfolio

Writing Application Essays

Financial Aid

Financial Aid Terms and Explanations

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