For all high school seniors getting ready for college I would like to point out a few things you might want to know when applying.
First of all the Common App is a wonderful website to help you apply for college online. If your school doesn’t teach you how to use it – many colleges will want their online applications through this website anyway.
Write your college essays clearly. Google tips on good college essay writing. Check and double check your grammar!
Don’t spend hours on one college essay. Take a few minutes of each day to add, fix, or change the essay over several days. Don’t procrastinate either.
Take the SATs or ACTs 3 to 4 times max. (Colleges might say scores are not a big factor but they very much are – even after admittance my college continued to reference SAT/ACT scores for placement in classes as a freshman)
Scholarship application deadlines go quick! Get them fast! Google scholarships for everything because there is one for everything (look out for fake junk scholarships online). Ask your guidance counselor for ideas on where to find scholarships.
For example, there was a scholarship for people who live in my county, or have a membership to my local amusement park. Big companies like Wal-Mart have scholarships. There are also military dependents scholarships, gender, or race scholarships.
Apply early action (not early decision unless you are sure because it’s binding). This way you have more than one chance to be admitted.
Visit the schools and if you cant see yourself living there, save the money for that application fee and apply to a different one.
Applying for college is a lot of work, but if you’re ready for college then you are ready for college applications.
Never stress out too much over one process.
If you have any questions about college applications please leave a comment!
Lily 