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Getting In: The College Application Process
1. Look over
application thoroughly, note deadlines, and test requirements
2. Be sure
and give your teachers and counselor plenty of time to write a
recommendation for you. (At least 2-3 weeks)
3.
IMPORTANT: For college applications that are due on January 1st,
recommendation forms and the secondary report forms need to be in the
hands of your counselor and/or teachers by November 30th. (Winter
break starts on Dec. 20th, and counselors and teachers will
be working over the winter break.)
4. Check your
transcript before your counselor mails it – make sure that everything is
correct.
5. Write a
resume and give it to teachers and counselor so they know what you have
been doing for the past 3-4 years.
6. Look for
scholarships and fill out financial aid forms, note deadlines.
7. You may
leave school to visit colleges, but be sure and get your assignments
ahead of time. Parents should call the attendance office at least a
week before the visit.
8. Senioritis
– Watch out for this dreadful disease – tends to creep up after spring
break! Colleges want to see a final transcript and may rescind their
offer of acceptance.
Look for
books and articles on college and career planning in the MPHS library,
the guidance office, public libraries, as well as local bookstores.
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