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THE APPLICATION ODYSSEY

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

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  1. THE APPLICATION ODYSSEY Navigating the Admission Process For First-Year Applicants

  2. ONE SIZE FITS ALL?Application Options • College’s own application • Common Application + Supplement (www.commonapp.org)

  3. DASTARDLY DEADLINES • EARLY ACTION • EARLY DECISION • REGULAR DECISION

  4. COMMON SENSE TIPS • Follow directions • Answer the questions • Customize

  5. THE STUFF WE REQUIRE • Transcript • Test Scores • Counselor Recommendation • Two teacher recommendations

  6. MORE STUFF:your info • Biographical • Extracurricular • Self-revealing • Interview?

  7. THE MANTRA “The Transcript Trumps” • Performance • Rigor • Setting • Trends

  8. TESTING • SAT and/or ACT • SAT II’s – not required • Super score • 1920-2130 • 28-32

  9. RECOMMENDATIONS • Counselor/College Advisor • Two teachers • Other?

  10. CONTRIBUTIONS:Time outside class What you do, and how you do it: • Breadth and depth • School- related • Community- related • Other responsibilities • Genuine passion

  11. THE (Dreaded?) ESSAY • A sense of control • Read and respond • Authenticity • Proof, not poof! • Relish

  12. DECISIONS, DECISIONS... • Three months of deliberation

  13. DECISIONS, DECISIONS... • Three months of deliberation • Meticulous, thorough, sensitive • Competitive and holistic • Oxy fit • 6,112 applications/39% admitted/540 first year students

  14. ENJOY THE RIDE

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