COUNTDOWN TO COLLEGE

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COUNTDOWN TO COLLEGE
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The College Application

• A Complete Application Includes
• Student Application (Online)
• Essay and Supplemental Requirements
• Resume/Portfolio/Audition CD
• Fee payment (usually by credit card)
• Transcript
• School Profile
• Counselor and Teacher Recommendations and
  Corresponding Forms

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Student's Portion

• Student Application
• Essay
• Additional Documents
• Fee
• Beware of application deadline! In some cases,
  this is a receipt date.

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Common Application

• www.commonapplication.com
• Electronic submission of all documents
• College makes no distinction between colleges
  own form and Common Application

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Counselor's Portion

• Transcript
• Profile
• Recommendations and Corresponding Forms
• Predicted IB Scores
• Canada Grade Equivalency and Release Form in
  some cases

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Transcript

• Record of all semester marks beginning with 9th
  grade
• Includes semester weighted GPA
• Explanation of course codes
• IB and AP scores will not appear
• SAT and ACT scores will not appear

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School Profile

• School and Community
• AP and IB offerings
• Honors classes
• Graduation requirements
• Marking system and GPA weighting scale
• GPA percentile distribution for junior year of
  graduating class by semester
• Grade distribution for junior year courses
  semester 2
• IB and AP results
• SAT averages
• University admittances

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College Application Form

• Complete and submit to Guidance Office no later
  than September 15 for Early and Rolling and
  November 15 for Regular round applications
• Form found on-line on ASP website under Upper
  School/College Guidance

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Transcript Request Form

• Transcript Request Form must be completed when
  not using Common Application
• Indicate mailing address or online submission
  link ( 3 address labels if mailing)
• Submit to the Guidance Office by Sept 15 for
  Early/Rolling and Nov 15 for Regular Decision
• Attach university forms for counselor to
  complete

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Teacher Recommendation

• Request must be made by Sept 15 for Early/Rolling
  and Nov 15 for Regular Decision
• Most institutions require no more than two
  teacher recommendations
• Select the same teachers for all recommendations
• Attach university forms for teacher to complete

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Counselor Recommendation

• College Application Form also serves as Counselor
  Recommendation Form
• Completed Student Personal Data Sheet
• Completed Parent Questionnaire

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CANADA

• Each university has specific admission
  requirements
• Application deadline varies from January to March
• Students applying with the IB Diploma do not need
  SAT scores but may require TOEFL
• Students applying with high school diploma will
  usually require SAT or ACT scores

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Ontario

• Universities Application Centre
• www.ouacinfo.ouac.on.ca
• www.ouac.on.ca

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STANDARDIZED TESTING

• Scores must be reported to colleges by the
  Collegeboard or ACT
• Score choice available for most colleges
• Most colleges do NOT super score ACT results
• Beware of Test-by deadlines and specific testing
  requirements

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TOEFL/IELTS

• Internet based
• Register at www.toefl.org
• www.ielts.org (British Council is test centre in
  Paris for IELTS)
• May advantage a student with a low SAT CR score

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EARLY ADMISSIONS

• Early Decision
• Certain of choice
• Binding agreement
• Strong academic and extracurricular record
• Early Action
• Rolling Admission
• Is it right for me?

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FINANCIAL AID

• Need-Based
• Loans
• Scholarships and Grants
• Work-Study Programs
• Merit-Based
• American Citizens
• FAFSA
• CSS Profile
• College Form
• International Students
• College Board International Student Aid
  Application

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The Big Picture

• Put it all in perspective. Look for the right fit
  and not the most selective option.