STUDENT TIPS:
Fee Waiver Links (College Application/Exam Fees):
- Part 1: College Application
- Part 2: Quick Review
- Part 3: Transferring
- Part 4: ROTC
Section 1: Personal Information
- First name and last name
- Email and mailing address
- Residency and Citizenship Status
- Ethnicity
- Information about your High School
Section 2: Family Information
- Mother's and Father's name
- Mailing address
- Education level
Section 3: Most Colleges want to know that you will obey their Honor Code and Community Standards
Section 2: Family Information
- Mother's and Father's Names
- Mailing Address
- Education Level
Section 4: Academic Information
- Cummulative GPA (is calculated using your grades from 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades)
- Coursework: Sciences, Math, Foreign Languages, and English (see individual school requirements)
- General Rule: Aim to take more riqorous-challenging course such (AP, IB, or Honors)
- High School Transcripts
- SAT or ACT Scores (Preparation is key)
Section 5: School and Community Activities
- Travels, competitions, music, sports, volunteer work, internships, jobs, clubs, and/or summer activities from 9th to 12th grades
- Special Recognition: Honors, Awards and Leadership
- Colleges want to see that you took advantage of the opportunities available to you -- both academically and through extracurricular activities
Section 5: Essays
- The number of essays required varies by college (from 1-2 or more)
Section 6: High School Counselor Statement and Teacher Recommendation
- Typically, teacher recommendations will be requested
- Some colleges will ask for a counselor statement and/or peer recommendations
Review these Important Tips!
- Visit individual college admission sites and learn about the school's acceptance requirements
- Each school will have difference requirements (Do this as soon as possible)
- College will accept applications via the internet or regular mail
- The vast majority of students take advantage of the internet to send their applications
- The internet can save you considerable postage fees
- If you submit your application online you can pay online
- It is important to know that if you cannot afford the fees there is a Fee Waiver Form
- You will need to obtain, fill-out and submit the Fee Waiver Form
- Most colleges will waive the application fee with this form, if you mee the financial requirements
- You can start your application online, save the data and finish at a later time
- Beat the submission deadline!
- Make sure your application is complete -- Follow all of the instructions
- Do not overlook the essays!
- Essays are a critical component of your college application
- Read the topics carefully and pay attention to the requested length
- Review the essays at least twice before sending the final copy
- Most colleges will communicated with you via email -- Provide them with an active email account
- Free email accounts can be created via Yahoo.com or Google.com
Transferring:
- What if you cannot get into a 4-year college?
- Then apply to a 2-year community college and transfer
- What if you cannot get into a 4-year college of your choice?
- Then go to a 4-year college and transfer to the college of your choice
- College transferring is a realistic goal -- a true possibility
ROTC:
- The purpose of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is to prepare young men and women to serve in the military
- ROTC offers scholarships in the three branches -- Army, Navy and Air Force -- although scholarship requirements are different for each
- All ROTC scholarships allow you to attend school first (rather than serve in the military before receiving tuition aid), and require you to take ROTC coursework for credit
- Note: upon college completion, you may be required to serve in the military for a defined period of time