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The daunting prospect of applying to college/boarding school exists, there is no doubt about it. A lot of the anxiety comes from the questioning thoughts of “Is any school going to accept me?” Add in the whole process of writing essays – possibly lots of them – and we have inertia!

Here’s the deal, applying to school is not easy. For the first time you are preparing materials for some person, typically unknown, to evaluate you. Freakishly scary, right? The truth is, it doesn’t have to be scary at all. But the idea that everyone will want you on their campus is also a bit off target. That’s why it’s so important to put together a really good list of schools. This shouldn’t just be any old list of schools, but schools across a range of “reach,” “core,” and “fundamental” choices. If there are a couple things not to do, it’s to have a lot schools on your list that are all reach or apply to schools you would never attend. Both plans are just plain silly and a waste of money.

But this is not the real purpose of this post. The purpose is to get you moving on your applications. Just for a moment remember this: the train has left the station! In other words, the application process has started and if you have not started, you need to catch up.

Here are some words of advice:

This is a lot to keep track of, for sure. But an organized student can manage it all and do well in the application process. Good luck and get going. The train has left the station.
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