College Application: Breakdown of Parts of the Application College applications often require many different parts.: (1) main application form, (2) additional documents and application fees, and (3) the supplements to the main application. Investigate which parts of an application each of the colleges you apply to will require. Give yourself time to create, gather, or request each required part before the college application deadline arrives. 1. Main Application Form Ask for things like your full legal name, parent information, education history and plans, etc. • Takes less time to complete than the secondary application parts like essays, resume/activity lists. • Many colleges may require you to create an application account to view and begin their application. • Tips for Success 1. Spelling, punctuation, appropriate capitalization all matter! Type/write carefully and double check each answer before moving on and again before you submit your completed application. 2. Copy, or save an electronic copy of your finished application before submitting it online or mail- ing it to the college. 3. Use this handbook’s page with FAIR Information (page 3) to fill in the corresponding questions on your applications. 4. Applications may ask for things like parent’s employer, parent’s of education attained, a list of high school classes you’ve taken or activities you’ve participated in. Once you gather this information for one application (or if you’ve gathered some of these things in order to complete your Senior Coun- selor Questionnaire on Naviance), keep a copy of those notes handy for future college applications and scholarship applications during your senior year. 5. Be on the lookout for checkboxes on your application forms to be considered for financial aid and/or honors programs at the college. Some colleges will automatically consider all applicants for admission for financial aid or honors programs, some colleges will provide a checkbox that needs to be checked off for applicants to be considered for financial aid or honors programs, and some colleges will have other applications for financial aid/honors programs that are completely separate from admissions applications. 2. Additional Documents and Application Fees Each college on your list may require a different assortment of additional documents. For instance, • some colleges may not require ACT or SAT test scores at all or may accept unofficial ACT or SAT scores. Community colleges typically don’t require ACT or SAT test scores for admission. Almost all colleges • require an official high school transcript. Double-check the requirements for each college on your list.
College Application: Breakdown of Parts of the Application College applications often require many different parts.: (1) main application form, (2) additional documents and application fees, and (3) the supplements to the main application. Investigate which parts of an application each of the colleges you apply to will require. Give yourself time to create, gather, or request each required part before the college application deadline arrives. 1. Main Application Form • Ask for things like your full legal name, parent information, education history and plans, etc. • Takes less time to complete than the secondary application parts like essays, resume/activity lists. • Many colleges may require you to create an application account to view and begin their application. Tips for Success 1. Spelling, punctuation, appropriate capitalization all matter! Type/write carefully and double check each answer before moving on and again before you submit your completed application. 2. Copy, or save an electronic copy of your finished application before submitting it online or mail- ing it to the college. 3. Use this handbook’s page with FAIR Information (page 3) to fill in the corresponding questions on your applications. 4. Applications may ask for things like parent’s employer, parent’s of education attained, a list of high school classes you’ve taken or activities you’ve participated in. Once you gather this information for one application (or if you’ve gathered some of these things in order to complete your Senior Coun- selor Questionnaire on Naviance), keep a copy of those notes handy for future college applications and scholarship applications during your senior year. 5. Be on the lookout for checkboxes on your application forms to be considered for financial aid and/or honors programs at the college. Some colleges will automatically consider all applicants for admission for financial aid or honors programs, some colleges will provide a checkbox that needs to be checked off for applicants to be considered for financial aid or honors programs, and some colleges will have other applications for financial aid/honors programs that are completely separate from admissions applications. 2. Additional Documents and Application Fees • Each college on your list may require a different assortment of additional documents. For instance, some colleges may not require ACT or SAT test scores at all or may accept unofficial ACT or SAT scores. • Community colleges typically don’t require ACT or SAT test scores for admission. Almost all colleges require an official high school transcript. Double-check the requirements for each college on your list.
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