Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Senior Year - November/December, 2010
November 1st came and went, which basically means the very first wave of early admission program schools’ application deadline has expired. Those are usually the most selective institutions like Ivies. It is very significant to us, counselors. Translation, the majority of the recommendation letter requests were completed since most other schools do not require a letter of recommendation. What’s next? Regular application for them and some other more selective schools have their deadlines set between December 1st and January 1st. So, please keep an eye on those deadlines for those who are aiming at them. Remember, counselors need three weeks in advance for any letters of recommendation requests, and registrar’s office needs additional three days for transcript request to be processed. Also, please go to my last year’s posting for more info regarding senior year
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Here is another important point about your grades even in your senior year.
ReplyDeleteDon't let your grades slide. It's easy to be distracted from school work when working on applications. Senior slump can be disastrous for your admissions chances.
In the coming days, many of the students who applied early will be receiving "early decisions" from their respective colleges. I was thinking it would be a good idea to re-post something I wrote a year ago on this blog, though it was a little bit later last year when I did that. Here it it, "By now, all the students should have received notices on their 'Early Decision' application status. I am sure lots of joy for some and much disappointment for many. What is next? For those with good news, it is time to figure out how t0 lower the cost of attending. Unfortunately for most of them, not a whole lot of choices out there due to the nature of the 'Binding Admission' option, unless for those lucky few gotten into a school with the actual 'Need-Blind' admission policy. For those without any good news, it is time to seriously consider/reconsider expanding your search a bit, regardless what is being offered, deferred, wait-listed, or even denied/rejected. Some of great schools you have ignored may still be OK for you to submit your application, meaning, their deadline has not passed. 'Honors College', affiliated with big public institutions, should be one of the those viable options."
ReplyDeleteFor midyear reports on CommonApp, do we do the same procedure as with Secondary School Reports (transcript request form, envelope, 3 stamps, give to counselor)?
ReplyDeleteYes. But wait until the new rank/GPA is available later this month.
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