How To Apply For College?
Applying for College: A Very Long Job Interview
Let's face it: colleges are businesses. They want to make sure that the students they take on are going to be able to do a good job. In this context, the "job" is not only to study, get good grades, learn, and eventually graduate. It's also to become the kind of people that the college can eventually point to and say proudly, "See, they got their start at our school." Which brings us to the other important thing about any job interview and the college admissions process in particular. It's not just a chance for you to impress the admissions committee. It's also a chance for you to find out more about if the kind of person the college wants to create and the kind of person that you want to be really are a good match.
How it Happens: The Application Process
Having already narrowed down the number of potential colleges to a select group, most college-bound high school seniors begin the application process in the early fall. The first step is filling out an application that generally asks you to provide basic identifying information, records of academic, work, and extracurricular experience, transcripts of results from the SAT or ACT, essays and short answers to one or a small number of prompts, and teacher recommendations. Much of this is usually done over the Internet. After full application deadlines in December or January (or October or November for Early Action applications), it can take anywhere from three to four months for students to receive an admissions decision. Some schools may require or suggest an in-person interview once they know you are applying.
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