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What is your advice to rising "super seniors" about the college application process? Tips and/or challenges?

35 comments:

  1. My advice to the rising "super seniors" about the college application process is to not wait until the last minute. When you wait, you will make careless mistakes. Also, do not let the process stress you out. Just take your time and complete the applications at the time that is best for you but also make sure you are completing the applications along with the college deadlines and high school deadlines.

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  2. My advice to upcoming super seniors is to start applying to colleges early. I think the earlier you apply the better chance you have of getting accepted and getting scholarship money. Try not to do them all at one time and make sure that you look over thing before you submit an application. Also so make sure to print and make copies of acceptance letters and conformation letters.

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  3. My advice to the rising "super seniors" is to start early. Not just on college applications but for the stuff that goes on it also. For example, if you are applying for science major, try to take more advanced science classes. That will look better than art based classes on your application for a science major. Take your time when doing applications, its very easy to mess up.

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  4. My advice that I will give the the rising "super seniors" is to start early but, also make sure that you get all the important information that you will need before filling out applications. Sometimes you will think you might know the answer to a question and could be wrong. Don't do them all at the same time and finish one before you start a new application. I think the major thing about college application is "Time" and making sure you have a enough of it and managing it.

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  5. My advice to the rising "super-seniors" is to not wait until the last minute to fill out college applications because if you rush through your application you may have typos etc. so take your time. Go ahead and fill them out before you decide its time to submit. Explore all your options for a "just in case". Make sure you apply to a backup school just for that reason. Look up the programs they have for that school and the classes you are going to have to take to prepare yourself.

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  6. Makes sure you don't get senoritis. Do your college applications early so that it will be the last thing you have to worry about. The first semester is challenging because deadlines are every where; not just AVID IV but from your college classes as well. Make sure you take the act and SAT twice and try your best.

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  7. My advice to rising "super seniors" about the college application process would be, apply to your top schools as soon as possible, do not hesitate to make your name known. I would also tell them to breathe and remember that it does take colleges/universities some to time process your application. Finally, I would tell them if you do or do not get accepted into a certain university it will not make or break you, where you get your education does not define you!

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  8. Do not wait to do applications, even though you have many lots of other homework to do. Start an application on a Saturday morning but do not submit it, save it and come back to submit it at a time when financially or otherwise a better time. Another thing to leave them is be sure to keep your study habits about you, you'll need them in college and in the classes you are in it will be more of a load off you knowing what you are doing.

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  9. What I would tell the rising super seniors is that to not procrastinate and know which classes you have to take and everything. If you don't know, you may be taking extra classes than you actually need. Also APPLY when you can. Don't wait til the last minute to apply and think you will hear from the school in a few weeks. Be careful of senioritis and who you spend your senior year with.. you will run into some people who may try to get you to skip classes and all, don't let them pressure you into doing things like that. fbgm

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  10. I would say apply as early as possible to make everything go smoothly and fill out all of the scholarship opportunities. Do not give up and get lazy your senior year because you will regret it. Overall just dont procrastinate and work hard

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  11. First and foremost, do not Procrastinate. Procrastination is the number one killer to most Super seniors. Those who finish their goals on time or earlier are bound to be more stress free. Someone once told me, "To be late is to be on time and to be on time is to be early".

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  12. First things first,DO NOT STRESS OUT! Once you start to let stress get the best of you, everything else goes down hill from there. The early bird gets the worm. Apply to colleges/scholarship programs as early as possible. The earlier you apply, the less time you have to wait. Also, don't let your grades slip in your college classes because that will impact your GPA. Last but not least, be nice to all of your teachers, you never know when you'll need them to write a letter of recommendation for you.

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  13. I would say to not overwhelm yourself with all the work and application process. Apply early, yes its a wait process, but its less stressful really. Have a scholarship list ready, so when they open you can apply, apply to at least 4-5 scholarships. Keep your grades, through this process because your final effort does count. Take a breath!

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  14. The application process is really simple but can seem complicated if you don't do the following:

    Don't wait till the last few weeks before the deadline to apply.

    Take advantage of application week.

    Review your application before submitting it to make sure everything is filled out accurately and completely.

    Don’t complete all your applications at once because it may overwhelm you

    Read the beginning of the application to see what supporting materials you have to send
    Keep a checklist of the applications and supporting materials you have sent and still have to send

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  15. My advice to the uprising super seniors would probably be to spend some time over the summer trying to figure out what their major is going to be and actually spend time working or "job shadowing" in the field that they would like to work in. This will make their super senior year easy when it comes down to finding scholarships and stuff because you will be able to find scholarships directed toward your specific major.

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  16. My advice to rising super seniors is to not take the application process and last year of high school lightly. I would suggest to begin early in the application and scholarship process and to not get lazy throughout the year. Make the last year of high count by continuing to succeed and by completing work ahead of time. I believe this is the best way to try to stay stress free.

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  17. To rising super seniors, my biggest advice would be to not make it harder than it has to be. As with a lot of things, this can easily be over exaggerated and made out to be a lot more work than it has to be. Really applying to colleges and applying to scholarships is not that much work and just because this is your last year, that doesn't mean it's going to be harder. Things might actually be easier for you.

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  18. My advice would be to do your applications as soon as they are available. It makes it much easier on your school load and you find out sooner if you get in. Also make sure you know the difference in regular decision and all of that. Save lots of money because you're going to need it.

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  19. My advice would be for them to get their core classes out of the way, such as their maths and sciences so that they can take their SAT or ACT earlier and continue to take it so that their scores can be as high as possible so that they can apply to scholarships on time and be eligible.

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  20. My advice to the upcoming "super seniors" is to prepare yourself. Make sure you are prepared and know what you are doing. Make sure you know what classes you have taken, what classes you need, and manage your schedule wisely. You definitely want to make sure that you are not pushing everything to the last semester. Another thing is to be organized. Due not miss deadlines! Make sure you stay on track and do not be afraid to ask questions or get help.

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  21. The advice that I would give about the application process would be to begin the applications of colleges you want weeks in advance. It is better to get it started on your top schools. Keeping a checklist on what needs to be completed or sent to the certain college you want, can make the whole process much simpler.

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  22. My advice to rising graduating seniors is to not procrastinate during the application process. The last thing you want to do is wait until the last minute. You can miss out on early admissions and scholarships. Apply as quickly as you can. It is a whole lot less stressful that way.

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  23. My advice would be to not wait so late to fill out applications before they are due. However, I did not do that, but just filling one out the week before it was due was putting pressure on myself. As soon as possible, get started on the application process so you do not have to rush. That way you aren't likely to miss anything.

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  24. even when it get hard just keep going push through cause its gone get harder before it gets easier.

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  25. I reckon I would just tell them to take their time and make sure what they fill in is correct. Don't get caught slipping making careless mistakes.

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  26. My advice to rising super seniors about the college application process would be to just take one Saturday, if there is nothing to do on that day, and just go ahead and apply to all that they want. If they apply through CFNC.org then after doing one, the others will gather some of the information from the first one which would make it easier. I would say that it is best to just go ahead and get it out of the way so that they can focus more on other school work, if they have any, and scholarships.

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  27. My advice to rising super seniors is to remember the AVID techniques that we were taught in ninth grade. You are going to need them. Also, remember to make time for college applications like once a week apply to a school. This prevents you from having to rush when the time comes to have them completed. Lastly, make sure your final grades are your best. This is your last year and it should be with a "bang". I wish you luck.

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  28. My advice to rising super seniors is to stay organized during the process and to not procrastinate. Your college applications and essays are one of the most important things about your last year, so spend some extra time on those. Also, don't think that because you're a super senior you're "done" because you're not. Keep up the work ethic or work even harder to leave with straight A's. Enjoy your super senior year, pay attention to your college and scholarship apps, don't slack off, and don't over stretch yourself!

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  29. Decide where you want to go as soon as possible and don't wait til the last minute

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  30. My advice for the rising seniors would be to manage their time wisely. They should figure out what schools they want to apply to, and keep them in a check list based upon importance (dream school should be #1) along with the due dates for each application. That way the process is organized, and they will not be frantically trying to get everything together. P.S. Rising Super Seniors: Never let the procrastination get the best of you.

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  31. My advice to them would be to make sure they have money saved saved up. You're going to need it

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  32. Run. Just get your high school diploma and give up on everything else. It doesn't matter as much as keeping yourself whole. You WILL be fine without a transfer degree.

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  33. They take like ten minutes so do them.

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  34. My advice to the "super seniors" would be to avoid procrastination.

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  35. Do not wait until the last minute you will be stuck writing essays for hours. It is best to do small amounts of the applications spread out to avoid stress.

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