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Determining Your Final Collge Application List
You've taken all the tours and done the necessary research: read websites and colleges' publications and talked to people in the know (alumni, admissions officers, your guidance counselor...). Now's the time to develop your final list.
Solidifying this list now allows you to assess the work required for each application, so you can make a time schedule. You will likely find a pattern in the schools on your final list - they'll likely be similar in character, size, type of location, academics, etc. This means you know your needs and what you want on a campus.
Take your longer list and cross out:
• Schools where you really cannot see yourself studying
• Schools where you had a bad visit/tour
• Schools that you want for a "name" but for little else
Make sure to keep:
• A state school (or at least one in your home state)
• A school or two where your grades and testing are well within the averages/above average for the school (you need some safeties!)
• One or two schools of your dreams
HOH Tip
If you haven't already, make a file for each college that interests you. Include brochures, maps, any important names and contact numbers, deadlines for admission, and financial aid forms.