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Buy Folders for Schools and a Wall Calendar
Organization is the key to a successful college admission process. Use all the tricks available.
Organization is a key component in the college admissions process - you will need to keep information about schools and deadlines straight so you don't miss something. You could try to keep all that in your mind (what a headache!) or hit up your local office supply store for a calendar and some folders.
HEAD Lines
Label a manila folder for each school you plan to apply. Keep inside:
• All snail mail and brochures the school sends
• Printed out e-mail correspondences you have with a school
• A list of all deadlines and required essays
On a large wall calendar write:
• Actual deadlines for all schools and sections of the applications
• Personal deadlines - weeks before the actual ones to spread out your work
• Days off after you've met deadlines, as a reward for your hard work
From Other HEADS
APPLYING TO COLLEGE IS HARD. The organization that is required to get all these things out and the time and the effort you put into the essays is phenomenal. And the terror that you feel: Is it worth all of this? Am I going to get in? Or am I going to get the thin envelope? You just have to remember: It will be over someday. You'll get in somewhere. It will work out.
-- CHRISTIANA
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
JUST AS WITH ANY LARGE ASSIGNMENT or project, I had to learn how to budget my time. My parents helped me create "due dates" for my nine college applications, and organize on a spreadsheet what I needed to get done by when. It is possible to get through, as long as you keep organized.
-- DAVID LICHTENSTEIN
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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HoH Tip
It's your job to make sure people send letters and transcripts; make sure it gets done on time.