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Betsy F. Woolf
College & Graduate School Admissions Consultant.
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Counselor's Corner by Betsy F. Woolf |
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What's a 12-letter word that will help you apply to college?
O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
I help my students get organized because I know it eliminates a lot of the anxiety about the college application process.
I encourage them to create a chart that lists each school to which they are applying.
This is a good way to keep track of such things as application deadlines,
college open houses, teacher recommendations and college interview dates.
They can also use the chart to keep a record of their progress
in writing essays and completing applications.
What a great feeling to record the date they pushed
the "submit" button or dropped an envelope in the mail!
The views expressed herein are those of their authors alone, and do not necessarily represent the views of Hundreds of Heads or of IECA.
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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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Collegeboard.com has some useful calendar tips:
www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/23626.html
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It's your job to make sure people send letters and transcripts;
make sure it gets done on time.
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