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MAT RIALS WIL I N I E
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In rd r to om et th lete you Com on App ication, yo ll nee to om et th a f er. n w thi gs tog ther. Us thi s
che klist to ak sur you hav nee eve ything you hav nee .
q c p of ou hig sch ol tra script.
In he Edu ation sec ion you wil hi ent r you hig sch ol gra es and cur ent cou ses. So e
col eges als nee you to hi el -report you hig sch ol tra script.
q l s of ou act vities, wo , an fam ly res onsibilities.
Yo can sha e you int rests and who you in are you out ide of he cla act sroom in re he cla act vities
sec ion. Yo can sha e inf rmation abo t thi gs lik wor , ho ies, cl s, an com unity
eng gement. Do t for et to et the kno tha you are a p e o a r o of he kn GEA UP ro ram.
q s sco es and dat s fro you col ege ent ance exa s (SA s, AC , et ).
may sel -report sco es for any sta dardized tes s in he se Tes ing sec ion. Ev y col ege
has dif erent tes ing req irements. So col eges wil alw ys nee you tes ing sco es. Ot r
col eges may be fle ible or av a t e a s o opt onal pol cy.
q r nt/Legal gua dian inf rmation.
Ma col eges col ect thi inf rmation.
Ma rmation in rm he Fam ly sec ion for ati dem graphic pur oses. We
ask for you par nts occ pation, em oyment sta us, an edu ation lev l. If pp icable,
th wil att hav als ask whi h col ege(s) the wil att hav nded and how man deg ees the wil att hav ear ed.
q a emic hon rs and ach evements.
Th Act vities sec ion isn t the onl pla e to ho you pas ion and whe e you pa exc l! You
als hav the cha ce to ha e any aca emic hon rs or or ch evements fro hig sch ol.
EA Y ACT Y DEC ON OR AR Y ACT Y DEC SION?
You mig t hav hea d of ar y dec y act y mea sion (ED and ear y dec y act y mea on (EA . Ap ying ear y dec y act y mea s tha you ll
get acc pted to ol ege ear y, wh h can off r pea e of r in dur ng you sen or yea and mak lif e
a l t r E
i n t eas er dur ng the sec nd sem ster. ED nd EA pp ications are typ cally due by ov mber 1 o f sen or yea , bu thi dea line mig t be ar ier or ea at r dep nding on he col ege.
Bu ED nd EA la s are not for the fai t of ea t. Yo sho ld onl app y ear y if ou ve tho ght
thr ugh you col ege opt ons ver , ve car , ve car fully and you co hav a c u y a e r r pre erence for one ins itution.
So ha exa tly is he n dif erence? Ear y dec sion pla s are bin ing— mea ing a s x y a b g u ent who is he n pted to ol ege as ege. Ea n D mu ar pp icant mus att nd the col ege as ege. Ea y act on pla s are non -
bin ing—meaning stu ents rec ive an g ar y res onse to he r app ication but do ot hav to he it to om he col nor ege unt l the col nor al rep y dat of ar y May .
It rea ly imp rtant tha you und rstand the dif e t erence bet een the e two pla s. ED s are la s. ED s are what con roversial—they are ’t gre t for stu ents fro fam lies wit low inc mes, si e the are y
do ot giv fam lies the y
do opp rtunity to om are fin ncial aid off rs fro dif erent col eges and
ersities. Th may giv an un nf ge f ir adv ntage to pp icants fro fam lies who are wea thier.
So sh ld you app y ear y? It ea ly dep nds. St ents wit str ng jun or yea gra es and dardized tes sco es are bet er can idates for ear y app ications. Th ications
tha e wit app ications. Th ications
tha cou d ben fit fro boo ted fal sem ACT ster gra es or ho AT are tak ng fal sem ACT or ho AT tes s may to ai for reg ap lar adm ssion bef re app ying.
Ab e all if ou dec nee re de to o e ar y, yo dec nee re to o e bs re lutely sur bef re app ying.
Ab ying. If ou re
rea y to pp y but uns re of ou cho ces, ea y act on all ws for mor fle