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This channel is for students who want to get more information about college application process. For more discussion https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAA2AZovQQfqzcvi6sQ
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If you are wondering what you will be writing about on your college essay, you might want to refer 16personalities.com and khanacdemy videos on essays
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As an Ethiopian, some expressions are not familiar to us. SAT test conventional expression, which you will respond with a hunch only out of experience or otherwise by memorizing the idiom dictionary. This link might help in your studies about conventional expression:
http://blog.prepscholar.com/all-the-sat-idioms-you-need-complete-list-and-tips
are you sure you are practicing for the SAT with the right questions? After studying a complete guide and doing all the questions there, you have assumed you are all set and ready to go in the SAT arena, but as you would later find out from your score victory was for the SAT. This link claims it has the right questions for you to practice on, seeking in places that were left and forgotten.
http://blog.prepscholar.com/complete-official-sat-practice-tests-free-links
For slow readers, this website helps you improve your reading speed. https://readspeeder.com/
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http://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-get-800-on-sat-reading-10-strategies-by-a-perfect-scorer
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TOP 10 COLLEGE APPLICATION MISTAKES
1. Misspellings and grammatical errors—This is a big pet peeve of admissions people. Misspellings on something as important as the application shows that either you don't care or you aren't good at spelling. Some students even misspell their intended major. But don't stop with a spell check. Proofread for grammatical errors, too.
2. Applying online, but the application isn't actually submitted—If you apply online, you should receive confirmation that the college or university received it. Confirmation could be an email message, a Web page response or a credit card receipt. Follow through and make sure that your application has been received.
3. Forgotten signatures—Make sure you sign and date the form. Often students overlook that part of the form if it's on the back. Check that all spaces are completed.
4. Not reading carefully—For example, if the form asks what County you live in, don't misread it as Country and write United States or Ethiopia.
5. Listing extracurricular activities that aren't—Those that make the list include sports, the arts, formal organizations and volunteer work. Talking on the phone and hanging out with friends don't make the cut. Make sure your activity information is accurate. Colleges may check with your high school.
6. Not telling your school counselor where you've applied—Let your counselor know which colleges you're applying to, and ask him or her to review your high school transcript before sending it to colleges. Sometimes transcripts have errors. (College admissions shouldn't know you have access to your transcript which is in our country's case)
7. Writing illegibly—First impressions count, so take your time and use your best handwriting. It will make a better impression.
8. Using an email address that friends might laugh about, but colleges won't—Select a professional email address. Keep your fun address for friends, but select an address using your name for college admissions.
9. Not checking your email regularly—If you've given an email address, the college will use it. You don't want to miss out on anything because you didn't read your email.
10. Letting Mom or Dad (friends) help you fill out your application—Admissions people know if your parents help, whether you have two different styles of handwriting or your admissions essay sounds more like a 45-year-old than a 17-year-old. It's fine to get advice, but do the work yourself
Books that can help for the critical reading of the SAT
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You can answer on @CollegeApplicationDiscussion
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Who are you outside of class
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Tips on where to apply
Europe is one of the best because they give mostly full scholarship( you don't have to be 4.0 Gpa student)
P.s I just don't want you to think America is the one and only 😂
ANATOMY OF THE APPLICATION
Transcript:
· College admissions officers are looking at your grades, rank (if provided) GPA, and rigor of your coursework relative to what is offered at your school.
· Know that you are only evaluated within the context of your school. For example, if your school’s curriculum does not offer Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, you will not be penalized for not taking those courses.
Standardized testing:
· Colleges have various requirements for standardized testing, so play close attention to what the schools on your list want.
· Score Choice, through the College Board, gives students the option to pick specific SAT scores they want to send to specific schools. To find out more about Score Choice check out the Score Choice webpage.
· You cannot go wrong with reporting all standardized testing scores because most colleges super-score (take the highest of the individualized parts of the SAT) and will give you the advantage of the highest testing overall.
· Many institutions, including some of our finest, are test optional – meaning that testing is not required in order to complete your admissions application. For more information on test optional schools check out The National Center for Fair & Open Testing.
Recommendations:
· Your guidance counselor will always write a recommendation on your behalf (so be very nice to him or her).
· Colleges will require anywhere from 0 to 3 teacher recommendations. Pay close attention to each school’s requirements.
· Ask teachers who know you well!
· Teacher recommendations serve as academic references; therefore recommendations should be in the core subject areas: natural science, social science, math, English, and foreign Languages.
· It is recommended that you ask for a recommendation from a teacher that taught you in Junior or Senior year.
· Do not shy away from asking teachers from tough classes for a recommendation, even if you did not get an A in the course.
Extracurricular Activities:
· Colleges like high school students who are involved because they want those same students to come to their campuses and be an engaged member of the community. They also want to see that there is more to you and your life than school and academics.
· The quality of your involvement is more important than the quantity of things you are doing. Highlight activities that you have been involved with for a long time and activities that you have a passion for.
· Organize your activities from most to least important and fill out the Common or Universal application accordingly, and/o school specific application.
· Remember: List all things outside of your classes, including community involvement, jobs, research, responsibilities at home, etc.
· If your school requires you to do a resume, then send that along with your application. We suggest keeping this to 1-2 pages, max!
Essays:
· Your personal essay should speak to your personal experience.
· It is recommended to stay away from addressing “hot topic” issues (i.e. war, healthcare, state laws) or controversial topics (i.e. religion, politics).
· Make sure you are reading the question(s) carefully and answering what the question(s) is asking.
· Many students try to write about too much in their essays – remember this should be just a slice of your life. Instead of trying to summarize 4 years, focus on 5 minutes.
· Don’t write what you think admissions officers want to hear. Write about something that is relevant, interesting, and exciting to you.
· Feel free to express your personality in the essays. Treat the essay as if you are having a conversation with the admissions officer.
· If you don’t normally consider yourself a funny person, the college essay is not the time to try to be funny!
· Read, re-read, edit and spell check your essays. Have someone else read your essays to make sure they are saying what you wanted them to say and that they sound like you (and not a 40-something lawyer)!
Interviews:
· There are generally two types of interviewing that colleges and
Award Letter
Bursar
College Credit
Cost of Attendance
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®
Demonstrated Need
Enrollment Status
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Office
Financial Aid Officer
529 Savings Plans
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Grant
Loan
Merit Aid
Need-Based Financial Aid
Need-Blind Admission
Net Price
Net Price Calculator
Outside Scholarship
Priority Date
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)Residency Requirements
Scholarship
Student Aid Report (SAR)
Transcript
Undergraduate
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For more discussion and your questions @CollegeApplicationDiscussion
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Some of you have already taken the SAT and have got your result. You're wondering how you can gather information on colleges you wish to apply. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
This link is a great tool to gather college infos; you can consider it as the little google for college.
Are you having problems with resources for your SAT studies?
American Embassy is running a section in wemezeker library and they have college board official guide book and other realted books available for anyone interested. Make sure to check it out!
Toefl Registrations date
https://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?urlSource=toefl&newRegURL=&test=TOEFL&greClosed=new&greClosedCountry=China&browserType=&toeflType=&redirect=&t_country1=group_Ethiopia
Facing trouble with SAT Reading? Check this link to give you different techniques to raise your score.
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The new words will pop out through the entire book gradually, but when you get through the beginning the words you met so far will cover most of the book.
http://j.mp/2t3qq9N
http://www.act.org/content/act/en/education-and-career-planning/college-planning.html
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Check out today's question and yesterday's discussion additional points that I think you should now and I expect at least 20 people commenting on today's question that way we can now that you guys are taking this seriously
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Question for today
1 what are you doing related for your application
2 do yo think you are behind or you are on the right track
3 Did you creat a common app account? And is it a good time to create an account
Rate and Review the channel following the link below
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universities do:
o Informational Interview: in this type of interview the person you interview with simply gives you more information about the institution that you are applying to
o Evaluative Interview: in this type of interview the person interviewing you asks questions in order to find out more about you and will typically do an evaluative write up after the interview to document what happened
· It is good to be aware of both types and be sure to ask specific colleges and universities what type of interviewing they do
· Ask schools about their interviewing policy in order to find out how to sign up for an interview and to find out who will be conducting the interview (i.e.an alum or an admissions officer, etc.)
· Come prepared to the interview with thoughtful questions to ask your interviewer
Some colleges may also require the following:
·Peer recommendations
·Portfolio review, usually for art/design/music majors.
·Writing sample/essay from English Class
·Supplemental recommendations/portfolio/abstract from research, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8KEAorkN10CzbZnllkklg4N-JZ9IVVGC
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Financial Aid Glossary
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/financial-aid-101/financial-aid-glossary-learn-the-lingo