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Winning your college application
Jess ThomasYale - B.A. PsychologyMiami University - M.A. Biology (in progress)Teacher & Tutor for SAT/ACT/Revised SAT
The Princeton Review(206) [email protected]
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Agenda
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
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Application process
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Secure your references
Finalize your list
Write your essay(s)
Complete your applications
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Secure your references
• Who knows you?
• 2 Teachers
• 1 Extracurricular
• Ask them tomorrow if you haven’t yet
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Finalize your list
• 6-10 schools
• 3-4 Reaches
• 2-3 Matches
• 1-2 Safeties
Your excitement shouldn’t correspond to their selectivity
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Write your essay
• 650 words
• Show, don’t tell
• Be yourself
• Have 1-2 people help edit and proofread
• Keep your own voice!
Revise over weeks or months, not days
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Don’t write about
• Sports
• Divorce
• Destinations
• Dating
• Drugs
• Death
Powerful, but too common
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Application process
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Complete your applications
• Most are common app
• Rank your activities
• Leadership
• Length
• Love
• Turn it in a few days early
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Agenda
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
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SAT & ACT
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SAT & ACT
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Prepare for once,
Plan for twice,
Three if need be
Many colleges will SuperScore for SAT, and some for ACT
SAT & ACT
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SAT & ACT
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SAT & ACT
SAT takes off ¼ point for every wrong multiple-choice question
ACT does not take off points for wrong answers
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SAT & ACT
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Tests are LONG!
Too many questions
Trap answers
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SAT & ACT
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Accuracy is more important than speed
SLOW DOWN!Answer fewer questions, but get
them right.
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SAT & ACT
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What is the capital of Malawi?
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SAT & ACT
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What is the capital of Malawi?
A) London
B) Tokyo
C) Paris
D) Madrid
E) Lilongwe
Use Process of Elimination and then guess
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Agenda
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
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● Intellectual prowess and curiosity
● Effective passion and leadership
A motivated, interesting and diverse study body
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Quantitative portion
1) Transcript
2) GPA
3) SAT/ACT
4) Subject Tests*
*Required or recommended by about 100 most selective schools
Getting In
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Getting In
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Most students don’t spend more than 15 hours preparing.
Test Scores =
20%
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Qualitative portion
1) Essay(s)
2) Extracurriculars
3) Awards/Honors
4) References
5) Interviews
6) Interest
Getting In
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Agenda
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
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How we can help
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Online SAT/ACT course● Best instructors nationwide● Interactive, structured class● Better scores guaranteed*
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How we can help
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E.g. Weekends SAT for December
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College Search● Develop your list● Find new schools● Get the stats
Free -- try tonight!
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E.g. University of Washington
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GPA● Academic tutoring● Online, on-demand ● Connect within seconds
$39.99/hrBilled by the minute
First 30 minutes free
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How we can help
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E.g. Help with Calculus
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Agenda
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
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Questions
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