Here's how to organize those applications.
If you are a high school junior or senior – or have one living in your home, you've probably spent large amounts of time working on college applications. It is definitely a “labor” of love because many high schoolers apply to seven or more colleges these days. College counselors have been haranguing your juniors all last year to get those applications in as soon as possible. The mantra is that the earlier it is submitted, the better chance for acceptance. The process can be overwhelming, since each application has lots of moving parts. Most applications must be accompanied by a transcript, a writing sample, standardized test scores, and possibly a resume and a recommendation (or 2 or 3!). And that does not include the special applications for art school, theatre majors, or sports teams, which are all even more complicated. Oh, and don’t forget proof of vaccination, which some schools now require.
Tracking College and Scholarship Applications, and of course FAFSA
Hopefully you are also applying for scholarships and other types of financial aid. This usually requires completion of the FAFSA , which involves the parents’ tax return information, and a separate application for each scholarship. How do you track all of these applications, first to make sure you have actually finished the application, and then so that you can compare offers and scholarship opportunities? How do you compare the opportunities? It’s so easy to apply to multiple universities today, with the” Common App” and other state versions of a common, online application process. Is it good to apply to 15 colleges?
Here’s what we did, with our (between us) 6 college-bound kids:
Then you’re done! Haha, just kidding. But once you are organized, you can know when you are finished with all of your work in applying. Now all that’s left is just to relax and enjoy the remainder of your senior year!
You CAN Have Success in the Middle of it ALL
The JellyGeneration Team
Pam Hardison, MBA, BBA in Finance and Business Education, has created and co-owned a national mail order catalog which at one point was the 21st fastest growing customerbase in the nation. As a mom of two college-post college daughters, considers it a privilege and to meet other students and parents along the same road. After teaching high school and college students for years, her commitment to helping them with topics most schools can't cover is the light that drives her.
Holly Powers, Attorney-At-Law (Jameson & Powers, P.C.) has been actively practicing law since 1985 and is a shareholder with the law firm of Jameson & Powers, P.C. The firm specializes in transactional law, health care law, and general business law. Holly has taught students precepts concerning the legal world for over 10 years. With 4 children, she understands what teens need to know and has a passion to help others faced with teens and aging parents.
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