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For students applying to colleges using the Regular Admission process, MyCollegeCalendar.org provides a “Get Started” page. All admission tasks with instructions are provided in chronological order in one list. The “Get Started” page complements the MyCollegeCalendar Regular Application Flowchart.
Application materials sent via U.S. Mail should have brief cover letter outlining the documents included in the mailing. A cover letter shows college admission officers that the student applicant is neat, organized, and professional. MyCollegeCalendar.org provides an example.
Don’t let simple but crucial errors on your college applications ruin your chances to get accepted. MyCollegeCalendar.org discusses the most common of these simple mistakes and how to avoid them.
There are many possible formats for college admission essays. MyCollegeCalendar.org provides a description of a time-tested, standard format and gives recommendations regarding the critical elements that maximize essay interest and effectiveness in the eyes of college admission officers.
As high school seniors wade through the college admissions process, some schools are updating their applications in a stated effort to both humanize the process and to gain more informative responses from applicants.
(via The Harvard Crimson)
MyCollegeCalendar.org provides two separate presentations: To achieve success with college admission and financial aid and to learn about the scholarship process and how to avoid pitfalls (how to maximize students’ potential for receiving scholarships). Both presentations can be downloaded and viewed at your convenience.
MyCollegeCalendar.org has a new Downloads Page filled with invaluable “How-To” process flowcharts, PowerPoint presentations, summary tables, example documents and much more. Whether you are a student, parent or educator, you should check out the Downloads Page for the information you need to achieve success with the college admission and financial aid processes.
MyCollegeCalendar.org provides an easy to use, generic checklist of college application tasks. This one-page checklist is designed to be printed and posted in a conspicuous location in students’ home for easy tracking of their progress with the college application and financial aid processes.
Students can best prepare for submitting college applications by first printing paper copies of applications (and application supplements) and filling them out by hand. Having paper applications filled out before going online to apply to colleges allows students to simply enter hand-written information into spaces provided in online applications. Completing paper applications first will result in hours of time being saved and errors being reduced. MyCollegeCalendar.org gives numerous helpful tips to make the application process more efficient and easier.
