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Start your early, and come back to it often. Don鈥檛 try to do it all in one sitting!

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List your activities in order of importance to you. You鈥檒l have the chance to talk about how much time you鈥檝e spent and positions you hold鈥攗se the order to tell us what means the most to you.

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Provide your parent/guardian contact info on the Common App so, when appropriate, we can loop them in, too.

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Use the full Common App to tell your story. The essay is not the only place to convey interests/values/strengths.

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Be sure to talk with your parents/guardians about financial aid. When the question gets asked on the Common App, you don鈥檛 want to say 鈥渘o鈥� if they鈥檙e thinking 鈥測es.鈥�

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Your Common App is one of the first opportunities to craft how you are viewed by someone who may not get to meet you. Be thoughtful, intentional and ask others to help you compose the application!

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Know your options and your feelings. Early Decision has its benefits, including knowing that you鈥檙e in at your first-choice school early!

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Don't think of college as the best four years of your life. It's a transformative time leading to opportunities for your best life for many years to come!

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Know your options: are you required to submit your standardized test score? Will it help you if you do? Talk with your regional counselor if you鈥檙e not sure!

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Be honest. Be yourself. We're interested in the whole person. Help us learn about you, what you value.

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Lean in, lean out, lean everywhere and as often as you need to! From your college counselor to your admissions counselors, we鈥檙e here to help.

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Don鈥檛 let us assume. If there is a portion of your application that doesn鈥檛 measure up, tell us why! We鈥檇 much rather know that you struggled to balance a robust class schedule with extracurriculars than assume you simply couldn鈥檛 do the work.

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Beyond the Common Application, look for opportunities to make yourself known to the Admissions Committee.

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Know there are human beings reviewing your application who appreciate the impacts of COVID-19 on your experience. The Common Application has created a space for you to share your experience. Please do so and know that we are committed to providing a fair process regardless of the changes in your school or testing plans.

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Choose recommenders who鈥檝e seen you rise to challenges. Sometimes, that鈥檚 not the teacher who gave you your best grade that will give you the best recommendation.

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Extra recommendations (beyond what鈥檚 required) are great when the recommender has new insights or a different lens on your strengths than the others. If it鈥檚 more of the same, it won鈥檛 enhance your app.

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When you visit campus鈥攚hether virtually or in person鈥攚rite a pro/con list. No detail is too small! Do this with each school & compare lists.

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Make sure your campus visit includes a conversation with a current student to get perspectives from a peer.

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When writing the essay, focus on a blade of grass, not the whole field. Tell one good story, not a mini-series.

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Interview must: Research the school! Expect to be asked what stands out about this place specifically.

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Nugget of essay wisdom: Your essay story should be about the WHY, not the what.

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Coach advice for : Don't let parents do all the talking! Join the conversation & be assertive.

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Check your email! The email address you put on your application is the one we鈥檒l use to let you know if something鈥檚 missing and when your decision is released.

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Whoops鈥攄id you forget to include something in your Common App? Have additions after you hit submit? Send updates directly to your regional counselor and we鈥檒l gladly update your file.

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Manage the application process, don鈥檛 let it manage you. Choose a standing weekly time to talk as a family about the search and application process. That time is sacred 鈥渃ollege talk鈥� time so you can enjoy the many other facets of your life as a family the rest of the week.