College Application Process

[Marino]

Its not that hard, but can be expensive. I applied to NCSU, UNCC, GT, VT, Miami and App State, and was expected by all but chose to go to NCSU. Just make sure that you know exactly what you want to do.

[Blue]

Do you have any idea what you want to study yet.

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Computer Science

[sydrogerdavid]

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I never saw the point in applying for scholarships. So many of them were so bizarre that I couldn't apply and the others required essays. On top of that, they were only for a couple of $1,000 a piece. The fact was that they were just going to cut into my grants, not loans, so what was the point anyway?

It was incredibly easy for me to get into Lindenwood, I just filled out the application (the only one I filled out) and poof, I was accepted. I'm also pretty sure I didn't pay the application fee.

[DukeC]

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Well...I didn't even apply for any college. I was going to go to a community college till my moms told me to try Grambling. It was waaaaaay late (Like, 2 days before classes started) but I got an audience with one of the people who go through the transcripts and she saw my ACT score and made an exception for me (I had a 2.007 average. It was a C average basically). I got a 27 on it. And that's with completely bombing the math section (I got a 15 score there) and the writing section of the test (I wrote like, a paragraph). They just gave me a 0 for that portion

[Jr.]

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Thanks guy, now another question. Does FAFSA cover out of state cost?

You can use financial aid for all direct education costs (tuition, room and board, books, etc.). Doesn't matter if it's in state or out of state

[khaled]

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But you're gonna have to take out more loans if you go OOS.

Out of HS, I only applied to UT. Got capped (sent to a UT-system school then guaranteed transfer), but I couldn't afford to go. Went to community college, applied to UT, didn't get in. Will apply again for a spring transfer for the last time.

In HS, make sure to get everything in early. Complete your FAFSA. Get some letters of rec and have your essays looked over. Don't wait until the last second. If you have any extra curricular make sure to let them know on the application or resume if they require that.

When you get accepted, don't think that you can completely slack off the rest of the semester, I had a friend get denied after he got a bunch of Cs in the spring(he was an A student, got in, then just got lazy).

[mb625]

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Sounds much better than Texas, top 8 percent and your automatically accepted to all Texas colleges, I'm at a pretty competitive school so I'm around 17% with a 3.7, I don't really want to stay in state anyway, la tech is offering me in state tuition but ucf isn't too expensive.

The difference here is that it's not all of the schools in Iowa, just U of I, ISU and UNI. I have no idea what it takes to get in elsewhere. UNI was the only place I applied to, I got accepted, so I didn't have to find a fall back

[cjonesfan921]

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To be honest, if you have solid grades, you don't need letters of rec or any thing else. I got in to every school I applied to without any letters, with no extra-curricular activities to speak of, etc. Get solid grades and score well on standardized exams and you should be good to go.

[DukeC]

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To be honest, if you have solid grades, you don't need letters of rec or any thing else. I got in to every school I applied to without any letters, with no extra-curricular activities to speak of, etc. Get solid grades and score well on standardized exams and you should be good to go.

This.

If you're going to an in-state-school be sure to make at least 25 on the ACT.

They'll find a way to get you accepted. That's what Grambling did for me.

[mKoz26]

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Look into every school's requirements. If you don't meet any of them (foreign language, for example), try to find something at a local CC to cover the req.

Make sure your school allows letters of recommendation. Mine doesn't. Most do. Some don't care either way.

Apply for scholarships. Start right now, today. You won't regret it even if you only win a few small ones. Also, look for schools with automatic scholarships for GPA, class rank, and/or test scores. Many automatic scholarships exist, and not just small ones; I even have friends who received automatic full-rides to Alabama based on GPA and ACT score. (Granted, they were very intelligent, but still, do your research)

Retake the ACT if it's holding you back as a candidate. It can get you into better schools or get you aid at schools you'd already get into.

Apply to in-state, public schools, even if only as safeties. Out-of-state or private schools can also be great because some give out significant financial aid. Do some research to find out which ones.

Work hard first semester. You can afford to slack a bit second semester but not too much.

Don't worry about applying early. There are plenty statistics out there that support this, but most colleges don't care when you apply, as long as it is before the deadline. Even EA vs. RD admission rates are similar. Having said that, don't wait until the last minute either. Apply between Thanksgiving and Christmas, unless you really want a decision by a certain time (as I did). Exceptions are schools with rolling admissions. Applying early to those schools can also make you eligible for additional scholarships.

Don't let the applications stress or overwhelm you. Stay on top of your schoolwork and social life.

Really think hard about what you want to do and where before making a decision. I know plenty of unhappy people who just went off to college in the last month.

Last thing, and very important thing: Write down all your deadlines and don't forget them! You can't afford to miss them. That's why they call them deadlines. Stay on top of those.

-Freshman at the University of Illinois. Went through this last year.

[UATide]

Basically to tack on to mKoz who made great points above, don't stress out too much. I was in the same boat last year.

Luckily, I scored very high on my ACT and had a good GPA that aided me in getting a full-ride to Alabama - my dream school. Let me know if you need help with anything. I'm good with writing essays for scholarships - that's where the money is. Look where I am now. Enjoy your senior year, but college is great and much tougher.

-Freshman at the University of Alabama. Roll Tide Roll!


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[Jr.]

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Basically to tack on to mKoz who made great points above, don't stress out too much. I was in the same boat last year.

This is probably the best advice. Once you mail those applications off (or hit submit for online ones) forget about them. Obviously it's easier said than done, but you can't control what happens after you send them.

[Chrisksaint]

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I was way too relaxed with my application process, only applied to 1 realistic school I could go to($$ wise) and was just like well if I don't get into FSU I just go to community for 2 years or be in debt for the rest of my life at LSU.

It was kind of funny tho compared to a majority of my HS that was freaking out

[Jr.]

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I was way too relaxed with my application process, only applied to 1 realistic school I could go to($$ wise) and was just like well if I don't get into FSU I just go to community for 2 years or be in debt for the rest of my life at LSU.

It was kind of funny tho compared to a majority of my HS that was freaking out

I was the same way. I applied to NC State, got in, but didn't get into the program that I wanted to (architecture). Found out that UNC-Asheville had an engineering program that was run by State, applied there really late but they expedited my application because my grades were good and SAT score was high, and that was that.

I was never worried about getting into a school and laughed at my friends that were driving themselves crazy.

[Sublime12089]

Computer Science

Very cool. I'm a usf alum and wanted to see if you were wanting to go into out good programs. I had a great time at usf, with so many tech companies in Orlando, I would reccomend ucf more than usf.

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