College Journey!

Hey! You there! Are you going for a college interview? Yes? Have you prepared? If not, here are some basic questions you should anticipate from your interviewer:

1. Why do you want to attend our school?

2. What can you bring to our campus?

3. Describe yourself in three adjectives.

4. If you could take a gap year, what would you do?

 5. How do you define success?

 6. What are your strengths/weaknesses?

 7. If you could change your school, how would you do it?

 8. What do you think about [latest news issue]?

9. Who is your hero? Why?

10. What do you do outside the classroom? 

11. What is your favorite book?

12. Does your high school transcript accurately reflect your abilities?

13. What do you want to major in/ Why do you want in to major in [desired major]?

14. If you could change anything about your high school career, what would it be?

15. Why do you want to go to college?

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 These are questions I’ve heard before multiple times, but they’re not always the same at every interview. And remember:

 Sleep well 

Eat breakfast

 Arrive on time 

Submit your sassy answers!

As summer approaches, it is time to begin thinking about where and when you want to apply. Early admissions can be a great tool in your college endeavors. However, they can also be very confusing in their rules.

Early Decision: This is a binding decision. By applying early decision to a college, you are stating that that school is your first choice. Essentially, you are signing a contract that says if you get in, you will attend said school. You may apply to other schools in their regular decision round, but if you are accepted by your early decision school you must withdraw those applications. This is great for students who are 100% sure of where they want to go. However, it limits the opportunity to apply to other schools early or finding a better fit. 

Early Action: This is the most “casual” of early admissions. You will get your admissions decision early, but you may apply to as many early action schools in their early admissions round as you’d like. You may accept immediately, but you have until May 1st to decide what school you will attend, whether regular decision or early action. You may also decline an early action offer. 

Restrictive or Single-Choice Early Action:  If you apply to an early action school, that is the only school you can apply early to. However, you are not committing to attend this college. You have until May 1st to decide if you want to attend, and may apply to as many regular decision schools as you’d like.