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SYNOPSIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDEX
AUTHORS
BACK COVER
ORDERING
WHO CAN BENEFIT
COMMON QUESTIONS
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Chapter 2 Excerpt
You should apply to a number of colleges
regardless of what you think you want to do or where you think you will
be accepted. There are no sure acceptances in today’s competitive
environment. Many talented students are passed over by schools because a
school wants someone else, perhaps someone more diverse, or involved in
more activities. We met one student who was so confident in her ability
that she only applied to two schools, Notre Dame and Harvard. She is now
attending Florida St. Not a bad school, but not her first or second
choice and obviously not her third choice either since she didn't have
one. While her confidence was refreshing, her decision-making was
extremely poor given the competitiveness of not just getting into
college, but getting into top/selective colleges like Notre Dame &
Harvard.
Some students apply to 5 schools while
some apply to 20. It all depends on what you think you need to do to be
successful. If you are applying to well-known competitive universities
where the application pool is very high for the number of available
spots, you may need to apply to more schools. If you are applying to
lesser-known colleges where applications are lower and acceptances are
higher, you may be able to apply to just a few schools knowing the odds
are in your favor.
Going into the college application process
without pertinent information on applications and acceptance rates will
make it difficult for you to succeed. The more information you have on
an individual school, the better you will be able to determine your
acceptance chances. If you are an average student and apply to 10
well-known schools that receive thousands of applications, it’s entirely
possible to not gain a single acceptance.
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