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1 Tips and Tricks for Students & Parents Embarking on the College Admission Journey Kent Rinehart Dean of Admission

2 Trying to Get Into College? Good News Bad News

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3 Phases 7 ● Research ● Inquire ● Visit

Research 8 ● High School Counselors ● Online -College Board: -Princeton Review: -College Navigator: ● Guide Books and Rankings -Princeton Review -U.S. News -Barons Best Buys ● WoM -Family -Friends -Social Media ● Narrow list- 10 to 15 schools

Inquire 9 ● Website ● ● Phone ● U.S. Postal

Visit 10 ● Group Information Session ● Interview ● Tour ● “Stealth” ● Website (virtual) ● Summer Pre-College

Summer Pre-College 11 New York: Business Creative Writing Criminal Justice Digital Movie Making Environmental Science Fashion Gaming Spanish Sports Communication Theater Italy: Fashion Interior Design Studio Art Earn 3 college credits in 2 weeks and get a taste of campus life in New York or Italy!

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13 Selective College Admission High School Transcript Standardized Tests Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular Activities Essay Interview (when available)

14 High School Transcript Grades are important Course selection is extremely important! Performance over all 4 years is important Admission Offices understand that gradingsystems vary High schools vary

15 Standardized Test Scores SAT ACT Test Optional –

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18 Letters of Recommendation Choose carefully who writes your letter ofrecommendation Please don’t send too many! Give plenty of time to whoever writes yourletter of recommendation

Extracurricular Activities 19

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21 Extracurricular Activities (cont.) Sports Community Service Working Clubs and Organizations BE YOURSELF!!!

22 Essay Student’s Voice Spell Check

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25 Essay (cont.) “….and that is why I want to attend HarvardUniversity.”

Interview 26

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Interview 28

Unique Actions to get into College 29

30 Financial Aid Merit Scholarships  Academic  Athletic Need Based Financial Aid  FAFSA  CSS Profile

Cost of College in

32 Kent Rinehart Dean of Admission Marist College

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