1. How to Plan for College: After you Apply
How to Plan for College: After you Apply
By:
ASA College Planning Center

2. College Interview Skills 03 04 13 17 Agenda
Introduction
College Vocab
What’s Next?
College Interview Skills 03 04 13 17
Agenda
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3. ASA College Planning Center
Introduction
Visit us at the
ASA College Planning Center
Located at the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(The lower level of the Johnson Building)
Phone:
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4. College Vocab
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5. Vocational Certificate
Make College a Reality
Work
Tech/Trade or
Vocational Certificate
Pathways to College
2-Year College
High School
4-Year College
4-Year University
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6. College, Defined Community College (or Junior College)
Public Colleges/Universities
Grants students Associates Degrees
Usually two years or less
Predominantly funded by public (federal/state) government
Colleges & Universities
Private Colleges/Universities
Grants students Bachelor’s degrees and higher
Usually 4 to 6 years
Independent school, which is privately funded and sets its own policies and goals
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7. Early Action College Vocab
An option to submit your application before the regular deadline. You will get an admissions decision from colleges earlier than usual. Early action plans are not binding, which means you do not have to enroll in a college if you are accepted early action.
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8. Early Decision College Vocab
An option to submit your application to your first-choice college before the regular deadline. You get an admission decision earlier than usual. Early decision plans are binding. You agree to enroll in the college immediately if admitted and offered a financial aid package that needs your needs.
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9. Waitlisted College Vocab
A list of applicants who may be admitted to a college if space becomes available. Colleges wait to hear if all the students they accepted decide to attend. If students don’t enroll and there are empty spots, a college may fill them with students who are on the waiting list.
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10. Deferred Admission College Vocab 1
Permission from a college that has accepted you to postpone enrolling in the college for one to two years. OR
Acceptance to the college for the spring semester or following year usually with conditions of completing additional education requirements.
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11. Open Admission College Vocab 1
A policy of accepting any high school graduate, no matter what his or her grades are, until all spaces in the incoming class are filled. Almost all two-year community colleges have an open-admissions policy. However, a college with a general open-admissions policy may have admission requirements for certain programs.
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12. Rolling Admission College Vocab 1
An admission policy of considering each application as soon as all required information (such as high school records and test scores) has been received, rather than setting an application deadline and reviewing applications in a batch. Colleges that use a rolling admission policy usually notify applicants of admission decisions quickly.
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13. What’s Next?
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14. Acceptance / Financial Aid Timeline
Now that you’ve submitted your application, what happens next?
Early Decision
Early Action
Regular Admissions
Application Due
November
November / December
January / February
Decision Letter
December
March / April
Financial Aid Award Letter
Deposit
January
May 1st
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15. Write to the school to be released from your contract
Early Action?
What happens if I am accepted to my Early Decision school, but I don’t want to go there?
Although binding, your early decision commitment is not legally binding (no one can take you to court)
If you choose to break the agreement or the college finds out you applied to other colleges after having been admitted, they will try to contact your high school guidance office and other colleges that you have been admitted to.
What are your options?
Write to the school to be released from your contract
Insufficient financial aid?
Take a gap year
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16. Apply for Scholarships
What next?
Schedule an interview
Visit Colleges
Avoid Senioritis
Stay Engaged
Like,
Friend &
Follow
Apply for Scholarships
Watch your / mail
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17. College Interview Skills
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18. College Interview Skills
A college interview is an opportunity for you to talk about your goals and experiences-- to enhance and elaborate what’s already in your application.
Shows interest
in the school
There are two basic kinds of interview. If students plan to (or are required to) interview, they should find out which type the college is offering them
Few colleges require an interview. Many offer interviews as an option. Some institutions do not offer interviews at all, like some public universities.
Evaluative
Admissions
Informational
Alumni
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19. College Interview Skills
5 things you should not do in a college interview (or a job interview)
Arrive late
Wear inappropriate attire
Not do enough research about the school
Not speak enough about what makes you unique
Fail to send a Thank you note after the interview
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20. Questions?
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21. Thank you