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APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
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AGENDA OVERVIEW OF STATISTICS TYPES OF U.S. COLLEGES WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR ADMISSIONS CRITERIA THE COMMON APPLICATION APPLICATION TYPES ATHLETES PREPARATIONS BEFORE GRADE 12
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Thinking of US Colleges? Types of Schools Public Universities Private Universities Arts & Design and MusicSchools Liberal ArtsIvy League COLLEGE SELECTION IS A FIT TO BE MADE…NOT A PRIZE TO BE WON!
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APPLICATION #’S UP HARVARD +15% PRINCETON +29% BROWN +20% CORNELL +35%
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THE RESULT? ACCEPTANCE RATES DOWN
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passion, commitment and expressed interest in the school
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TYPES OF SCHOOLS LIBERAL ARTS PRIVATE IVY LEAGUE ART DESIGN SCHOOLS MUSIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC
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IVY LEAGUE Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, U Penn., Yale.
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TOP PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES CALTECH DUKE, GEORGETOWN JOHNS HOPKINS MIT NORTHWESTERN STANFORD
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TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY UC BERKLEY UCLA UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA US MILITARY ACADEMY US NAVAL ACADEMY
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TOP LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES AMHERST BOWDOIN HAVERFORD MIDDLEBURY SWARTHMORE WILLIAMS
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TOP ART AND DESIGN SCHOOLS CAL ARTS COOPER UNION R.I.S.D. YALE UNIVERSITY
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TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC JULLIARD SCHOOL NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
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WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?
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THE COMMON APPLICATION
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THE COMMON APP
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CHECK LIST The Common Application form High School transcripts SAT/ACT scores 2 SAT subject tests Long Essay Short Essay Supplementals List of Extra-curriculars 2 teacher recommendations Counsellor recommendation Interview
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WHAT THEY CONSIDER
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APPLICATION TYPES ROLLINGNOV-MARCHROLLING EARLY DECISIONNOV 1 ST DEC 15 TH REGULARJANUARY 1 ST APRIL 1 ST
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PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE PROCESS
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Keep in the Loop TWITTER –@dhanna62 Blog – HannaHelps Calendar of dates
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