1. 1 Winning your college application Jess Thomas Yale - B.A. Psychology Miami University - M.A. Biology (in progress) Teacher & Tutor for SAT/ACT/Revised SAT The Princeton Review (206) 204-4924 infonorthwest@review.com

2. Agenda 2 Application Process SAT and ACT Getting In How we can help Questions

3. Application process 3 Secure your references Finalize your list Write your essay(s) Complete your applications

4. Application process 4 Secure your references Who knows you? 2 Teachers 1 Extracurricular Ask them tomorrow if you haven’t yet

5. Application process 5 Finalize your list 6-10 schools 3-4 Reaches 2-3 Matches 1-2 Safeties Your excitement shouldn’t correspond to their selectivity

6. Application process 6 Write your essay 650 words Show, don’t tell Be yourself Have 1-2 people help edit and proofread Keep your own voice! Revise over weeks or months, not days

7. Application process 7 Don’t write about Sports Divorce Destinations Dating Drugs Death Powerful, but too common

8. Application process 8 Complete your applications Most are common app Rank your activities Leadership Length Love Turn it in a few days early

9. Agenda 9 Application Process SAT and ACT Getting In How we can help Questions

10. SAT & ACT 10

11. SAT & ACT 11

12. Prepare for once, Plan for twice, Three if need be Many colleges will SuperScore for SAT, and some for ACT SAT & ACT 12

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14. SAT & ACT SAT takes off ¼ point for every wrong multiple- choice question ACT does not take off points for wrong answers 14

15. SAT & ACT 15 Tests are LONG! Too many questions Trap answers

16. SAT & ACT 16 Accuracy is more important than speed SLOW DOWN! Answer fewer questions, but get them right.

17. SAT & ACT 17 What is the capital of Malawi?

18. SAT & ACT 18 What is the capital of Malawi? A)London B)Tokyo C)Paris D)Madrid E)Lilongwe Use Process of Elimination and then guess

19. Agenda 19 Application Process SAT and ACT Getting In How we can help Questions

20. ●Intellectual prowess and curiosity ●Effective passion and leadership A motivated, interesting and diverse study body Getting In 20

21. Quantitative portion 1)Transcript 2)GPA 3)SAT/ACT 4)Subject Tests* *Required or recommended by about 100 most selective schools Getting In 21

22. Getting In 22 Most students don’t spend more than 15 hours preparing. Test Scores = 20%

23. Qualitative portion 1)Essay(s) 2)Extracurriculars 3)Awards/Honors 4)References 5)Interviews 6)Interest Getting In 23

24. Agenda 24 Application Process SAT and ACT Getting In How we can help Questions

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29. How we can help 29 E.g. University of Washington

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32. Agenda 32 Application Process SAT and ACT Getting In How we can help Questions

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