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General Tips

Working from a Google Doc, not in the actual application

4 years of a foreign language

Give teachers and counselors plenty of notice for Letters of Recommendation

Necessary Legal Forms

IKEA blue FRAKTA bags

Creative majors and portfolios

Considering weather in college choices

Lead time for TSA PreCheck and passports

Tips for college visits over summer

How much will college cost

Everything high school juniors need to get started

Only put schools on your list that you would be genuinely excited to attend!

College athletic scholarships and grades

High schoolers should have a resume

High school Juniors should be researching colleges and getting a spreadsheet together

Give each school a chance by visiting campus, even if not first choice

High school Juniors should be getting that GPA as high as possible after AP tests

High-achieving students should apply to more "targets" than "reaches"

Don't have anything questionable or inappropriate on social media

Wait List Advice

Consider the schools to which you have been accepted

Speak with current students at the schools you're applying to

Get on college mailing lists now!

Info for high school juniors or younger

Visiting colleges over Spring break 

Younger high schoolers researching schools

Junior college transfers

Getting back into the mode of college applications after the holidays

Visiting college campuses over winter break

Students should be applying for CSF or other state recognition 

High school Juniors and younger

March Madness Basketball schools

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