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Winning your college application
Jess ThomasYale - B.A. PsychologyMiami University - M.A. Biology (in progress)Teacher & Tutor for SAT/ACT/Revised SAT
The Princeton Review(206) [email protected]
Agenda
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
Application process
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Secure your references
Finalize your list
Write your essay(s)
Complete your applications
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Secure your references
• Who knows you?
• 2 Teachers
• 1 Extracurricular
• Ask them tomorrow if you haven’t yet
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Finalize your list
• 6-10 schools
• 3-4 Reaches
• 2-3 Matches
• 1-2 Safeties
Your excitement shouldn’t correspond to their selectivity
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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
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Don’t write about
• Sports
• Divorce
• Destinations
• Dating
• Drugs
• Death
Powerful, but too common
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Complete your applications
• Most are common app
• Rank your activities
• Leadership
• Length
• Love
• Turn it in a few days early
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
SAT & ACT
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SAT & ACT
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Prepare for once,
Plan for twice,
Three if need be
Many colleges will SuperScore for SAT, and some for ACT
SAT & ACT
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SAT & ACT
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SAT & ACT
SAT takes off ¼ point for every wrong multiple-choice question
ACT does not take off points for wrong answers
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SAT & ACT
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Tests are LONG!
Too many questions
Trap answers
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Accuracy is more important than speed
SLOW DOWN!Answer fewer questions, but get
them right.
SAT & ACT
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What is the capital of Malawi?
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What is the capital of Malawi?
A) London
B) Tokyo
C) Paris
D) Madrid
E) Lilongwe
Use Process of Elimination and then guess
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
● Intellectual prowess and curiosity
● Effective passion and leadership
A motivated, interesting and diverse study body
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Quantitative portion
1) Transcript
2) GPA
3) SAT/ACT
4) Subject Tests*
*Required or recommended by about 100 most selective schools
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Most students don’t spend more than 15 hours preparing.
Test Scores =
20%
Qualitative portion
1) Essay(s)
2) Extracurriculars
3) Awards/Honors
4) References
5) Interviews
6) Interest
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
How we can help
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Online SAT/ACT course● Best instructors nationwide● Interactive, structured class● Better scores guaranteed*
$699 or $999
*www.princetonreview.com/legal/guarantee
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How we can help
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E.g. Weekends SAT for December
College Search● Develop your list● Find new schools● Get the stats
Free -- try tonight!
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How we can help
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E.g. University of Washington
GPA● Academic tutoring● Online, on-demand ● Connect within seconds
$39.99/hrBilled by the minute
First 30 minutes free
How we can help
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How we can help
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E.g. Help with Calculus
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Application Process
SAT and ACT
Getting In
How we can help
Questions
Questions
Please fill out the green sheet• Track attendance so we can come back next year• Feedback for the presenter• Let us contact you with more info
The Princeton Review [email protected]
(206) 204-4924
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