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]]>As you likely know, the SAT /ACT requires a significant time commitment. For this reason, under ideal circumstances, you won’t have to complete most of the application process while simultaneously studying for the SAT/ACT. Instead, try to get the SAT/ACT out of the way early (during your junior year). Then, you can focus on the majority of the application without having to worry about SAT/ACT prep.
However, if you end up taking the SAT/ACT in the fall of your senior year, you may choose to complete some of the application process as a break from your SAT/ACT studying.
You will have a few weeks between taking the SAT/ACT and receiving your score, so you may use this time to finalize your applications. However, you’ll likely want to take a break from anything application-related for at least a few days or even up to a week after taking such an important standardized test. Aside from wanting to relax in its aftermath, you’ll probably have neglected many of your non-admission-related obligations (work, school, family, friends, etc.). Once you receive your score, you may want to apply as quickly as possible in order to apply Early Action or Early Decision, depending upon the school.
Note: colleges will not look at your application until it is complete – meaning they have received all required components, including your SAT score. Even if every other part is in, they won’t look at it if they don’t have that magical number. Why? Because, while they’ll (probably) look at all the other parts, the test score is one of the most important factors in determining whether they’ll admit you. They won’t waste their time reading the college essay, etc., if they don’t know whether you scored well or poorly.
Rather than applying directly to colleges, you may apply electronically through the Common Application website. If a given college uses the Common App, this website is the centralized information processor for your biographical information and college essays.
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Today, I’ve got some exciting news to share:
Later this year, I’ll be publishing the ULTIMATE guide to writing the college essay.
I’ve been working it on and off for the past few years (outlines, drafts, etc.)
After getting a lot of great feedback from students who took my college essay courses this past fall….
I’ve decided to FINALLY buckle down and focus on it over the next few months so it’ll be ready for everyone applying this fall.
Unfortunately, this means I’ll be taking a break from the podcast (no new episodes for a while).
In the meantime, a few things:
1. Make sure there aren’t any episodes you missed.
2. Subscribe to the podcast – for free. (I’ll occasionally release some shorter episodes.)
3. Join the free college essay email course below – that’s the best way to get free exclusive chapters and excerpts from the book (plus other goodies!)
Sincerely,
Steve Schwartz
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Jane Cassie is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Loop Abroad, a travel program for high school and college students. She has a JD from Georgetown and a Masters of Education from Harvard, and is the author of “The Everything Guide to Pre-Algebra.”
Prior to starting Loop Abroad, Jane taught all sorts of high school and college classes, from cost accounting and media law to English as second language and remedial math. She has scored in the 99th percentile on both the GMAT and GRE and has been teaching standardized test prep for over 15 years.
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Randy Levin is a former high school English teacher. He taught in highly-competitive districts on Long Island. He’s also a published writer, editor, and speech writer. As a college essay adviser, he’s had clients accepted to the Ivy League, including top-tier colleges, competitive schools, and reach schools.
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Frank Bruni – Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be
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Dr. Ryan Gray received his undergrad degree from the University of Florida before going on to New York Medical College to earn his M.D.
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Alex Mitchell and David Patou, the Chief Sherpas at Campus Sherpa, are both sophomores at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Born and raised in the heart of Silicon Valley, they are working to bring a new name into the college touring process: college students themselves. As two young CEOs, they have worked heavily within Georgetown’s entrepreneurship community and have managed to expand Campus Sherpa’s operations to over 60 schools around the U.S., with 400 registered Sherpas to date.
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Meet the Students Trying to Transform the College Tour
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Adam Purucker scored perfect 800s on the SAT Reading and Math sections (only 730 on Writing, but we’ll cut him some slack).
He’s been tutoring students in SAT prep since he first took the SAT in 2005. He is an alumnus of the Honors College at The University of Maryland, College Park, where he studied Government & Politics. He currently works with students in New York City on a wide range of test prep, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, ASVAB, and Regents exams.
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Janine Robinson is a freelance writer, editor and teacher from Laguna Beach, California, who coaches college-bound students on their college application essays. Over the past couple decades, she has worked as a staff reporter for top newspapers, including The Miami Herald and The Orange County Register. She also was the editor of several monthly lifestyle magazines in Orange County, California; freelanced for the Los Angeles Times and other major media outlets; and worked for Internet-based education and news sites, including Entrepreneur Media. She also is a credentialed high school English teacher.
Janine shares advice and tips on how to write personal narratives on her popular blog, Essay Hell, where she helps students learn to craft stand-out application essays for college or scholarship applications. She has written four popular essay writing guides, conducts workshops and webinars, and tutors students from around the world.
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Sunil Damle is the co-founder of Mentorverse, a Shanghai-based startup that is using technology to democratize access to high-quality admissions counseling for international students. Prior to co-founding Mentorverse, Sunil served as a college counselor at a prestigious public school in Ningbo, China. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Occidental College, Sunil is a strong believer in the positive power of cross-cultural mentorship and the long-term impact it can have on a students success studying abroad.
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The Gatekeepers (Get free audiobook version.)
Reddit College Admissions Forum
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