The Process of College Admissions
Whether you’re applying to a one-year professional diploma program, a four-year bachelors program or a six-year graduate doctorate program, you’ll need to go through the college admissions process – selecting schools that match your requirements, and providing them with the forms and other materials that help them to decide whether or not you are qualified to enroll.
At some colleges and universities, applications will be complicated and involved; at others, they will be simple and straightforward. Similarly, college admissions will be very competitive at some colleges and universities; at others, any student who meets certain baseline requirements will be offered the chance to attend.
Check out our ‘ins and outs’ of undergraduate and graduate college admission below.
- College Applications Tips: The nuts-and-bolts about college applications.
- College Admissions Deadlines: What the deadlines of the schools on your list really mean.
- Financial Aid Guide: Common questions about how you can afford college.
- College Interview, College Visit, and the College Essay Tips: Tips to help you take on these frequently anxiety-producing steps
- Transfer College Credit Answers: Common questions & answers on this too-often confusing subject.
- Graduate School Admissions FAQs: Answers to common questions about graduate school admissions.
Don’t forget: stay organized and speak to colleges. Organization is important for students going through the application process because forgetting to send in a transcript or test score can often be the difference between getting in and not getting in.
Speaking with schools is often the best way to get a sense of their programs and requirements. You’ll find it is all to easy to get lost in a web of internet sites and glossy brochures; there is no substitute for speaking with a flesh-and-blood human being and getting some real, practical information about their school and its programs.
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