Ms. Zaidi’s class is officially over for the semester. It’s been a great year and we hope that our tumblr served you all well!
A few last reminders: college search binders will be completely graded by Thursday, so don’t forget to pick them up from D6! Shirts will also be available afterschool on Thursday at D6.
and then write a 1 to 1.5 page evaluation of the college. Complete this for 3-5 colleges.
- a picture of the college
- location
- acceptance profile
- requirements/stats for entrance and a comparison with the stats of who really got in with what stats – list the full range and chart where you match – this should be at the upper end of the criteria or you stand small chance of admission. Include any factors like legacy, race, endowments, etc. that will help you
- SAT/ACT scores
- GPA
- number of applicants
- number of acceptances
- your chance of being accepted
- look up the college in the counseling office and take down the stats - who got in, with what GPA, SAT scores, outside achievements
- do the same with kids who did not get in (I am not sure this is in the book - if it is not, talk to seniors)
- not the base-level acceptance numbers, but the real numbers and your ability to get in
- this must be do-able, not dream-able
- make sure you really match in all the crucial categories
- start/stop dates for application - highlight all rolling application dates
- list early application deadlines and early acceptance deadlines
- list all your possible majors and then look up the ranking of this college for each of the majors
- make sure you look at the ranking of the particular major and not of the overall ranking of the college itself
- 3/2 programs or programs allied with other colleges
- companion programs - like Occidental’s 3-2 program where you spend three years at Oxy, two at another college (like Cal Tech, Columbia, Georgetown, Cornell, etc.) and receive a dual degree from both. Lots of schools have these and are a great way to get into a school you want through a different means. List all possibilities for multi campus studies and dual degrees.
