QUESTIONS TO ASK COLLEGE REPS
Each year college representatives visit Glendale to talk with students. The representative with whom you visit may be the same one who will process your application and participate in your admission decision. College reps will occasionally be available outside the cafeteria during all lunch periods. These visits will be posted on the GHS website and in and regularly announced on the PA. Make arrangements to meet with the reps that you wish to see.
Admission
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o Am I eligible for admissions?
o What tests are required?
o What are the deadlines?
o What high school course preparation is needed?
o What academic demands can I expect to find? How intense is the academic atmosphere (avg. hours spent studying, library full on weekends, avg. SAT, ACT scores)?
o What high school credits in advanced courses qualify you for advanced placement? What scores are needed?
o What percentage of students return after their freshman year?
Cost
o How much will it cost?
o What kind of financial aid is available and how do I apply?
Majors and study programs available
o Does the school offer the major I want?
o Is the school strong in science, fine arts, the humanities, my areas?
o How many students are in my area of interest?
o What courses are included in a typical freshman program?
o If I am undecided, will I have the chance to explore some areas of interest?
o Does the school have any kind of internship program, co-op, etc.?
Social Life
o What is the dorm life like?
o What extracurricular activities are available?
o Is the college a part of the surrounding community or set apart from it as a self-contained unit? If rural, how far to the nearest town and how do students get there?
o What method of transportation do students use to get around campus?
Housing
o How difficult is it to get on-campus housing?
o Do all freshmen live in dorms?
o What is the cost?
o How do I apply? Is it a separate process from the admission application?
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o Am I eligible for admissions?
o What tests are required?
o What are the deadlines?
o What high school course preparation is needed?
o What academic demands can I expect to find? How intense is the academic atmosphere (avg. hours spent studying, library full on weekends, avg. SAT, ACT scores)?
o What high school credits in advanced courses qualify you for advanced placement? What scores are needed?
o What percentage of students return after their freshman year?
Cost
o How much will it cost?
o What kind of financial aid is available and how do I apply?
Majors and study programs available
o Does the school offer the major I want?
o Is the school strong in science, fine arts, the humanities, my areas?
o How many students are in my area of interest?
o What courses are included in a typical freshman program?
o If I am undecided, will I have the chance to explore some areas of interest?
o Does the school have any kind of internship program, co-op, etc.?
Social Life
o What is the dorm life like?
o What extracurricular activities are available?
o Is the college a part of the surrounding community or set apart from it as a self-contained unit? If rural, how far to the nearest town and how do students get there?
o What method of transportation do students use to get around campus?
Housing
o How difficult is it to get on-campus housing?
o Do all freshmen live in dorms?
o What is the cost?
o How do I apply? Is it a separate process from the admission application?
ADMISSIONS POLICIES
Colleges and universities have varying admission practices. Information pertaining to the policy of a prospective school will be found in its publications. Some of the most frequently mentioned practices are:
EARLY DECISION (ED) - Students who have demonstrated sound academic ability apply for admission to their first choice college during the summer or very early in their senior year. Notification of admission is given usually in Dec or Jan. Restrictive policies vary with each school and must be checked carefully to see if early decision works to the individual’s advantage. This plan is binding. If you apply ED, you also sign a commitment to attend if accepted and withdraw all other applications. You should apply under an ED plan only if you know that you can make a well-reasoned, first-choice decision.
EARLY ACTION (EA) - This plan does not require a commitment to matriculate. There are certain schools that have single choice early action (Stanford, Yale, and Harvard). If you apply to those schools, you must adhere to their restriction about applying early to other schools. This plan allows the applicant to compare admissions and financial aid offers.
WAIT LIST - This process allows institutions to initially delay an offer or deny admission. If on a wait list you are extended the possibility of admission in the future.
REGULAR DECISION - This is a plan in which institutions review most of their applications before notifying the majority of candidates of their admission. Colleges set a deadline for completing applications and respond to completed applications by a specified date.
ROLLING ADMISSIONS - This application process allows colleges to review applications as they are received and offers decisions to applicants as soon as the application has been processed.
DEFERRED ADMISSION - High school seniors are guaranteed admission to college a year after graduation.
OPEN ADMISSION Students are accepted upon application (usually community colleges). Some programs in these same schools may have more selective admissions.
EARLY DECISION (ED) - Students who have demonstrated sound academic ability apply for admission to their first choice college during the summer or very early in their senior year. Notification of admission is given usually in Dec or Jan. Restrictive policies vary with each school and must be checked carefully to see if early decision works to the individual’s advantage. This plan is binding. If you apply ED, you also sign a commitment to attend if accepted and withdraw all other applications. You should apply under an ED plan only if you know that you can make a well-reasoned, first-choice decision.
EARLY ACTION (EA) - This plan does not require a commitment to matriculate. There are certain schools that have single choice early action (Stanford, Yale, and Harvard). If you apply to those schools, you must adhere to their restriction about applying early to other schools. This plan allows the applicant to compare admissions and financial aid offers.
WAIT LIST - This process allows institutions to initially delay an offer or deny admission. If on a wait list you are extended the possibility of admission in the future.
REGULAR DECISION - This is a plan in which institutions review most of their applications before notifying the majority of candidates of their admission. Colleges set a deadline for completing applications and respond to completed applications by a specified date.
ROLLING ADMISSIONS - This application process allows colleges to review applications as they are received and offers decisions to applicants as soon as the application has been processed.
DEFERRED ADMISSION - High school seniors are guaranteed admission to college a year after graduation.
OPEN ADMISSION Students are accepted upon application (usually community colleges). Some programs in these same schools may have more selective admissions.
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