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1 College Applications How to Get it RIGHT!

2 AGENDA The CommonApp CA4 Common Mistakes Why it is Important Tips for Perfection Why a strategy Workshops

3 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS THE COMMONAPP

4 Online College Application System The NEW CommonApp CA4 Over 500 Colleges 8 of 10 College will be CA4 NEW this Year- CA4

5 CA4 FIRST IMPRESSION How Colleges Learn About You Get it RIGHT. Get IN Make your Applications Stand OUT

6 Applications: Get it RIGHT Start Early Aug1st Take Time Refine Simple? Honors Activities Self-Reporting SlideRoom Supplemental Follow UP

7 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS COMMON MISTAKES

8 FERPA Sign IT Understand it

9 Recommendations Ask Early CommonApp Naviaunce Follow Up Student Responsible

10 Self Reporting It is a TEST! Accurate Quantify

11 Abbreviations Nationally Understood Not Textlish Use NUMBERS Limited Space

12 Activities 10 Spots Primary Order

13 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS WHY IMPORTANT

14 Admissions Rates

15 MORE MONEY $ COLLEGES

16 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS TIPS FOR PERFECTION

17 Application- Activities Section

18 Up and down arrows let students rearrange the order of their activities, just like today.

19 50 character text field 150 character text field

20 The ESSAY Opportunity 650 Words New Prompts Rated: Very Important or Important

21 80% This is your chance Show what you know TAKE THE TIME

22 Essay Changes New prompts New instructions Text entry or cutand-paste replaces uploads Maximum 650 word count is enforced

23 Students receive an error message if the essay is too short

24 WAIT More Writing Supplementals

25 My Colleges is where students go to take action on tasks specific to each college.

26 The Writing Supplement allows each college to ask short answer and essay questions. Responses can be either text entry or upload or both depending on the college s preference.

27 SlideRoom Integration

28 Why a Strategy? Pay LESS Overall LESS Stress for EVERYONE MORE College Choices NO Mysteries! UNDERSTAND Debt Tolerance

29 More Reasons Make Debt Plan NOW! Maximum Financial Aid Maximum Scholarships True College Success

30 Workshops Get it done RIGHT CA4- College Apps Workshop College Selection Essay Power SAT/ACT Diagnostic Workshop Workshops and Individual Coaching Sessions held in CT, RI and MA offices for schedules! REGISTER:

31 THANK YOU FREE 20 Minute Consultation FREE Access to Presentation at crushcollegedebt.com

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