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COLLEGE LINKS AND CONTACTS: ARKANSAS

COLLEGE LINKS AND CONTACTS: OUT OF STATE

COLLEGE LINKS AND CONTACT: NATIONALLY RANKED

HOW TO BEGIN APPLYING TO COLLEGE:

1. GET INFORMED

Colleges want to know the real you. When you apply to colleges, don't try to make yourself look better by listing the accomplishments or writing the essay you think they want to see. If you're honest about who you are and what you've done, you're more likely to end up at a college that's a good fit for you.

Here's how you can prepare to apply to colleges:

• Understand the common terminology you'll see during the application process. Learning how to apply to college involves having a good grasp of suck things as frequently used acronyms, supporting documents, and  government departments.

• Review the appropriate application timeline you should follow when signing up for college. Every school has its own deadlines, but you may have certain milestones to hit during your senior or even junior year.

• Discover the individual components of a complete application. For example, schools usually ask for supplemental application materials like letters of recommendation, transcripts, and written essays.

2. GET ORGANIZED

How do you apply for colleges efficiently? If you can keep track of everything you need and get organized, you'll be ahead of the game. For each college you're applying to:

• Create a real and a virtual folder for storing documents.

• Print a checklist to track your progress on each part of the application.

• Build a spreadsheet to stay on top of submission deadlines.

3. GATHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS

• Your social security number

• Your high school code

• A copy of your high school transcript

• Your score report from a college admission test (ACT, Accuplacer, SAT)

4. REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING

Don't forget to review you application before you hit the submit button.

• Make sure you've included all required information and that the information filled out on the forms is accurate and spelled correctly

• Confirm that any required attachments are the correct files and have been properly uploaded

• Double-check that you filled out all fields and followed all instructions

• Take a deep breath... click SUBMIT!