College Application Information
(Colored forms below are available to be picked up in the Counseling Center)
(Colored forms below are available to be picked up in the Counseling Center)
Your step-by-step guide to the college admission process–written specifically for college-bound students like you by the admission team at Russell Sage College.
Please click here to access an online version of this booklet.
ACT Navigator helps students’ families build support around their high schooler. Navigator is a seasonal timeline that helps parents keep track of the important milestones students should be meeting in spring, summer, winter, and fall of their junior and senior years. Keep informed and on track with Navigator!
College Bound Citizens – Made Ready for College Site
As your students and their families begin exploring all the information available, they can start right here. This site provides valuable information to get them started and to ensure they understand all that goes into making such an important decision. We have even included some short videos to make learning fun.
Citizens Sessions™ - Ready to Get Answers virtual financial literacy series
Each month we offer different topics with rotating dates to make it more accessible for both students and their families so they can attend together. Anyone interested can enter here to learn more, or to register for one or more sessions.
Choosing the right college essay prompt can be paralyzing for students, but everything’s easier with a checklist. Share our College Essay Writing Checklist with your students so they know all the important steps to writing a great essay.
We’ll guide students through each step of the essay writing process, from brainstorming to drafting to revising to finally submitting their essays.
We hope our entire Admission 101 series gives you the tools you need to keep your college search on schedule.
Creative College Essay Ideas to Make Your Application Stand Out
Strong Personal Statements blog series
We encourage students to review our Strong Personal Statements blog series, where we showcase essays from enrolled students from the previous year. We are planning for this year's blog series to launch by mid-September.
As your students look ahead to the upcoming year, our College Planning Guide is a great starting place to approach the college search and application process. It offers application tip videos, examples of successful essays with feedback from our admissions committee on why they worked, and opportunities to connect with current Hopkins students.
We also understand the path to college looks different for every student. For students who identify as first-generation students and students with DACA or undocumented status, we encourage them to visit our resource pages if they’re interested in specific guidance.
Advice on the College Application
Enjoy tips on navigating the college application from academics and essays to interviews and activities.
Narrowing Down Your List Curriculum and Majors
To help you compare schools during your search To help you narrow down schools that fit your academic interests
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Requirements and Deadlines Extracurriculars and Activities
To help you keep requirements and deadlines organized To help you prepare for the activity sections of your applications
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To provide insight and support from our side of the desk, we created a College Search 101 YouTube series this spring! This series of informative videos stars our own Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions Shannon Cron and Assistant Dean of Admissions Jordan Castillo. They are fun, insightful, and cast a broad look at the college search and application process — and they're not St. Olaf-specific!