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Just For Juniors:
7 things juniors can do about college as juniors
Great College Tips for Juniors 21
Juniors: Information to Be ready to apply to college 21
Keys to creating a strong college list 22
Helpful article about what juniors should be doing in the spring: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aDpNgvN8u9pzW0YGNJpubIEgzDNgpq05i_SbaITGxKg/edit?usp=sharing
Timeline for college beginning your junior year 22
Activity List template for college applications and recommendations
Big Future Guide 25-6 (Big Future is a very helpful college search/information website created by the College Board.)
Summer before senior year:
What should current juniors do this summer 23
9 Key Application Tasks for the summer before senior year (or earlier) 23
Agenda for May 2025 junior meeting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GIecNMOxjRGLcrZlolDNDqEPYk6EdjxXioJ05PXITfY/edit?usp=sharing
Summer Before Junior Year:
May 2025 sophomore meeting notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kcC1EJ_c8ds0MOzl_63dyaIs2D8NsfppEXKtD_0x-wE/edit?usp=sharing
For Both Seniors and Juniors:
College Planning/Search Overview 25-6
College Kickstart Webinar takeaways on college admission stats and trends 9/255-6
Keys from a College Board webinar about AI use in college admissions and college 25
USNEWS Guide to the application process 255-6
latest change to College Board system for SAT fee Waivers 3/25 (9/25: I have fee waiver codes for this year)
InGenius's Common Admission Myths Assessed 22
Introduction to Big Future (college search and more) 25
7 Key Application errros to avoid 25
The Excruciating Question Facing Black Applicants Today 25
Make Social Media work for you 22
Key websites for college search, application, financial aid 25-6
6 Things students can do to relieve their parents' anxiety about the college process
Article about creating a good resume
Notes from InGenius's Webinar on filling out the Common App Activity List 24: This is worth reading well ahead of senior year as it indicates what colleges are looking for in terms of financial aid.
List of colleges requiring their own self-reported grade reports, which is annoying but doable:
Colleges Requiring Self Reported Grade Forms 25
Common Application links:
Common Application Advice 25-6
A Guide to the Common App. to go along with ours: https://www.ivywise.com/ivywise-knowledgebase/resources/article/common-application-guide/
USNEWS Common Application Advice 25-6
Common Application: going into Junior-Senior summer 25
InGenius's Step By Step Guide to the Common Application 24
InGenius's Step By Step Guide to the Common Application 23
Summary of InGenius Common App Webinar 5/23
Summary of IvyWise Webinar Overview of 2022-03 Admissions Cycle 6/23
InGenius's Webinar notes about Common Application Supplements 24
InGenius's Webinar notes about Common Application Personal (Senior) Essay 24
InGenius's Webinar notes about Common Application Activities List 24
Testing:
Test Innovators Guide to SAT punctuation 24
College Essay links:
Notes from an InGenius seminar about the college admissions essay 22
Good advice about the college admissions essay 25
Good advice about the college admissions essay 23
InGenius's Guide to the essay prompts 22-23
Preparing Senior Essay as an Art Student for Art School and for your School One Senior Essay
Money:
Ron Lieber on a money strategy to use at some colleges 25
Too many students think they aren't eligble for aid 25
Why You Should Fill Out the FAFSA even if you don't think you should 25
Specifically for Junior and Senior Parents:
The Worst Advice Parents can give first year college students 25
Note: The College Articles section of google sites is full of information for both juniors and seniors and their parents on topics ranging from college search, writing college admission essays and doing interviews to financial aid and gap years: https://sites.google.com/d/1oL7byKBTmKvFt4GASZIQkcGl6Vh_N_gH/p/1lxSVVoLX2cCoQ3jXX-Kdr5oj5h6XpPNN/edit?pli=1
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