Advice for a college applicant?

[Simayan]

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Admissions will not look at your package until they have received your first semester grades so you can plan accordingly. Just ensure that when they do receive them that the remainder of your package is complete.

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<p>Thanks. I knew there was something about 1st semester grades.</p>

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When you do the on-line application, it will still ask for your high school math and English teacher’s recommendation. If you desire to use a college prof instead, clear it with admissions first.

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<p>I’ll probably shoot my HS teachers an e-mail over the summer, then. I just finished AP English and Calculus, so they’re essentially college classes anyway.</p>

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Don’t assume that after a year of college that the process will be less competitive. Applications are up. I am aware of an unsuccessful 2011 candidate who was 3Qed but, after a year of college with a 3.8 GPA and raising his SATs, he was unable to scholastically qualify for 2012.

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<p>Yeah, it won’t be easy. But from what I plan on doing in the fall, I don’t think there’s much more I could do to look good for admissions.</p>