That’s exactly what @MirandaKnight suggested.
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Indeed!
Maybe that’s what should be done…on the template, although like I said…some students have gotten input one way or another before posting on the forum, and want to see if others agree. So…maybe it could be either option…as the poster wants.
And that’s what I suggested:
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Yes that’s what I was suggesting. List the schools and if one knows from a counselor/school history etc. place any schools they know about into the following probability buckets. Maybe even have one probability bucket at the very top that is listed as unknown.
That way, a student who really does not know anything about these categories won’t be discouraged to post due to their lack of knowledge.
Some schools don’t have Naivance, SCOIR etc (I am not familiar with these, for instance) and some school counselors don’t really deal with schools outside of the local area.
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Not sure if this student read through this thread, but they listed the schools they are interested in without categorizing them.
I don’t think asking students to categorize or not categorize schools is going to prevent or encourage them from posting. I do feel, however, that when they list their safety, match, reach, they often get told that it is way off. That might come across as harsh or be discouraging.
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I see a lot of students posting chance-me threads these days. @CC_Sorin, are we ready to update the template?
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@DadOfJerseyGirl, I am. Can you please confirm which is the suggested new template?
@CC_Sorin can you make sure to include a statement about not including race in the subject?
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The template from @ucbalumnus’s post #81
with the following proposed additions and/or changes:
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Apologies if I missed anyone else’s suggestion. I’m doing this on an iPhone with the page jumping back and forth between posts.
Please check back to answer questions!
Please do not share identifying information!
Please do not include race in the subject!
Demographics
- US domestic (US citizen or permanent resident) or international student
- State/Location of residency:
- Type of high school (or current college for transfers):
- Other special factors: (first generation to college, legacy, recruitable athlete, etc.)
Cost Constraints / Budget
(High school students: please get a budget from your parents and use the Net Price Calculators on the web sites of colleges of interest.)
Intended Major(s)
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
- Unweighted HS GPA: (calculate it yourself if your high school does not calculate it)
- Weighted HS GPA: (must specify weighting system; note that weighted GPA from the high school is usually not informative, unless aligned with the recalculation used by a college of interest, such as CA, FL, SC public universities)
- College GPA: (for transfer applicants)
- Class Rank:
- ACT/SAT Scores:
High School Coursework (First Year / Frosh / Freshman Applicants and Transfer Applicants for Second Year / Sophomore Entry)
(Indicate advanced level, such as AP, IB, AICE, A-level, or college, courses as well as specifics in each subject)
- English:
- Math: (including highest level course(s) completed)
- Science: (including which ones, such as biology, chemistry, physics)
- History and social studies:
- Language other than English: (including highest level completed)
- Visual or performing arts:
- Other academic courses:
College Coursework (Transfer Applicants)
(Include college courses taken while in high school if not included above.)
- General education course work:
- Major preparation course work:
Awards
Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)
Essays/LORs/Other
(Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.)
Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if a scholarship is necessary for affordability, indicate that you are aiming for a scholarship and use the scholarship chance to estimate it into the appropriate group below; also, for colleges that admit by major or division, consider that in chance estimate)
- Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability):
- Extremely Likely:
- Likely:
- Toss-up:
- Lower Probability:
- Low Probability:
I implemented some of the feedback, but 2 points are unclear:
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#4
Guys, can you please review the template above and let me know how to integrate the missing suggestions and if everything else looks good? Once that’s confirm I’ll update the template.
The only thing that looks confusing to me is this language: “High School Coursework (First Year / Frosh / Freshman Applicants and Transfer Applicants for Second Year / Sophomore Entry)”
I would recommend simplifying it to “All high school coursework”, since the next section is college coursework for transfers.
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I would change this to:
List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD. If you aren’t sure of your chances, just list the colleges.
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This isn’t clear. I agree with @momofboiler1 suggestion a few posts above this.
Guidelines
- Please check back to answer questions.
- Please do not share identifying information.
- Please do not include race in the subject.
Demographics
- US domestic (US citizen or permanent resident) or international student
- State/Location of residency:
- Type of high school (or current college for transfers):
- Other special factors: (first generation to college, legacy, recruitable athlete, etc.)
Cost Constraints / Budget
(High school students: please get a budget from your parents and use the Net Price Calculators on the web sites of colleges of interest.)
Intended Major(s)
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
Unweighted HS GPA:(calculate it yourself if your high school does not calculate it)*
Weighted HS GPA:(must specify weighting system; note that weighted GPA from the high school is usually not informative, unless aligned with the recalculation used by a college of interest, such as CA, FL, SC public universities)*
- College GPA: (for transfer applicants)
- Class Rank:
- ACT/SAT Scores:
High School Coursework (Freshman Applicants and Transfer Applicants for Sophomore Entry)
(Indicate advanced level, such as AP, IB, AICE, A-level, or college, courses as well as specifics in each subject)
- English:
- Math: (including highest level course(s) completed)
- Science: (including which ones, such as biology, chemistry, physics)
- History and social studies:
- Language other than English: (including highest level completed)
- Visual or performing arts:
- Other academic courses:
College Coursework (Transfer Applicants)
(Include college courses taken while in high school if not included above.)
- General education course work:
- Major preparation course work:
Awards
Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)
Essays/LORs/Other
(Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.)
Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if unsure, leave them unclassified)
if a scholarship is necessary for affordability, indicate that you are aiming for a scholarship and use the scholarship chance to estimate it into the appropriate group below; also, for colleges that admit by major or division, consider that in chance estimate
- Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability):
- Extremely Likely:
- Likely:
- Toss-up:
- Lower Probability:
- Low Probability:
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here’s my attempt at incorporating the two remaining suggestions, @CC_Sorin
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This still doesn’t make sense.
How about:
Please list your HS course work.
Keep it simple.
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I believe the intent is to make sure sophomore transfer applicants also list their HS courses. Junior level transfer applicants don’t need to as it’s not really relevant.
But yes, we can simplify this if we like and ask everyone to include HS courses
I think the simpler the better. When folks reply as junior transfer students, it can be said that their HS record really won’t be considered much at all.
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