Sweet Briar College essay

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Sun, 01 Apr 2018 13:56:44 +0000

I wonder if they are getting at your biggest concern about SB. A few years ago the college went through a financial crisis and almost closed. It was a near thing. Maybe they are trying to see if people are still concerned about that? Or maybe they are trying to get a handle on what they should go to improve as a school?

I will tell you that it isn’t uncommon for colleges to change or drop their supplemental question from year to year. So working on them now isn’t necessarily going to save you work in the fall. Things to work on now:

Your Common App essay. Those questions have been released.

Creating a full list of your activities and awards in HS for the Common App in the order of importance to you. This is a bit of s hassle, so starting your list and putting more stuff on as you do or remember it is a good task for spring of junior year. They also want to know what years you did them and average hours per week. Don’t forget summer activities and things outside of school.

Improving your test scores. Plenty of time to study for and bring up scores. Higher scores give you more choices & more scholarship/merit aid opportunities.

Look for local scholarships. Scouts, 4H, Lions Clubs, etc. Ask your GC for local scholarships other students from your HS have gotten. They are smaller, and often only 1 year, but easier to get than big national scholarships.

Finalizing your college list. Running net price calculators on the college website, researching (visiting if you can, looking at major requirements and class offerings, reading sources like Fiske).