Get Into College—College Admissions Guide

Get Into College—College Admissions Guide

Resource for those applying to college. Written from an applican't view, this site covers information on financial aid, strategies for applying to college, acing the interview, SAT techniques, essay writing tips and more.

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How To Get Into College—From an applicant's view!

Getting into an American college can be an intimidating and scary process. There was a time—maybe 20, or 30 years ago—when students would put in three applications and were accepted into one, or two schools.

Know what to expect!

You usually get only one chance at it. That's it! It’s up to you to gather whatever information you can in order to compete to get into a matching college.

Find your match!

American colleges, and college admissions standards ought to be simple, but today’s admissions process has become a high-stake obstacle course.

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Is there an easy way to getting into college? Unfortunately, no! Contrary to what you may have read, there is NO backdoor in the college admissions game. There’s only the front door, and you either crawl in through the crevices, or you waltz in. That is, if you get in at all. I know it, because I've spent two years researching the complexity of today’s admissions standards.

In fact, I've been there,and done that! You read that right, I applied to colleges myself. As a result, I created this college admissions guide primarily as a resource for any of you considering a tertiary education at one of America’s 2,400+ four-year undergraduate colleges.

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So what makes this website different from other college admissions sites? The difference is that this is written from an applicant’s point of view, with real-life anecdotes, and less of the professional perspectives.

I've tried to keep it as simple as possible so this site can be used as a quick reference to all the important aspects of college admissions.

Grades aren't everything anymore!

Yes, you read that right. As colleges become more and more selective a string of all "A" grades will not necessarily guarantee you admission into America's top colleges any longer... they will probably look at other factors such as standardized tests, your grade trends, and other factors.

What did you do last summer?		Writing the college essay!
The purpose of the interview is not to 'trap' you. Interviews are simply another way for admissions officers to see the match between you and that particular school. Acing the interview is extremely important if you are eyeing for highly selective colleges...		The essay is perhaps one of the most dreaded part of the application process. As you contemplate your choice of topics, there are several things to bear in mind in what the admissions officers are looking for in your essay...

*Please help us spread the word about this website info to your friends, family, juniors, even to your grandparents, if they're applying to college. It’s never too late to start learning (unless, of course, it’s way past the application deadline)! Enjoy the site and I do hope you'll learn a thing, or two, on how to get into the college of your choice.