The Common Application, one application for over 300 colleges, will be available on July 1, 2008 for students who want to get a head-start on the application process. Some changes have recently been announced including a small handful of questions that may be answered differently for different colleges within the Common Application itself, without the need to create an alternate version (and without worry that a college will see anything other than the one answer intended for it alone). Those questions are:
- academic interest
- career interest
- decision plan (RD/ED/EA/REA/Rolling)
- entry term (Fall/Spring)
- financial aid intent
The Common Application will enable colleges to "suppress" certain answers submitted by applicants. For example, a test-optional college may notify us that they intend to suppress all self-reported standardized test scores. We will then prevent the transmission of that data to that college, and students will be prominently notified that College X cannot see their self-reported scores. Those questions are:
- discipline questions
- self-reported standardized test scores
- Social Security Number
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Upcoming Events for Washington Students
The Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling will hold a college fair at Seattle University on Saturday, March 15th from noon to 3pm. This list of participating colleges will help you plan your visits with college representatives at the fair, as well as these tips to help make the most of any college fair.
For those students considering a gap year after high school, this event at The Northwest School in Seattle on Sunday, March 9th from 1-4pm will allow you to explore a few of the many options available to make the most of a year before college. The programs listed below will be exhibiting and will have representatives available for more information. A presentation is also included in the program. Contact Greg Cappello (gcappello@dynamy.org) for more information.
Dynamy Internship Year
GlobalQuest
City Year
ANDEO International Homestays
A frican Leadership Academy
The Woolman Semester
Bridgton Academy
Sojourns Abroad
LEAPNow
El Casal
Student Conservation Association
The Gap- Year Advantage
Brown Ledge Gap Year
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Thinking Beyond Borders
Where there be Dragons
Youth International
Carpe Diem
Rustic Pathways
Taking Off
Magic Carpet Rides
For those students considering a gap year after high school, this event at The Northwest School in Seattle on Sunday, March 9th from 1-4pm will allow you to explore a few of the many options available to make the most of a year before college. The programs listed below will be exhibiting and will have representatives available for more information. A presentation is also included in the program. Contact Greg Cappello (gcappello@dynamy.org) for more information.
Dynamy Internship Year
GlobalQuest
City Year
ANDEO International Homestays
A frican Leadership Academy
The Woolman Semester
Bridgton Academy
Sojourns Abroad
LEAPNow
El Casal
Student Conservation Association
The Gap- Year Advantage
Brown Ledge Gap Year
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Thinking Beyond Borders
Where there be Dragons
Youth International
Carpe Diem
Rustic Pathways
Taking Off
Magic Carpet Rides
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