The Application Process:

Knowing where to place the needle

Kathy Anderson (A-F)
Allison Gellers (G-M)
Shaneka Ferrell (N-Z)
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Disclaimer
Each college has a unique application
process
•You must look up the specific
requirements for each
individual application
• Naturalized Application
Types of
• On the school’s website
• Designed specifically for Applications
the school
• Common App
• 800 colleges and
universities with one
application
• Less repetition of
demographic information
• Coalition
• 150 colleges and
universities
 Early Decision Early Action
Deadlines
• Binding agreement • Apply early but is
• Good option for highly not binding
selective schools • November 1st

Rolling Admission Regular Decision

• You can submit your • Apply by the
application any time published deadline
within a large window • January 1st
 • Transcript
• Demographic Information

Academic •
•
Semester grades and GPA
Immunizations

Record
• Test Scores
• Senior Schedule
• Student-reported Self Academic Report
• You must enter every high school grade you
received
• On the school’s website
• Must link your SSAR with application
• Code will be provided to you
• Application is not complete without linking your SSAR
How to Send Your
Transcripts
Counselor uploads to a link
• Critical that you put counselor email in correctly
FASTER:
• We can send to public Florida school electronically
Mail
• Out of state and private schools
*Students on free/reduced
lunch are eligible for SAT
and ACT waivers.
Visit the school counseling
office for more information.
Recommendation Letters
Etiquette
• Ask at least three weeks in advance
• In person and via email
• Never just send a link to a recommender
• Provide a copy of your resume
• Write a Thank You note/email
• FERPA- I waive my rights
 • Personal Essay
• What defines you beyond
grades and test scores
• Be yourself
• Challenges AND how you
grew from it
• Values
• Appropriate Vulnerability

The College
• How will the person
reading your essay feel?
• What do you want to

Essay pursue in college?

• Craft
 • Brainstorm all of the activities you have done… What
would you like to highlight?
• Helpful Categories
• School activities
• Think about all that you do in your Arts Area
• Leadership positions
Extracurricular

• Community involvement/service opportunities

• Awards, honors & achievements
• Work experience
• Can include one-time special projects
• What have you done over the summer?
Activities

• Ensure that you are using powerful action verbs

• Strong action verbs change tone of resume
• Example 1: Worked with kids at a summer camp.
• Example 2: Supervised thirty ten-year old students at the Cummer Art
Museum summer camp.
• Quantify when possible
• Ex. Completed 400 community service hours at Hope at Hand
 Complete the 16 college-preparatory courses

Changes to required for admission to a state university

• Florida Academic Scholarship

Bright
• 3.5 BF weighted GPA
• 1330 SAT or 29 ACT
• 100 hours of community service

Futures • Florida Medallion Scholarship

• 3.0 BF weighted GPA
• 1210 SAT or 25 ACT
• 75 hours of community service

*Must maintain specific GPA in college*

Questions, Concerns, Thoughts?