| With more than three thousand colleges
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| | and universities with the highest
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| and universities from which to choose,
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| | academic profiles tend to be the most
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| every student who takes the time to
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| | selective, many fine institutions do not
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| intelligently explore his or her
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| | enjoy the luxury of receiving
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| educational options (and adheres to
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| | applications from a significantly greater
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| application and financial aid deadlines)
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| | number of students than they are able to
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| should gain admission to at least three
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| | admit, and are therefore only moderately
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| or four institutions in which they are
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| | or even minimally selective.
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| highly likely to be happy and successful.
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| | Keeping in mind what we have just
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| Students and parents will therefore not
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| | discussed, you are now ready to begin
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| find the college application process an
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| | your college search.
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| anxiety provoking experience if they
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| | Your first and most important step to
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| understand there is no single "right"
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| | identify at least a half dozen
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| college, if they maintain reasonable
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| | institutions which offer the academic
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| expectations, do a little planning, and
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| | programs and co-curricular activities of
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| take full advantage of the many
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| | interest to you, provide a campus
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| informational resources available to
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| | environment in which you will feel
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| them.
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| | comfortable, and are likely to offer you
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| It is important to realize that only
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| | admission. Begin by meeting with your
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| about five percent of the colleges and
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| | school counselor to:
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| universities in the United States deny
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| | 1.solicit his or her college
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| admission to more than fifty percent of
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| | recommendations.
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| their applicants. Therefore, unless you
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| | 2.discuss the courses you plan to take in
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| plan to apply to those highly selective
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| | future years.
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| institutions, the odds of your gaining
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| | 3.sign up for the SAT and ACT.
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| admission to the colleges to which you do
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| | 4.learn which college representatives
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| apply are probably very strongly in your
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| | will be visiting your school.
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| favor. And, if your grades and SAT or ACT
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| | 5.find out about upcoming college fairs
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| scores are high enough so that applying
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| | in your area.
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| to the most selective colleges is a
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| | Don't forget that the web is a great
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| reasonable and realistic option for you,
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| | source of information. Do a few searches
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| you can almost be assured of admission to
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| | for terms like colleges", "college
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| any number of excellent but slightly less
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| | scholarships", "financial aid" and
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| competitive institutions.
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| | "college admissions" to identify some
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| The extent to which a college can afford
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| | good online resources.
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| to be selective is a function of its
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| | After completing the above steps, you're
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| perceived quality and/or popularity.
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| | off to a good start. Enjoy your search!
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| Thus, while it is true that the colleges
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