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  • A RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS APPLIED TO U.S. COLLEGES IN 2008.
  • THE LARGEST NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE EXPECTED TO APPLY TO U.S. COLLEGES IN 2009.
  • HIGH GRADE POINT AVERAGES AND COMPETITIVE SAT SCORES ARE NO LONGER A GUARANTEE OF ACCEPTANCE AT AMERICA'S MOST SELECTIVE COLLEGES.

  • MORE STUDENTS WERE REJECTED OR PLACED ON A WAITLIST IN 2008 THAN EVER BEFORE. MOST OF THESE STUDENTS WERE QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION.
  • THE INTRODUCTION AND WIDE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMON APPLICATION HAS RESULTED IN STUDENTS APPLYING TO AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF COLLEGES.
  • YOU CAN TAKE THE SAT OR ACT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE, HOWEVER MORE THAN 3 ATTEMPTS IS NOT ADVISABLE.
  • IT IS BEST TO BEGIN YOUR COLLEGE PLANNING AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, PREFERABLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NINTH GRADE.
  • GRADES MATTER, HOWEVER DIFFICULTY OF COURSEWORK IS ALSO IMPORTANT. 
  • SOME SCHOOLS OFFER FINANCIAL AID AND/OR SCHLORSHIPS TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
  • THERE ARE OVER 600,00 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CURRENTLY STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES. 
  • COLLEGES ARE LOOKING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING AND SHOW COMMITMENT TO IT.
  • MOST COLLEGES OFFER EARLY ACTION OR EARLY DECISION ADMISSION OPTIONS IN ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR ADMISSION DEADLINES.
  • SOME COLLEGES OFFER ROLLING ADMISSION.
  • SOME SCHOOLS REQUIRE THE SAT/AND OR SAT SUBJECT TESTS, OTHERS REQUIRE THE ACT, AND SOME WILL ACCEPT EITHER. SOME SCHOOLS REQUIRE THE WRITING SECTION OF EACH, WHILE OTHERS DO NOT.
  • ALTHOUGH DEADLINES VARY FOR U.S. COLLEGES, MOST REGULAR ADMISSION APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 1ST FOR THE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER ADMISSION.
  • THE COLLEGE ESSAY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE APPLICATION AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
  • COLLEGES OFTEN HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN ACADEMICALLY SIMILAR CANDIDATES, SO SETTING YOURSELF APART IS CRITICAL.
  • COLLEGES CAN RESCIND THEIR OFFER OF ADMISSION IF YOU FAIL TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS DURING YOUR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.