
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
Most college applications are now online at the college website. You
should apply online, if possible.
Begin checking the college website during the summer before your
senior year. Some applications are available during summer.
TRANSCRIPTS:
The college application will indicate when you need to send a transcript.
Private colleges often want a seventh semester transcript. Public
colleges may not want a transcript until you graduate.
Check your high school policy on mailing transcripts. You may need to
pay for the transcript and address and stamp the envelope.
SAT or ACT SCORES:
When you apply to a college, you need to send your last SAT or ACT
scores.
Your SAT score report will indicate all the SAT Reasoning and SAT
Subject tests results during high school. Even if your test scores are
included on your transcript, you still need to send the official reports
from the testing service.
Students may select which scores to send to colleges
by sitting (test date) for the SAT and by individual test for SAT
Subject Tests.
For SAT SCORES:
Request the scores online at: www.collegeboard.org or you can call
the testing service at: 800-728-7267 for a fee.
For ACT SCORES:
Request the scores online at: www.actstudent.org or you can call the
testing service at: 319-337-1313 for a fee.
COMMON APPLICATION:
This application may be used for over 450 public and private colleges in
the United States and France, Germany, Italy, Scotland and Switzerland.
The application is filled out once and can be sent to many colleges. It
is available online at www.commonapp.org
Online Applications:
Before you begin, gather the following materials:
Transcript, social security number, high school CEEB code, (College
Entrance Examination Board Code) and test scores. Ask your high
school for the CEEB code for your high school.
Tip:
If you use the college website, make sure you print all the pages of the
application. You will need the application, teacher evaluation, school
report and midyear report for most private colleges.
Give the teacher evaluation form to one or two teachers.
The Secondary School report goes to your counselor.
The midyear report also goes to your counselor or Counseling Office.
You can check the procedure with your school.
Most schools ask the student to provide a stamped, addressed
envelope for these reports. The return address should be the school
address, not your home address.
The College Application Process