The growth rate of students graduating from U.S. high school
programs have been uniform from last four years. The U.S. department of
Education has validated the fact in their yearly released preliminary
educational data. According to that report, the overall high school graduation
rate marked a high of 81 percent. So that means a splurging increase in college
admissions! For many of our hard working high schoolers, this winter brake was an
anxious stretch as they were more apprehensive about their college admissions. High
school educational programs run a fully devised programs for their students so
that they can easily deal with the bout of college anxiety. As many of the high
school goers have already applied (and some of them already received their early
conformation letters) to various universities and affiliated colleges across America,
colleges are busy filling up their freshman seats with ecstatic students.
This admission process has made up most of the holiday time
for the students with some of them eager and geared up for the beginning of the
college year with their selected educational institute while others dealing
with the rejection stress, hopes of enrollment into deferred colleges and
looking for other best options.
To counsel the high school seniors to deal with their share
of acceptance, rejection and deference here are few tips –
Case 1 – Approved and
Accepted
Many of the high school students apply early for college
admissions and hence receive an early decision on the same. It’s more beneficial
for both students and educational institute as well because it reduces the
count of admission applications which the college (or university) has to
review. Also, it gives an outline for general admissions to these institutions as
they have their accepted student pool filled up. Most colleges receive an early
admission application by 15th October (or may be 1st
November) and the decision is out by December 15th.
It’s a great feat if your college application have been
accepted but that doesn’t give you any reason to sit ideal. Here is why –
Students need to take care of their high school grades as
they will not like to fall behind the expected grade scale of their college
acceptance. Secondly, they must pull out other college applications in order to
vacate spaces for other qualified applicants.
Case 2 - Rejection
It’s all part of the process. Students should not waste
their time patting over their regrets. The next wise thing they can do is to
have an action plan i.e. get other best colleges on their list. With grades of
first school semester, SAT and ACT landing up soon, it is time to sit and
discuss with admission and school counselors, seniors and parents for an
insight. Ponder over other diversified college option matching your interests
and scores.
Case 3 – Deference
Nothing big to lose your heart on, in other words, you still
have reasons to be hopeful but do not bet all your admission hopes on this.
Remember there are hundreds or may be thousands of other students in the
deferred list so it’s better you look over other options as well. To concrete
your admission application to that deferred college, you can update your
educational stats like fall grades, new achievements, and additional
recommendations.
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