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Supplementing Your College Application
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
From the blog:
Over and over again, high school students and their parents hear from teachers, counselors, and the media that college is a place to find a career. College is a place to learn skills that will make doing that career possible. College is therefore a means to an end.
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The parent's role in a student's college application process isn't always clear. With that in mind,
“’You just never know,’ and ‘It’s worth a shot,’ are not good strategies.”
College admission experts offer their advice for the college-bound.
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Supplementing Your ApplicationIf you’re applying to one or more schools through the Common Application this fall, you’ll quickly realize that most schools will require that you also complete a school-specific supplemental application in addition to the Common Application form.What is a supplement and why is it so important?The supplement allows colleges to personalize the basic Common Application and request specific information they want from prospective freshmen. Sometimes the supplement is brief and inquires about your family’s affiliation with the school and whether or not you’ve visited campus and sometimes it requires additional and lengthy essay responses. Each school provides their own supplement so no two are alike.How will I know what the supplement requires?The Common Application web site maintains a list of all member schools who require a freshman or transfer student supplement. The supplemental information will also be available when you place your selected schools in the queue in your personal Common Application account online – though beware that some supplemental essay or short answer questions will only appear after you first respond to some school-specific questions because they are unique to a particular program.What is the maximum word count for supplemental essay questions?The word count will vary by school, as each one may set their own individual parameters.How will I know that the school has received my completed supplement?Just as with the main body of your Common Application, you’ll receive notification in your online dashboard that the supplement has been received by your selected institution and downloaded.Is there anything else I should know about supplements?The purpose of the Common Application supplement is for schools to learn specific things about you that make you a good fit for their student body and academic programs. The best way to demonstrate your strong candidacy is to know exactly why you have chosen to apply to that school in the first place and then clearly articulate those reasons.
