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The heat was on as we departed our first tour stop of the 2016 Independent Colleges of Indiana counselor tour – and I mean that quite literally, as temperatures soared into the mid-90s and the sun beat down. But the thing is, no matter the temperature outside, be it roasting or freezing, I’ve learned in my years as an IEC (and campus tour aficionado) that as long as the welcome to campus is warm, the weather is irrelevant. Luckily for our group, the moment our (blissfully air-conditioned!) buses pulled onto the Crawfordsville campus of Wabash College, the welcome was so cordial and friendly that we couldn’t help but forget the temperature outside. Read More

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Here are 4 great questions to ask during a campus visit this summer!

The College Application and YouSenior year is here.  You’ve spent months compiling a list of the right colleges and visiting campuses and it’s time to submit your application.But where should you begin?Your first task is to note the application deadlines for each of your schools and meet with your guidance counselor to learn the steps that students at your particular high school must take in order to have letters of recommendation and official transcripts released to the colleges.A completed college application consists of the following items:

• The application form itself, which includes personal and family information such as where you live, where your parents went to school and work, how many siblings you have, and what courses you’ll take as a high school senior.

• A resume or list of your extracurricular activities, which some schools require you to submit as a separate document.  Many others, however, will simply ask you to type in activity details, including how many years of participation and approximate hours spent on the activity per week.

• A copy of your official high school transcript, which outlines the courses you’ve taken in your first three years of high school and the grades you’ve received.  It may also include your attendance record and results of any state examinations taken.

The majority of college applications also include:

• An essay, which allows you to tell the about your life or experiences you’ve had that have shaped the person you are.  Some applications may require more than one essay or ask for short answers to specific questions.

• Your standardized test scores.While some schools may only require you to submit scores in order to evaluate you for merit scholarship and won’t use them as part of your admission decision, others will require you to submit all scores from each time you have taken the ACT or SAT as part of their evaluation of your complete file.

Colleges will not evaluate applications that lack any of the components listed above, so it’s important to know what pieces you will provide and what pieces must come from your high school.  Having a plan in place to get everything submitted well in advance of deadlines will guarantee you receive full consideration for acceptance.

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