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The college admissions process can be overwhelming. In this video, I break down the process and cover every single stage from creating your college list to submitting your application.
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00:00Back in high school, I spent months trying to understand the college admissions process.
00:04I would scour online forums, I would watch videos, I would email my guidance counselor,
00:09I would even read books. And the truth is, a lot of the best information about college
00:13applications is scattered all across the internet. It was very hard to find one source that broke
00:18down the process in enough detail. Well, lucky for you, that's why I'm making this video today.
00:23We're going to cover how to actually apply to college. We're going to break down six main
00:28stages, creating your college list, starting your actual application, writing college essays,
00:33getting letters of rec, applying for financial aid, and then finally submitting your application.
00:38So let's dive right in. The first part of the college application process is building your
00:43college list. And you generally want to do this the summer before your senior year or even the
00:48spring of your junior year. So the U.S. has over 4,000 colleges. And the purpose of this stage is
00:54to find the few colleges that are the best fit for you. So now you might be wondering,
00:58Gohar, how many colleges should I actually apply to? You're going to get a variety of answers,
01:02but I think the safe ballpark is anywhere between 6 to 12 schools. And you want to split up your
01:08college list into three buckets. You want safety schools, match schools, and reach schools.
01:13Now the reason you want these three buckets is because you want to make sure that you're applying
01:17to some schools that you know you have a good chance of getting into. You don't want to be the one kid
01:21that applies to every single school in the top 20 and nothing else and gets rejected from everywhere.
01:27Trust me, I have seen this happen a few times. So safety schools are colleges where your academic
01:32credentials, namely your GPA, SAT, or ACT score, fall well above the 75th percentile. Match schools are
01:40colleges where your academic credentials fall within the middle 50th percentile. And reach schools are
01:45schools where your academic credentials fall below the 25th percentile. Now before you go ahead and call
01:50Harvard to safety because you have a 1600 on your SAT, I do want to add one caveat. Every single Ivy
01:57League school is a reach school no matter what grades you have. For the Ivy League and honestly every
02:02school in the top 20, your grades and academic credentials are just the threshold to being
02:07considered. It's your extracurriculars, letters of rec, essays, and awards that'll actually get you
02:12into these schools. The top 20 schools are reaches for everyone no matter your grades or accomplishments.
02:18Okay, so now let's break down the numbers. Ideally, you want around three safeties, four to five matches,
02:23and around two to three reaches. Now I'll be honest, this is the standard breakdown that most consultants
02:29or even your guidance counselor will give you. But I'm going to let you in on a little unfortunate
02:33secret. Many students, especially those with top grades, apply to way more than just two to three
02:40reaches. In recent years, there's been a phenomenon called shotgunning where many top students will apply
02:45to almost every single Ivy League school or a bunch of schools in the top 20. These students care much
02:51more about prestige than about whether or not a certain school is the right fit for them, and so
02:55that's why they'll just apply to every prestigious school they can think of. Now should you do this?
03:00Well, it's up to you. I'm not going to sit here and tell you to not do it because I would be a hypocrite.
03:06Back in high school, I was that kid who applied to a bunch of Ivy League schools, and I'll be honest,
03:10I wasn't just chasing the prestige. Top schools, and especially Ivy League schools, have great
03:15financial aid programs, and I knew that I really wanted to benefit from one of them. All right,
03:20so now that we've broken down what the composition of your college list should look like, let's go
03:24ahead and talk about the different factors that you should consider when deciding which colleges to
03:28apply to. So there are a bunch of variables that come into play here, and I'll go ahead and break
03:32each of them down briefly. You have things like location, extracurricular opportunities, majors and
03:38minors offered, cost, climate, and so much more. I highly recommend that you pull out a sheet of
03:43paper and write down the criteria that you're looking for in the colleges that you're applying
03:47to. And if you're too lazy to do that, don't worry, I have a worksheet in the description of this video.
03:52So first and foremost, you want to consider the size of the college. Large colleges will have more
03:57academic and extracurricular opportunities, but these colleges might feel a bit impersonal and a bit
04:02too overwhelming for some students. Smaller colleges, on the other hand, might be limited in the amount
04:07of clubs or programs or majors that they offer, but you will get more of that tight-knit and cozy
04:13college experience. What you want is totally up to you. Personally, I didn't want to go to too small
04:18of a college, so I was opting for something more medium-sized or larger. Now besides the physical
04:23size of the college and the number of students at the school, you also want to consider class size.
04:29You want to see whether the college offers more lecture-style classes with hundreds of students,
04:33or more seminar-style classes with just a few dozen. With lecture-style classes, you'll have way less
04:38access to your professors, and your learning will be a lot more self-directed. On the other hand,
04:43seminar-style classes are a lot more intimate and hands-on, and they'll give you a lot more access
04:48to your professors. Now the reality is, a lot of colleges have a mix of both of these, but it does
04:53help to look into whether or not a certain school leans one way or the other. A statistic I highly
04:58recommend you look up is the student-to-faculty ratio. Okay, so the second thing that you want to
05:03consider is location. Now there are a couple variables when it comes to location. You want
05:07to consider urban versus rural, distance from home, and climate. Urban college campuses will give you
05:13more opportunities, particularly when it comes to jobs or internships. For example, if you're
05:18interviewing for internships during the school year, you might be able to do in-person interviews
05:22or even stop by the various offices. A more suburban or rural college campus will not give you this
05:28privilege. But to be honest, that's not too big of a deal because you could simply work a remote
05:32internship or do remote interviews. So I think the main factor that you want to consider is that
05:36urban college campuses tend to be more lively and fun, in my opinion. If you want lots of people
05:42around you, if you want some sightseeing opportunities, if you want nice restaurants or food options,
05:47then an urban college campus will definitely give you that, whereas a rural one might not. However,
05:53I do think rural college campuses are great for certain types of students. For example, if you enjoy
05:57nature or if you want something more peaceful and quiet, then by all means opt for these more
06:02peaceful environments. And when it comes to location, you also want to consider distance from
06:06home. If you live on the east coast, but you go to college on the west coast, chances are you will
06:10only see your family on the holidays. Whereas if you go to college within the same state, you might see
06:15your family once a month or even once a week. Trust me, there are quite a few freshmen that visit home
06:20pretty often. And of course, the most important variable that you want to consider when it comes to
06:24location is climate. Just a fair warning, all the ivies are located in the northeast, so be ready
06:30for some frigid winters. Back when I was in college, I will never forget this one time I went out to get
06:35dinner with my friends and I honestly thought my face was going to freeze and fall off. December in
06:40Boston is not a good time. Now, the next variable that you want to consider is the available programs.
06:46You want to look deep into the different majors and minors certain colleges offer. For example,
06:50if you're really into cyber security or biotechnology, not every school offers programs
06:56in those fields. So dig deep, do your research and make sure you're applying to schools that actually
07:01will teach you the things you want to learn. And then another variable you want to consider is the
07:05flexibility of the curriculum. Some colleges have a required set of core classes that you will have
07:10to take no matter what, whereas other colleges will give you the opportunity to sort of craft your
07:14own curriculum. One example that comes to mind is Brown's Open Curriculum, which is very flexible
07:19and let students craft their own academic journeys. And then, of course, you also want to consider the
07:24reputation of the programs at the school. If you want to go into fields like finance or consulting,
07:29the reputation of not only the program, but also the school matters a lot. Whereas if you want to go
07:34into a field like tech, the reputation of your school doesn't matter as much. Tech companies will
07:39pay more attention to your actual skills and the projects you've completed. All right, the next variable
07:43you want to consider is campus culture. Now, the culture of a college campus is heavily influenced
07:48by the diversity of the student body, not only in terms of ethnicity or race, but also in terms of
07:53academic interest, in terms of political ideology, and a handful of other variables. So make sure
07:58you're going to a school whose culture aligns with your values. Now, you also want to consider things
08:03like the social scene or traditions. One thing that I would do a lot in high school is I would just
08:07watch vlogs about certain colleges just to get a sense of what the students were like. And let me tell
08:12you right now, if you are considering MIT, we have a fantastic hacker culture. Essentially, it's pretty much
08:17tradition at MIT for students to pull off different hacks throughout the school year. In years past,
08:22students have put Captain America's shield on the dome. They've put an ambulance on the dome. They've
08:26put R2-D2 on the dome. As you can tell, MIT students love to put things on top of the dome. So yeah,
08:32I recommend that you look into these sorts of cultures and traditions at different schools and
08:36see which ones vibe with you. And one last but very important element of campus culture is
08:40residential life. Be sure to look into the dorms that are offered at the schools you're interested in
08:45and look into the sort of housing slash residential system they have. Harvard, for example, has all
08:49students living pretty close to each other freshman year. They all live in dorms that are adjacent to
08:54the Harvard yard, but in later years they go off into their own housing units. All right, we're almost
08:58done here. I know we're going through a bunch of different variables right now, but the next thing that
09:02you want to consider are the extracurricular opportunities offered at the school. Look into the
09:07sports that are offered. Look into the different clubs and organizations. Look into any internship or co-op or
09:12study abroad programs. Your college experience is not just going to be defined by the classes you
09:17take and the things you learn, but also by the people that you meet and the circumstances that
09:22you meet them in. If you're super into competitive programming, maybe you want to see if the school
09:26has a competitive programming club. If you're really into recreational sports, well, that's an important
09:31thing to look into. On the bright side, I find that most colleges offer dozens, if not hundreds of
09:36different clubs and extracurricular opportunities. And if you don't find the exact opportunity that you want,
09:41a lot of these schools will let you start it yourself. Okay, and finally, one of the most
09:45important variables that you should consider when applying to college is cost. For every school that
09:50you're considering, I recommend searching up its name, followed by net price calculator on Google.
09:55Look at redirected to a link where you'll be able to input your family's financial information
09:59and get an estimate for the amount of financial aid that you might receive. These numbers are not going
10:04to be 100% accurate, but they'll give you a pretty good idea of what your family might have to pay out
10:09of pocket. And as you're considering cost, I also want you to consider if the school offers any
10:13merit-based scholarships or has need-based aid. A merit-based scholarship is essentially money that
10:18a school will throw at you for having a certain GPA, SAT score, or ACT score. Need-based aid is a
10:24financial aid that a school will give you based on the income level of your family. And just a heads up,
10:30the Ivy League offers fantastic need-based aid, even for international students. And as you're crunching
10:35the numbers for these different schools, I also recommend that you calculate the ROI or the return
10:40on investment of the different schools you're considering. Look at your expected costs, look at
10:45the expected salary of the degree that you want to major in, and see if you think going to that college
10:49and pursuing that certain degree is a worthwhile investment on your money. I'll provide a worksheet
10:53that you can use to calculate ROI in the description of this video. Alright, so now that you've written
10:58down and understand the different things that you're looking for in colleges, it's time to actually start
11:02finding different colleges that meet these criteria. Now you can use a bunch of different tools to search
11:07for colleges, but before I dive into any of them, I highly recommend that you go to Google Drive and
11:12create a sheet to keep track of all the schools you're interested in. Now, if you're too lazy to go
11:16ahead and make this table yourself, once again, I have a template in the description of this video.
11:21Okay, so one of my favorite tools for finding colleges is College Board's College Search.
11:26So if you go ahead and Google College Board College Search, you'll see a page like this, and you can search
11:30for colleges based on many different variables, for example, location, majors, type, campus life,
11:35and so on. But of course, this isn't the only tool that you have to use. You can also attend college
11:40fairs, talk to your guidance counselor, you can talk to friends and family members about schools they
11:45would recommend for you, and you can even talk to my team over at NextAdmin. You can book a consultation
11:50call with one of our consultants, and they would be happy to help you find different colleges.
11:54Okay, so as you're building out this table of different colleges and keeping track of variables
11:58like cost, location, majors, extracurriculars, and so on, you should also identify the requirements
12:05for each of these schools. Look into whether or not the school requires you to take the SAT or the ACT.
12:10Figure out whether the school recommends you take a specific high school curriculum. For example,
12:14if you search up a school's name followed by recommended high school courses, you'll usually
12:18find a webpage that lists the classes the college expects you to take during your four years in
12:23high school. For example, on this webpage on Harvard's website, they recommend that you take four years of
12:27math courses in high school. And then on top of course requirements, you also want to see if the school
12:32has any supplemental essays, allows you to submit a portfolio, or requires you to submit something
12:37special. For example, Princeton requires students to submit a graded English paper. Dartmouth highly
12:42recommends that students submit a peer recommendation. Different schools have different
12:46requirements, so just make sure you're keeping track of them in your table. Oh, and by the way, if you
12:50want to learn about these supplemental essays for the Ivies and want to understand how to answer
12:54them, check out the articles I've linked in the description of this video. Okay, so now you should
12:58have a table with a bunch of different colleges and a lot of information. It's time to narrow your
13:02college list. Now you can do this in a variety of ways, but I highly recommend that you consider
13:07visiting the schools or attending virtual info sessions or tours. And as you're doing all of this,
13:12make sure that you're taking as many notes as you possibly can so you can narrow down your college
13:17list. Finally, once you have your narrowed list, you want to figure out if you want to apply
13:21early anywhere. So most colleges have two deadlines. They have an early deadline and a regular deadline.
13:27The early deadline is usually November 1st, and the regular deadline is usually around January 1st.
13:32Now applying early comes with a handful of advantages. The biggest one being that you can
13:36end the college admissions process pretty early. If you get into your dream school mid-December,
13:41congrats, you don't really have to worry about your regular decision applications. But on top of that,
13:46applying early also shows the college that you're particularly interested in attending,
13:50which might give you a slight admissions boost. The extent of this boost, even if there is one at
13:55all, is usually highly debated. But for most schools, I think it's safe to assume that it
14:00helps just a little bit. Okay, so when it comes to applying early, you have three different kinds
14:04of early applications. You have early action, early decision, and restrictive early action. So the
14:10main difference between early action and early decision is that early action is non-binding,
14:15whereas early decision is binding. In other words, if you get in through an early decision program,
14:20you are required to go to that school. On the other hand, if you get in through an early action
14:24program, you can still choose whether or not you want to go to that school. And restrictive early
14:29action is just a weirder version of early action. Essentially, restrictive early action prevents you
14:34from applying early to multiple schools at once. For example, if you apply early to Harvard,
14:39you can't also apply early to Princeton and Yale. But the vast majority of schools don't have
14:43restrictive early action, so you probably don't have to worry about it too much. And just a quick side
14:48note, if you're planning to apply early to a school and want to submit your test scores,
14:52I recommend wrapping up your SATs and your ACTs the summer before senior year. And with all of that,
14:57we have wrapped up the first part of this video, which is building your college list. The next part
15:01of the college application process is starting your actual application. Now, generally, you'll do this
15:06in August when all the college applications open up. And before you go ahead and start working on your
15:10actual applications, I highly recommend that you create a separate email address for everything college
15:16admissions related. During the college application process, you're going to get a ton of messages from
15:20the Common App from different colleges and other sources. And ultimately, you don't want these
15:24important messages getting lost or mixed up in your current inbox. So when you're applying to college,
15:29you can apply through several different platforms. You have the Common Application,
15:33the Coalition Application, and you have QuestBridge. There are some other options as well,
15:37but these are the three most popular ones. QuestBridge is mainly targeted towards low-income students,
15:42but it is a fantastic program that I highly recommend students look into. And when it comes
15:46to the Common App versus the Coalition App, the Common App is a lot more popular, and chances are that
15:5199% of you watching are going to apply through the Common App. So let's take a quick tour of the
15:56Common App and see how you actually fill out your college application. So if you go to commonapp.org,
16:01you'll see a page that looks like this. I recommend that you click on Create an Account and start your
16:05account as early as possible. Chances are most of you want to click on First Year Student and then just go
16:10through the normal registration process. So since I already have a dummy account, let me go ahead and
16:14log in and show you what this looks like. So when you log into the Common App, this is what you'll
16:18see. You'll see a dashboard that lists all the colleges that you're applying to. You'll see a
16:22My Colleges tab, a Common App tab, a College Search tab, and then a Financial Aid tab. So pretty much
16:27all the work is going to happen between these two tabs, My Colleges and the Common App. So within the
16:32My Colleges tab is where you're going to write all of your supplemental essays and answer any college
16:36specific questions. For example, this right here is a supplemental essay for Brown, 200 to 250 words,
16:42and you can write it right here in this box. But I highly recommend you don't do this right away.
16:48I recommend that you create a separate Google Doc that has all of your supplemental essays and
16:52activity descriptions. Once you have finished your essays in the separate document and once you're
16:56happy with them, copy them over to the Common App application so you can submit. Yes, the Common App does
17:01save your answers, but I think you're much safer just writing everything in a separate doc.
17:05Okay, and then under the Common App tab is where you'll have all of your general questions about
17:09you, your family, education, testing, and so on. And it's in this tab that you will write your
17:14activity descriptions and your Common App essay. Once again, save everything in a separate Google
17:20Doc first. Now there is a special part of the Common Application that I want to highlight. So if you
17:24go to the Common App tab and go to the writing section and scroll all the way down, you will see a
17:28box titled Additional Information. Now many people recommend that you don't write too much in the
17:33Additional Information section and I agree, but I think this is a fantastic spot to tell admissions
17:38officers about any extenuating circumstances, forced conflicts, special classes you've taken,
17:43and so on. Back when I was applying to college, I even used this to list some additional awards
17:48and activities I wasn't able to list on my main application. But above all else, I kept this section
17:53very short and concise. Okay, so now here's one of the harsh realities of the college application
17:58process. Submitting applications costs money. Nowadays, the average college application costs
18:04anywhere between $50 to $80 to submit. And if you're applying to 10 plus schools, the cost can rack up
18:09pretty quickly. Well, fortunately, the Common App offers something called the Common App Fee Waiver,
18:14which might let you apply to college for free. I highly recommend that you search up Common App Fee
18:19Waiver, click on the first result, and then you'll see the eligibility requirements for getting a
18:23fee waiver. And this page also has more information about how to get your fee waiver, whether international
18:28students are eligible, and what you should do if you don't meet the fee waiver criteria. Okay, so now
18:33let's move on to part three of today's video, college essays. College essays are one of the most important
18:39parts of your college application because they are where your voice shine through. Every other part of
18:43your college application is more numbers-based or is pretty objective. For example, your test scores,
18:48your transcript, your GPA, these don't really give a sense of your personality and character.
18:53And ultimately, as admissions officers are building their classes, they want to understand the kinds
18:58of students they're accepting. So imagine your college essay as the one opportunity you have to
19:02sit in front of your admissions officer and tell your story. So the reality is there are different
19:07kinds of college essays you will have to write during the process. You have the personal statement
19:11and then you have supplemental essays. The personal statement is a college essay that will go to
19:16all the schools that you're applying to. You may also hear me and others refer to it as the
19:20common app essay. Supplemental essays, on the other hand, are school-specific essays that you will have
19:25to submit for each individual college. The reality is the college essay process is very nuanced and I
19:31can make over a dozen videos just about college essays. And that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm soon
19:37launching something called the College Essay Bootcamp that'll take you from start to finish on your
19:41college essay. But I will go ahead and give you my high-level pieces of advice for the college essay.
19:46Tip number one which you have probably heard thousands of times already is show, don't tell.
19:51The college essay is ultimately a story where you are the main character. You don't just want to tell
19:56admissions officers I'm hardworking or I like computer science. You want to tell an evocative
20:01and immersive story that engages the admissions officer. For example, instead of just saying that
20:05you love computer science, maybe you can write about the experience of building an app from scratch.
20:10And as you're telling the story, you want to make sure that you keep your writing conversational.
20:14The college essay is not a research paper. It's not some formal piece of writing. You can use
20:19contractions and you should feel free to adapt or relax tone. Next, make sure you don't rehash your
20:24resume. The college essay is not a place to tell the admissions officer about all your accomplishments.
20:29That's what your activities list and your honors list is for. The point of the college essay is to
20:33convey your character, worldview, and values to the admissions officer. So focus just on one of your
20:39interests or one of your experiences that can convey something like leadership or intellectual
20:43curiosity. It also helps to ask yourself, so what, as you're writing your essay? For example,
20:48if you tell a story about building an app, so what? Why should an admissions officer accept you? Does
20:53the admissions officer believe you're going to come to their campus and make strides in their computer
20:57science department? Do they believe you might go on to find a very successful startup one day?
21:01It helps to think about how the reader of your essay perceives you and your potential. And so that's
21:06why it's also very important to get feedback on your college essay. Ask your English teacher,
21:10ask your guidance counselor, and maybe even ask a friend or a family member. But chances are they
21:15might not give you super detailed line-by-line advice. They might just say, oh yeah, this is a
21:20good essay. You should submit it. Or maybe they'll say, oh, this doesn't sound like you and you should
21:24try something else. So if you want very detailed line-by-line feedback, edits, and an overall review
21:29of your college essay, check out NextAdmit's essay review service. We have a team of Ivy League
21:34consultants who would be happy to give you in-depth feedback. Okay, next, let's talk about letters of
21:39recommendation. So when you apply to college, you will have to submit three recommendation letters,
21:44one from your guidance counselor and two from your teachers. These recommendation letters are
21:48essentially speaking to your character, accomplishments, academic ability, and they
21:52help admissions officers get an outside perspective on the kind of student you are. It's one thing to
21:57write an essay and say that you're intellectually curious. It's another to have your teacher tell an
22:01admissions officer that you're intellectually curious. I think it's best to ask teachers for letters of
22:06rec sometime in October. And make sure you're asking teachers ideally from junior year and those
22:11who have seen you interact in a classroom context. Make sure the teachers you ask are those that you
22:15know very well and those who can attest to your redeeming qualities. I highly recommend you ask your
22:21teachers in person so you can gauge their enthusiasm. Obviously, the best letters are going to come from
22:25the teachers who are very excited to write one for you. Also very important to note, try to ask only
22:31junior year teachers. You could ask a sophomore year teacher if you really can't think of anyone
22:36else, but you do not want to ask any freshman year teachers for a letter of rec. Chances are they
22:41probably can't speak much to who you are today. And finally, after you ask your teachers for letters
22:45of rec, it helps to give them something called a brag sheet. A brag sheet is a list of your accomplishments,
22:51activities, anecdotes from the classroom that can help your teacher write an outstanding letter.
22:56I have a brag sheet template that you can use and fill out in the description of this video.
23:00Okay, next, let's briefly talk about financial aid, which is a very important part of the
23:04application process. Most of you will want to fill out something called the FAFSA, which opens up
23:09October 1st. This is an application for federal financial aid. Some schools might also require
23:14you to fill out something called the CSS profile, which provides a more nuanced look into your family's
23:19financial circumstances. To see whether or not a school requires the CSS profile, you can just search
23:25up a school's name, followed by financial aid requirements. I might make a video or a guide
23:30about the FAFSA and CSS sometime in the future. So let me know if that would be helpful. A tool that
23:34I like to use to find scholarships is the College Board Scholarship Search. Here it is. You can use
23:39this tool to find matches from over 6,000 programs. And the great part is this tool will help you find
23:45scholarships based on your interests, situations, affiliations, and so on. Okay, so now let's move on to one of the
23:51final parts of this video, submitting your application. So now you want to make sure that you
23:55have submitted everything that is required of you. And let me go ahead and read off a small checklist
23:59that might be helpful. All parts of your common app, teacher recommendations, counselor recommendation,
24:04and secondary school report, transcript, fee waiver or application fee, and test scores. And obviously for
24:09some schools, test scores are optional. Make sure to submit whatever you can and then follow up with your
24:13guidance counselor to see if they've submitted everything else. So a few days after you've applied to all
24:18these colleges, they will send you individual links for their application portals. And you can access
24:23these portals to track all of your application requirements and see what has been submitted.
24:28And on these portals, you might see something called the mid-year report. Now here's the thing,
24:32after you apply to college, these schools will still see your senior year grades. They'll ask for
24:36your mid-year report, which will reveal your performance halfway through senior year. And then the
24:41school that you choose to attend will also want to see your final transcript to see if you maintained
24:45your grades. So by all means, try to fight off senioritis. Now something else that I want to
24:50flag are interviews. A few weeks after you apply to a college, an alumnus might reach out to you
24:55asking to schedule an interview. Now not every school does interviews, but many of them in the top 20 do.
25:01Now college interviews are surprisingly casual. They're just conversations between you and someone
25:05who has gone to the school, and you should see them as an opportunity to learn more about the school
25:10and to ask any questions you have. Now once these are over and a few months have gone by, it is finally
25:14time for decisions. So now if you applied early to a school, you probably already got your decisions
25:19mid-December. But for the schools you applied regular to, you're going to get your decisions back
25:24in March or April. Now if you applied early, you'll either be accepted, deferred, or rejected.
25:30If you applied regular, you'll either be accepted, wait-listed, or rejected. A deferral is simply a college's
25:35way of saying we haven't made a decision on you, and your application will be re-evaluated during
25:40the regular decision round. Getting wait-listed essentially means that a college is going to wait
25:44to see who accepts their offers, and then based on how much room is left, they might take some
25:48students off the wait-list. Now once you get your offers, it's very important that you compare them
25:53with one another and find the best fit for you. You will probably want to visit the colleges if you
25:57haven't done so already, and if you find that a school is too expensive or isn't giving you enough
26:02financial aid, just know that you can submit a financial aid appeal letter. This is essentially
26:07a request for more money from a college, and I'll link a template in the description of this video.
26:12And after you've played this comparison game and figured out which college is the best fit for you,
26:16it's time to lock in and commit to a college on May 1st, which is National College Decision Day.
26:22After that, you might have to submit a deposit or sign up for orientation, but largely that should wrap
26:27up the college application process. Now I hope this video helped, and if it did, it would mean the
26:33world if you could share it with other seniors who are going through the admissions process,
26:36and if you want to hop on a call or get an essay review from me or my team, once again you can find
26:41us over at Next Admit. Best of luck getting through the college application season, and just know that
26:46I'm here rooting for you.
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