"Applications to many schools are due in October of senior year for Early Decision or Early Action or in December of their senior year for Regular Decision."
Understanding the academic expectations and requirements of higher education.
Time management: The ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively to meet deadlines and achieve goals.
Study skills: Effective techniques for reading, note-taking, memorization, and test-taking that help students succeed academically.
Goal setting: The process of identifying specific, achievable goals and creating a plan to reach them.
Financial literacy: Understanding of basic financial concepts and the skills needed to manage money and make informed financial decisions.
Career exploration: The process of discovering and exploring potential career paths based on interests, values, and skills.
College admissions process: Navigating the process of researching and applying to colleges, including college essays, standardized tests, and interviews.
Networking: Creating and maintaining professional relationships that can lead to opportunities and career advancement.
Personal branding: Creating a consistent and professional image of oneself through social media, resume building, and other methods of self-presentation.
Communication skills: Effective communication techniques that foster positive relationships, resolve conflicts, and convey ideas clearly and confidently.
Leadership: The ability to inspire and motivate others towards a common goal, while also being able to make decisions and take responsibility for outcomes.
Time Management: It involves the ability to balance various activities and responsibilities, prioritize tasks, and effectively manage time.
Study Skills: This includes methods and techniques used to improve learning, memorization, note-taking, test preparation, and other academic-related activities.
Organizational Skills: Organizational skills involve planning, scheduling, and coordinating tasks and activities to enhance efficiency and prevent confusion or errors.
Communication Skills: Effective communication involves expressing ideas accurately, listening actively to others, and responding appropriately to varying situations.
Financial Literacy: This life skill involves managing money, budgeting, and understanding financial concepts such as credit scores, investing, and taxes.
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: It involves analyzing information, evaluating various solutions, and making appropriate decisions.
Interpersonal Skills: These are necessary for building and maintaining relationships, working collaboratively, and understanding social dynamics.
Self-care and Wellness: This involves maintaining a healthy lifestyle, managing stress, and developing self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Career Preparedness: This type of life skill includes exploring career options, developing professional skills, creating resumes, and preparing for job interviews.
Planning and Goal Setting: It involves identifying personal and academic goals, breaking them into smaller steps, and tracking progress towards achieving them.
"For those who intend to attend college immediately after high school, the college search usually begins in the eleventh grade with most activity taking place during the twelfth grade."
"The timeline may vary depending on the universities, some having an earlier deadline due to the fact that the admissions process may weigh in more on transcripts."
"Students at top high schools may often begin the process during their tenth grade or earlier."
"Millions of high school students apply to college each year, with approximately 4.23 million in the high school graduating age group in 2018–19."
"An estimated 3.68 million high school graduates (3.33 million and 0.35 million coming from public and private schools respectively) in 2018-19."
"The number of high school graduates is projected to rise to 3.89 million in 2025–26 before falling to 3.71 million in 2027–28."
"The number of first-time freshmen in post-secondary fall enrollment was 2.90 million in 2019."
"Divided between 4-year colleges (1.29 million attending public institutions and 0.59 million attending private) and 2-year colleges (approximately 0.95 million public; 0.05 million private)."
"The number of first-time freshmen is expected to continue increasing, reaching 2.96 million in 2028."
"Students can apply to multiple schools and file separate applications to each school."
"Recent developments such as electronic filing via the Common Application, now used by about 800 schools and handling 25 million applications, have facilitated an increase in the number of applications per student."
"Around 80 percent of applications were submitted online in 2009."
"About a quarter of applicants apply to seven or more schools."
"Paying an average of $40 per application."
"Most undergraduate institutions admit students to the entire college as 'undeclared' undergraduates and not to a particular department or major."
"As a general rule, admissions to two-year colleges or community colleges are more simple, often requiring only a high school transcript and in some cases, minimum test score."
"Recent trends in college admissions include increased numbers of applications, increased interest by students in foreign countries in applying to American universities, more students applying by an early method, applications submitted by Internet-based methods, increased use of consultants, guidebooks, and rankings, and increased use by colleges of waitlists."
"These trends have made college admissions a very competitive process."
"Admission to U.S. colleges in the aggregate level has become more competitive, however, most colleges admit a majority of those who apply."