5 key reasons why rising seniors should finish college applications over the summer

Calling all rising seniors and family of rising seniors! NOW is the best possible time you will have to work on your college applications.

Read on to find out 5 key reasons why: 

1. Finish college apps now to focus on the hardest classes of your high school career. For many high-achieving students, senior year brings the toughest courses they’ve taken so far. Meanwhile, senior grades are still crucial: students who are admitted to top colleges still need to maintain a strong GPA in senior year. Getting college apps done over the summer lets students prioritize their classes and secure top grades.

2. Write the best possible essays. College essays are among the most crucial and difficult aspects of a college application. Write them over the summer, when you typically have less on your plate, to contemplate exactly how to tell your story best. Reflecting on your essays over the summer can deepen your thought and make your writing more profound. Also, you’ll have plenty of time to edit, revise, or think of better points: sometimes, our students only realize they should include a certain major detail or critical life event after working on their essays for a while. Writing early lets you reckon with those spontaneous realizations. 

3. Focus on achieving in your highest level of leadership. In senior year, many students enter top leadership roles, especially in school activities such as sports, clubs, and organizations. Trying to finish a stack of college applications at the same time can make it difficult to balance and succeed in extracurriculars. Whether you’re the new soccer team captain or this year’s Art Club President, it’s important to prioritize the new responsibilities of leadership and achieve highly in your activities, so get your apps done now. 

4. Be prepared for interviews. Our college interview specialists, including former admissions interviewers for elite colleges, are shocked at how few students actually show up to their college interviews well-prepared. Acing interviews requires research. Completing college applications over the summer gives you plenty of time to study those colleges well enough to impress your interviewers. 

5. Save your poor parents some stress! No, really - do you want your mom and dad to lose sleep because your application is due at 11:59 PM, but you’re still working on it at 11:55 PM? Or, do you want them to feel relaxed and proud of how their responsible child got everything done nice and early?

Want to know how to craft college applications that will stun admissions officers and gain you acceptance to top colleges? My Ivy Education is here to help you achieve success beyond your wildest dreams. Let’s get started now - book a session with us today and together we can prepare incredible college applications by the end of the summer to give you a relaxed senior year!

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