Fall semester, Senior Year is the time when everything you have done as a high school student comes together. This is when you need to let college admissions officers know who you are and what makes you unique among all applicants. Frankly, that’s not difficult to do.

• Simply take the time to carefully complete the applications, making sure that there are no omissions or mistakes.
• Think through what you want colleges to “get” about your academic and personal background
• Write the best, most interesting personal admissions essays you can
• For recommendations, ask people who will wow admissions people with what they have to say about you
• Nail the interviews by getting prepared and being yourself
• By going the extra mile, you will be very successful in your college admissions

Here is where you can get admissionpossible.com help to do all of the above:

Get Ready For College Admissions

• Prepare for and take all the tests to meet the application deadlines

Find Colleges You Love

• Finalize your college list with colleges that you know meet your needs and academic background
• Visit colleges that are on your college list
• Even before you apply to the colleges, make sure that you have developed relationships with the admissions offices

Gather Application Ammunition

• Finalize your activities resume; give it to your recommenders and use it to develop essay topics
• Gather
• personal stories

to use in your essays and give to your recommenders. This is the admission possible secret weapon

Wow The Admissions People

• Decide whether to apply to one of the early admission programs
• Take great care in filling in the applications. Remember, this is your one and only shot
• Write one-of-a-kind essays
• Provide the counselor, teachers and others with information that will help them to write the best possible recommendations

Make Your Final Choice

• Dealing with deferred admissions, waitlists and denials
• Choosing Your College

Click here for the Senior Month-by-month To Do Lists

All of our admissions information is available to you in abbreviated form in 15 Buzzes and in a longer, more complete version in 15 Guides.