Friday, May 17 2013 7:01 AM EDT2013-05-17 11:01:29 GMT
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed. The group said Friday the attackMore >>
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:35 AM EDT2013-05-16 11:35:35 GMT
Around 1:30 Thursday morning, the Owensboro Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the Hampton Inn, located at 615 Salem Drive.Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised thatMore >>
Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised that a male subject entered the business armed with a rifle, and demanded money.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-16 10:53:21 GMT
Police say a 7-year-old boy is critically injured, after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Indianapolis. The boy was hit about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday on the city's south side. A police spokesman saysMore >>
Officers were told that the boy was trying to cross the busy two-lane street when he was hit.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:14 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:14:46 GMT
A tornado watch is in effect for the western 2/3 of the Tri-State. This watch includes Evansville, Henderson, Princeton and Vincennes as well as all of our Illinois counties. At 11:15, an intense squallMore >>
A tornado watch is in effect for the western 2/3 of the Tri-State. This watch includes Evansville, Henderson, Princeton and Vincennes as well as all of our Illinois counties. At 11:15, an intense squallMore >>
Most college admissions offices will most likely request:
1. Your SAT or ACT scores 2. Your high school transcript 3. The formal application specific to that college 4. Letters of recommendation 5. The essay
Your entrance exam scores (SAT or ACT) need to be mailed directly from the collegeboard to the colleges you choose to apply to. You can request for your scores to be mailed to certain college right on the test, or after you take the test on the web. Your high school transcript needs to be sealed and mailed directly from your high school. You also need to fill out the application for the specific college. Most colleges will let you complete their application online, but if not, you mail the hard copy into the given school. Many colleges accept the common application, which saves a lot of time because the same application can be used for multiple schools.
Your letter or letters of recommendation should be from teachers or counselors at your school. You want to request a letter of recommendation from someone who knows your academic abilities and a bit of your personal character, and who will be sure to write nice things about you. You should always ask to see the letter of recommendation before the teacher mails it directly to the college. Make sure that the letter of recommendation is relevant to the university you are applying to (i.e. if you are applying to a music conservatory, be sure that one of your recommendation letters is from your music instructor and tells about your experience in music).
The essay is an extremely important part of the application process because it is the only part of the application where a shade of your character emerges on the page. Don't leave your essay to the last minute. Look at the topic that the college wants you to write about and give it a lot of thought. Write the essay well in advance and have it proofread by your peers and certainly an English teacher. Don't slack on this part, it really could set you apart from other candidates. You must remember that people can look mundanely similar on a white 8 1/2" by 11" sheet. The essay can show your creative flair.
Most applications are due into colleges in November or December of your senior year. If you are absolutely certain of which college you want to attend, you can apply early decision or early action, which applications are due in the early fall of your senior year. However, if you do apply early decision or early action, it may be a binding contract if you are accepted.
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