Undergraduate Application Gameplan II - 英檢

This is the second part in a three part series on making a game plan to apply

to multiple undergraduate programs abroad as a high school junior, or senior

in Taiwan. In Part I, we reviewed the importance of getting all of your

important dates in one place. Here, we're reviewing the importance of

centralizing all of your critical Details, and Links in your "My Game Plan"

document.

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After critical dates, the next most important pieces of information to bring

into your "My Game Plan" document are the critical details and links. But

what does that mean, exactly?


Details & Links


You need all of the relevant details and links for all of your target

schools. It's a pain in the butt to search through the entire Internet every

single time you want to look something up. So by centralizing all of the

information now, you won't have to open up five, ten, or fifteen different

websites every time you need to check the application requirements for your

dream schools.


Does your target school require pictures on your application? You might want

to get those printed up soon. Do they ask that you have any special files or

additions for you application? You must meet every single requirement they

have in order to be successful, so ensure you know them all.


Often times, universities will have a "Checklist" page on their application

website. This is where you need to go to get all of your critical details.



Does your target school accept the common application? Do they need your

first quarter grades from you, or require contact information for a school

counselor?


Your "My Game Plan" document should be both electronic, and print. This way,

instead of going online (and checking Facebook or the news) every time you

want information, have all of the information you need for your schools printed

out, and available everywhere you go, and available on your computer. Carry

it around in your backpack in a file marked "College Applications" or "Top

Secret." The "Top Secret" will make your friends curious, anyway!



In Part III of this series, we"ll go over why it is important to centralize

all of your essay questions into your "My Game Plan" document. Stay tuned,

and make sure you let your friends who are applying to undergraduate programs

now know that they should be creating their own "My Game Plan" document,

right along side you!





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David Johnston
[email protected]



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