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A letter written by a student's teacher, counselor, coach, or mentor that assesses his or her qualifications and skills. Colleges, universities, and graduate schools generally require recommendation letters as part of the application process.

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A letter written by a student's teacher, counselor, coach, or mentor that assesses his or her qualifications and skills. Colleges, universities, and graduate schools generally require recommendation letters as part of the application process.

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Letter of recommendation

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A school's act of postponing a student's application for early decision or early action, so that it will be considered along with the rest of the regular applicant group. A "deferral" can also refer to a student's act of postponing enrollment for one year, if the school agrees.

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Deferred admission

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Who specifically are colleges looking to get letters of recommendations from?

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Junior year, core content teachers.

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In the year 2018-2019 how many colleges accept the common application

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900 plus

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Common Application first piloted

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1975-1976

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Launched 1st online version

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1998-1999

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An admissions process used by colleges and universities that typically requires applicants to submit their materials by January 1; an admissions decision is generally received by April 1, and if admitted, students usually have until May 1 to respond to the offer. The majority of applicants are evaluated during regular decision, rather than early action and early decision.

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Regular decision

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Why might a school accept you conditionally?

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If you need to complete a course, maybe over the summer, first

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A standard application form that is accepted by more than 600 member colleges and universities for admissions. Students can complete the form online or in print and submit copies to any of the participating colleges, rather than filling out individual forms for each school.

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Common Application

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An acceptance to a college or university that is dependent on the student first completing coursework or meeting specific criteria before enrollment.

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Conditional admission

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Common Application reaches its 1st 100 members

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1980-1981

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Public Schools 1st invited to use Common Application

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2001-2002

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Optional activities, such as sports, that students can participate in outside of academic classes.

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Extracurricular activities

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A program offered by some colleges and universities that allows students to submit an application to their top-choice school early, typically in November or December, and receive the decision early, usually in mid- or late December. If accepted, students are required to enroll at that school and withdraw all applications to other schools.

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Early decision

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Of early action or early decision, which is safer and why?

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Early Action - non binding

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A college or university's policy of accepting all students who have completed high school, regardless of their grades or test scores, until all spaces are filled. Most community colleges (ex. Bergen Community College) have an open admissions policy, including for international students.

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Open admissions

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All schools accept online version of Common Application

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2006-2007

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A program offered by some colleges and universities that allows students to submit their applications early, typically in November or December, and receive decisions early, usually in mid- or late December. Students are not required to accept the admissions offer and have until May 1 to decide.

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Early action

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The date by which an application must be received in order to be given full consideration. This can apply to admissions, financial aid, and on-campus housing.

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Priority date

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Paper application retired - Common Application only available online

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2013-2014

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An admissions process used by some colleges and universities in which each application is considered as soon as all the required materials have been received, rather than by a specific deadline.

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Rolling admissions

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A list of qualified applicants to a school who may be offered admission if there is space available after all admitted students have made their decisions. Being on a wait list does not guarantee eventual admission, so some students may choose not to remain on the list, particularly if the school is not their first choice.

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Wait list

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