Keys to a Stress

Free Application
DeAnna Irvin
Admissions Coordinator
My college experience

Student
Alumni
Staff
 What colleges look for
Course selection
Academic performance
Test scores
Involvement
Essays
Recommendations
Interviews
 What you should look for
Size
Location
Majors
Student life
Services
Safety
Scholarships
Cost
 Eleventh grade
College fairs / visits
Do your research
Tour colleges
Designate and e-mail address
Attend important events
Test early
 Twelfth grade
Retake tests
Create a master calendar
Check deadlines and apply early
Keep up the good work
HAVE FUN!
 Applying
Terms
Fall (August), summer (June/July), spring (January)
Deadlines
Regular admission: specific date, decision same date
Rolling admission: applications all year, reviewing all
year
Open admission: nearly all students admitted,
provided they have a GED or high school diploma
Early decision: agree to attend if accepted, withdraw
all other applications
Apply early!
 Applications
Institutional
University created and hosted
Only applies to that school
Common app
One application you can send to multiple schools
Time frame
15 minutes to 1 hour
Application fees
$30.00 - $50.00
 Transcripts
9th 11th grade
12th grade coursework
Paper, electronic, SSAR
GPAs
Transcript vs. re-
calculated
Weighted vs. unweighted
AP/IB/AICE
Dual enrollment
 Required courses for Florida public
universities
4 English credits
4 math credits (Algebra 1 or higher)
3 science credits
3 social science credits
2 sequential foreign language credits
2 academic elective credits

*Weighted GPA
*AP, IB, dual enrollment, AICE, pre-AICE =1 point
*Honors = 0.5 point
*Grade of C or higher required
 College entrance testing
SAT/rSAT
Verbal
Math
Writing
Sum of Verbal and Math
ACT
English
Reading
Mathematics
Science reasoning
Average of four sections = composite score
Super scoring
 Other information
Essays
Letters of recommendation
Get at least three
Resumes
Interviews
Questions?

DeAnna Irvin
deanna.irvin@unf.edu
904-620-1114