Online SAT Course for OHS Students
All OHS students should have been registered during their
freshman year for an the College Board SAT Online Course, paid
for by Orange County Schools. If you were not, see Mr. Cox
today.
Here's more information on the College Board SAT Online Course:
This online course will allow students who have access to the
Internet to take a full-length pre-test, multiple lessons and
quizzes with feedback, practice quizzes with detailed
explanations, and six full-length SATs. Orange County Schools
is paying for this opportunity in an effort to help our
students do well on the SAT and increase their chances of
being admitted to the college of their choice.
Online SAT Course for OHS Students
College Board Site for Parents: This site offers helpful
information to parents, including information about college
loans.
College Board Site for Parents
College Board Site for Students: This site offers help with
SAT(including SAT essay) and college planning
College Board SAT and College Planning Website for Students
The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission:
The Common Application membership association was established
in 1975 by 15 private colleges that wished to provide a
common, standardized first-year application form for use at
any member institution. With the administrative support of the
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP),
the organization grew steadily throughout its first 30 years.
Now in our fourth decade, the Common Application currently
provides both online and print versions of its First-year and
Transfer Applications. Our membership of nearly 400
institutions now represents the full range of higher education
institutions in the US: public and private, large and small,
highly selective and modestly selective, and East Coast, West
Coast, and every region in between.
The application includes the common admissions essay
questions.
Please note, however, that even the colleges participating in
the Common Application may have additional essay questions to
which you should respond. Make sure you check out each
college's admission Website.
The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission
Member Colleges/Universities of the Common Application:
You can also go to the main Website and plug your college(s)
into a search engine.
The following NC schools are members: Davidson College, Duke
University, Guilford College, Lees-McRae College, Meredith
College, Salem College, Wake Forest University, UNC-CH, & UNC-W.
Member Colleges/Universities of the Common Application
Founded in 2007, the Universal College Application includes
over 85-member colleges and universities. It differs from the
Common Application in that it includes colleges that do not
require admission essays and/or teacher recommendations.
However, note that just as with the Common Application, some
colleges that use the universal application still require a
supplemental section for students applying to their colleges.
Universal College Application
At this link is the list of colleges and universities
accepting the Universal College Application. NC schools
include:
Duke University, Guilford College, Johnson and Wales, Wake
Forest University
Universal College Application Member Colleges and Universities
UNC-CH now uses the Common Application. Download that form or
apply online. The Common Application will prompt you to complete a
short supplement for UNC-CH. It may contain an additional essay
prompt.
You may also apply to UNC-CH via the College Foundation of North
Carolina. If you do so, you may have additional essay questions.
UNC-CH Admissions Page
You can apply to UNC-CH via the College Foundation of North
Carolina.
College Foundation of North Carolina
UNC-W now allows students to apply via the Common Application or
the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC).
You will also have to have complete a supplement to the Common
Application. It requires you to write a 200-word response to this
question:
Please respond to the following prompt thoughtfully in no more
than 200 words:
Describe why UNCW would be a good fit for your educational goals.
You can also apply directly to UNC-W, but I recommend using the
Common Application, as the essay prompts to the Common Application
are easier to respond to than UNC-W's prompt.
UNC-Wilmington Admissions Page
Direct Link to Three Options to Applying to UNC-W: Common Application, CFNC, & UNC-W's Web Application
NCSU Admissions
NCSU usually requires a personal statement (read as personal
narrative). You actually have to go through the online application
to see the prompt.
NCSU Admissions
Appalachian State University Admissions:
You have to go online to apply to Appalachian. According to the
College Board, ASU does have a required college admissions essay.
I don't know what the prompt. Please let me know when you find
out.
Appalachian State University Admissions
Wake Forest University 2011-12 Required Supplement to the
Common Application
Although WFU allows students to use the Common Application,
students applying to WFU via the Common Application must
complete this supplement.
Mr. Cox is a 1982 graduate of Wake Forest. If you are a
student in his AP Literature class in the fall, he will
consider writing a recommendation for you under these
conditions:
A) your junior English teacher also writes a positive
recommendation based on your performance in her/his class
B) you have completed the first nine weeks with an A in Mr.
Cox's AP Literature class
C) you are exceptionally intellectually engaged in Mr. Cox's
AP Literature class
D) your deportment (including timeliness) and work ethic are
exceptional.
Wake Forest University Required Supplement to the Common Application
Wake Forest University 2011-12 Required Supplement to the
Common Application
Although WFU allows students to use the Universal College
Application, students applying to WFU via the Universal
College Application must complete this supplement.
Mr. Cox is a 1982 graduate of Wake Forest. If you are a
student in his AP Literature class in the fall, he will
consider writing a recommendation for you under these
conditions:
A) your junior English teacher also writes a positive
recommendation based on your performance in her/his class
B) you have completed the first nine weeks with an A in Mr.
Cox's AP Literature class
C) you are exceptionally intellectually engaged in Mr. Cox's
AP Literature class
Wake Forest University Required Supplement to the Universal College Application
Have you considered asking Mr. Cox for a recommendation to
WFU?
Mr. Cox is a 1982 graduate of Wake Forest. If you are a
student in his AP Literature class in the fall, he will
consider writing a recommendation for you under these
conditions:
A) your junior English teacher also writes a positive
recommendation based on your performance in her/his class
B) you have completed the first nine weeks with an A in Mr.
Cox's AP Literature class
C) you are exceptionally intellectually engaged in Mr. Cox's
AP Literature class
D) your deportment (including timeliness) and work ethic are
exceptional.
Wake Forest University Admission Application
Duke University Admissions: Make sure you check out Duke's
supplements to the Common Application.
Have you considered asking Mr. Cox for a recommendation to
Duke?
Mr. Cox received his MA in English from Duke in 1986. If you
are a student in his AP Literature class in the fall, he will
consider writing a recommendation for you under these
conditions:
A) your junior English teacher also writes a positive
recommendation based on your performance in her/his class
B) you have completed the first nine weeks with an A in Mr.
Cox's AP Literature class
C) you are exceptionally intellectually engaged in Mr. Cox's
AP Literature class
D) your deportment (including timeliness) and work ethic are
exceptional.
Read here about applying to Duke:
Duke University Admissions
Davidson College 2011-12 Required Supplement to the Common
Application
Even if you're using the Common Application to apply to
Davidson, you'll need to complete this required supplement.
The Fall 2011 required supplement will be available in early Aug.
2010.
Davidson College Required Supplement to the Common Application [NEW AS OF 8-4-10]
Part I of Davdison College
Part I of Davidson College Application
Part II of Davidson College 2011-12
This contains the supplemental materials for the Davidson
Application, including essay prompts.
The Fall 2011 application will be available in early Aug. 2010.
Part II of Davidson College Application
Elon University 2012 Undergraduate Admissions Application
It includes required and optional essay prompts:
Required:
Please begin your essay by re-stating the question you are
answering. Reminder: you only write one essay for your application
(500-word limit). (Essay is also considered in awarding a
scholarship.)
1. If you were given $5,000 to invest in a project you are
passionate about or a business or non-profit you want to start,
what would you create? Why? Who would benefit and how would you
spend the money?
2. Describe a challenging experience that required your
creativity, commitment or courage. How did you meet the
challenge? Describe how the experience has given you greater
confidence or self-respect.
3. If you could travel to any place in the world on your own,
where would you go and why? Write a page from your journal that
illustrates something you hope to learn
Optional
If there is anything about your background or personal
experience that you feel would be helpful for the Admissions
Committee to know as weevaluate your application, please
attach a personal statement to this application (no more than
one page, please).
Elon University 2012 Undergraduate Admissions Application
Two Basic Types of College Admissions Essay
Two Basic Types of College Admissions Essay
College Board College Admissions Essay Writing Help
College Board College Admissions Essay Writing Help
College Admissions Essay Tips from Duke University
This Duke site has links to other college admissions essay tip
Websites. Explore these as well.
College Admissions Essay Tips from Duke University
Peterson's College Admissions Essay Help: Some Dos and Don'ts
This is not an endorsement of this site. It's FYI.
Peterson's College Admissions Essay Help
Peterson's Top Ten Tips on College Admissions Essay
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Peterson's Top Ten Tips on College Admissions Essay
Howard and Matthew Greene's Writing Your College Essay
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Howard and Matthew Greene's Writing Your College Essay
Sample Student College Admissions Essays
On this Website, look to the right and you'll see sample
student essays of students who were admitted to Connecticut
College.
Sample Student College Admissions Essays