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College Application Tips

When counselors and admissions staff discussed college applications, they came up with a list of these top 10 mistakes – including their biggest pet peeve.

Here are students’ worst mistakes, according to ACT, Inc.:

1. The biggest pet peeve: grammar and spelling errors. It’s a college application, after all. So why are students frequently misspelling words on it?
2. They fill out the application online – but they never actually submit it.
3. They forget to sign the application. (Hint: If you’re filling out a paper app, turn it over.)
4. Students may misread a question and answer incorrectly. For example: confusing “county” and “country.”
5. Since when is “talking on the phone” an extracurricular activity? Students should stick with formal organizations, including sports and the arts.
6. They don’t discuss their application process with their guidance counselor. It would help if counselors looked over a student’s transcript before sending it to a specific college.
7. Their handwriting is difficult to read. That certainly doesn’t help make a good first impression.
8. They use “fun” e-mail addresses. Bottom line here: Keep it professional.
9. Students forget to check the e-mail address they put on the application.
10. They get “help” from their parents in filling out the application. Essays are supposed to be the student’s work – not the parents’.

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