1. Spelling OutHow to ‘Get In’ The criteria used for selective college admissions, explained in order of their importance

2. Agenda About The College Trail Introducing Richard Scaffidi - "How to Get In" Questions Close

3. About The College Trailwww.thecollegetrail.com Founded in 1996 by Rod Turner, a Stanford graduate and Cornell MBA Areas of Expertise & Services Offered: College counseling offered globally SAT / ACT test preparation offered nationally Tutoring offered currently in OC, San Diego

4. College Planning Advisor Former dean and director of admissions College counselor 29 years of experience Visited the campuses of over 250 colleges and universities Clients have achieved acceptance to (among others):

5. 3 Little Words The admissions selection committee at each and every college to which you apply will ask the same three questions to decide on your acceptance or rejection. Get three “yes” answers… and YOU’RE IN!

6. YES OR NO: Can you do the work here?

7. YES OR NO: Will you fit in here?

8. YES OR NO: Are you worth making room for?

9. 2 Out of 3 Won’t Cut It So, how do colleges determine the answer to those questions (especially #3)...? In other words what are the CRITERIA for college admission… and how can you make them work in your favor?

10. Spell it Out By spelling out the word “criteria” we can better understand and remember those decisive factors – and even learn their order of importance to most colleges.

11. C Curriculum; notably the quality of Courses available – and taken.

12. R Record of academic achievement; Rank in class & GPA included.

13. I Interests/Involvement/Identity: what you care about besides studies.

14. T Test results.

15. E Essays: the first tiebreaker (and back-breaker.)

16. R Recommendations, mainly from classroom teachers.

17. I Interviews.

18. A Agenda of the college itself.

19. Put it all together… Curriculum Record Interests Tests Essays Recommendations Interviews Agenda

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