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Finding a college after completing high school isnt easy. And during this time most of the students have to go through College Admissions stress. The condition is quite common and faced by majority of kids while applying to college.
The very first step for which they have to worry about is the completion of the application in a correct manner. Almost all the reputed colleges and universities ask the students to submit one of two essays that explain the reason for choosing that institution. These essays are not like general ones that you have written earlier in your high school times. Your complete carrier depends on these essays, or this is how the kids are seeing it these days.
For University Admissions, students are expected to attach a 400 word essay along with their application form. Most of the students make their best possible efforts by penning down each and every team, activity and club they were a part of, just to inform the universities how well-rounded they are. After going through the application form as well as the essays for at least a couple of times they finally seal their fate before putting it through the mail.
Then these students wait for the approval or denial from the colleges or universities, to which they have applied for. Meanwhile, the students visit the websites of these colleges and universities to read college reviews, to know more about the college campus by watching videos and looking at college pics. Some also gather a detailed info about the college tuition fees and other associated expenses.
The students usually apply for more than one college or university, so as to improve their chances of getting selected. This also helps if the student gets wait listed by a particular university or college. As there is no guarantee of admission for wait-listed students, applying to multiple colleges improves the chances of getting into a good college. The entire process of acceptance or denial is quite stressful and students as well as parents finally take a sigh of relief after getting a few admission confirmations. Now they decide upon the best college and get busy in the further processes.
