4S Timeline - Advice to Mentors
New to mentoring with 4S Education Foundation? Here’s a helpful list that our 4S Mentors have found helpful in guiding their students for college preparation and applications. Let us know if there’s any more info you found useful or if you’d like to suggest some tips of your own!
Application Information:
List of Colleges
Early: Action vs Decision
Regular
2. Interview Preparation (good life skill, too!)
3. Rigor of Schedule
Transcript
AP/IB Classes
4. Personal Statements
UC Applications (4 of 8 topics)
Common Application topics
School supplemental essays
5. GPA
6. AP/IB Scores
7. SAT/ACT Scores
Subject Tests
8. Extracurricular Activities
9. Teacher Recommendations
SAT Testing Information:
[August 29]
Registration deadline — July 31, 2020
Late registration deadline — August 18, 2020
Exam — August 29, 2020
Score release — September 21, 2020
[September 26]
Registration deadline — August 26, 2020
Late registration deadline — September 15, 2020
Exam — September 26, 2020
Things to Clarify:
-Difference between Early Action and Early Decision
https://blog.prepscholar.com/early-action-deadlines
-What is Questbridge and is it right for me?
How It Works — QuestBridgewww.questbridge.org › high-school-students › national-college-match
-Should I take SAT Subject Tests?
What are they? | https://www.princetonreview.com/college/more-sat-subject-test-prep
Some schools require them | https://blog.collegevine.com/what-are-sat-subject-tests/
-What are fly-in programs?
-Should I compile a portfolio?
-What scholarships are available?
Important Dates for Applications:
Here are some more timelines that would be great to reference!
