November 30th has Arrived

Today is the final day for many of you to submit your applications for admission to various colleges and universities. In California, the University of California campuses and some of the California State University campuses stop accepting applications after today. A fair number of Cal. State University campuses will accept applications beyond November 3oth, check here for more information. Many of you have already submitted your application and are now playing the waiting game. What does one do in the interregnum between application submittal and notification of admission (or not)?

I suggest focusing on enjoying and continuing to succeed in your final year of high school. College is an entirely different experience than high school has been. Many, myself included, feel like college is much more rewarding. If you particularly enjoy high school however, then live it up. Academically, the most important thing you can do during this time is to continue to practice the study habits that have gotten you to a place where you can reasonably expect to get into a good college. Practice makes perfect, or so they say. In the case of studying, writing, and success, I think "they" are right.

I hope that this blog has given you some food for thought and I intend to continue writing about topics relevant to the college search, including making a decision about which college to attend, issues facing education that students need to be aware of, and many others. I hope you will continue to join me in this peregrination.