Colleges
The Application
Prep for College Apps
Senior Year
100

Wahoowa! Located in Charlottesville, Virginia with an undergraduate population of 17,000.

What is The University of Virginia?

100

Website Potomac, and many other high schools, use to apply to over 700 colleges

What is the Common Application?

100

During the senior year in high school, many students take this standardized test required by many colleges

What is the SAT?

100

Grades that can strengthen your college application (can be submitted at any time)

What are 12th grade interim/1st semester grades?

200

Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina these Demon Deacons are known to rep their gold and black school colors on the sildelines.

What is Wake Forest University?

200

This part of the application lets the admissions board know how you spent your time outside of school

What is the activities list?

200

Many people think you should have this decided before you enter college but it's not true

What is your major?

200

College requirements that essentially tack on the work load of another class

What are college supplementals?

300

Located in Evanston, Illinois these wildcats can be spotted on the streets of Chicago in their bright purple swag

What is Northwestern University?

300

This is a record of your high school academic reports

What is a transcript?

300

The best people to reachout to when you are considering visiting a college

Currently enrolled potomac alumni

300

Core class you must take senior year

What is English/Math?

400

Go Ephs! Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts this small liberal arts college prides itself on its purple and gold school colors

What is Williams College?

400

Schools that don’t use the common application

What is Georgetown, the UC’s?

400

You should start identifying teachers, coaches, and mentors that you have good relationships with so you can ask them for this

What are letters of recommendation?

400

An additional requirement to Potomac classes that you must complete in order to graduate

What are Senior Projects?

500

Located just outside of Philadelphia, these wildcats are seen sporting a variety of colors: light blue, navy, gold

What is Villanova University?

500

Maximum word count on your personal statement

650 words

500

During your senior year, you should have taken all standardized test before this month

What is December?

500

What is the biggest EA deadline date?

Nov 1st

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