Juniors: Find your foundation schools -- the ones where you can build a foundation for success in life!
Posted on Thu, 04/03/2014 - 12:15
Juniors, one of your tasks now and over the coming summer months is to begin to put together a list of colleges to which you may apply. Our Counselor of the Month Trevor Rusert of Pennsylvania's Sewickley Academy has some great advice about how to start:
Rather than start with the college where you have almost no chance for acceptance, let’s start by applying to 4-5 outstanding colleges where your chances for admission are strong (i.e., your GPA is above the average GPA of accepted students from your school, and your standardized test results are above or at the top of the average range). We no longer call them “safety schools” because that tends to carry a negative connotation. Just because one school is easier to gain admission to than another does not mean that you are sacrificing quality of education. Therefore, we call these colleges “foundation schools”. These are the schools where you can build a foundation for success in life. Places where you can receive an outstanding education, and go on to launch a successful career. The application process is kind of like building a house. You don’t start by planning a rooftop swimming pool (that is probably not realistic), you start by building a strong foundation.
Find your foundation schools! This time next year, you'll be glad you did.
