APPLICATION PROCESS AT PRIVATE,
INDEPENDENT & OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES

- Private & Independent colleges differ from the UC & CSU's significantly in their admissions application processes. Generally speaking, they will have the same subject requirements as the UC/CSU's "a-g" subject pattern. However, students should check the home website of the college in question to be certain. Where the UC & CSU systems do not require letters of recommendation, or even transcripts with their applications.

- Students must download all application materials from either the home website of the school they are applying to, or from one of the online application services listed below.

- Most Private/Independent & Out-of-State colleges will require essays.

- Most Private/Independent & Out-of-State colleges will require transcripts at the time of application. Most will also want "mid-year" transcript updates after the fall semester senior grades have posted!

- Most Private/Independent & Out-of-State colleges will require a form to be completed by the Counseling Office. These forms are called a variety of names (i.e. Secondary School Reports, School Reports, Counselor Reports, Counselor Evaluation, etc...) Student must download these forms and give them to their Counselor no less than 3 weeks prior to their deadlines!

- As with the UC's & CSU's students must arrange to have their SAT and/or ACT scores sent to them directly from the College Board or American College Testing Inc.

 

- Early Action/Decision Application deadlines vary from as early as October 1st (for Early Action/Decision programs) to as late as February for some schools. However, most "Regular Admission" deadlines, will be somewhere between December 1st and January 15th.

- Financial Aid Many Private Schools require financial aid information in the form of a "CSS/Financial Aid Profile."

- Recommendations Most Private/Independent & Out-of-State colleges will require letters of recommendations.

- Transcripts As mentioned above most Private/Independent & Out-of-State colleges will require transcripts.