College Admissions and College Applications
Essential Ideas
We at Pimentel Academic Services, LLC., have helped students succeed at college admissions. Anyone familiar with college admissions knows it can be daunting. Nevertheless, with preparation and guidance, applying to college can be very exciting and fulfilling. Hence this slim volume: it reveals some of the key takeaways that have proven highly effective in helping students navigate the college admissions process and accomplish their goals.
With decades of college and graduate programs admissions tutoring and guidance, we have formulated a number of essential items for college-bound individuals to know about and consider. We specify some of the most important pieces of the college application process. Armed with this information, we hope students can make the most of their college admissions experience. It brings us great joy to share these with even more students now.
The college admissions process involves several steps. In this book, our readers can expect to find important information about starting the college admissions and college applications process; researching colleges and universities; gathering and submitting materials on time; scholarship and financial aid; and writing the personal statement/college admissions essay. Furthermore, by focusing on each step, applicants can break the process down into manageable tasks to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
Our key takeaways are essential for many reasons. While the process of planning, applying, and paying for college has always involved some degree of complexity and stress, the level of difficulty and anxiety-inducing factors has evolved over time in response to changes in higher education and the wider economy. Hence, today, a more holistic admissions approach provides for a more nuanced and fairer evaluation of applicants; furthermore, this approach takes into account a wider range of factors that contribute to a student's potential for success in college and beyond.
Although our aim is to help college-bound students and prospective college applicants demystify crucial parts of the college admissions process, they will not have to take our word for it: we have asked our students to weigh in using a five-star rating system; the figures we include in each chapter visualize this data so that readers can glean helpful insights from it for themselves.
Although we think what follows speaks for itself, some of our students still offered feedback about the survey we generated and its contents:
- “I liked the questions. It's all really important to know. Overall, two thumbs up.”
—W.C., University of Michigan
- “Great!”
—A.C., Arizona State University
- “Great questions!”
—M.B., Savannah College of Art and Design
- “Good survey!”
—T.J., University of Mary
- “I think it's good! Following up could have benefited me. Actually, I didn't know that was something I could do.”
—C.S., University of Alabama
- “Really good survey.”
—C.M., Brophy College Preparatory