Starting Your College Application: How to Apply Coalition with Scoir

Seniors: learn more about the steps you'll need to take this fall to successfully apply to college, from deciding when and how you'll apply, to building a list of smart college choices, to getting started on Scoir. Come with your questions and leave with actionable steps to take in the weeks ahead.
Featuring admissions counselors from: Clark University, Occidental College, University of Chicago
0:00 Webinar Intro
0:19 Who is the Coalition for College?
1:56 How to Apply via Scoir
4:35 Intro to Panelists
6:00 Time needed to start your applicaiton
7:15 Finalizing your college list
8:22 Time Management
10:00 Advantages in applying early
11:28 Tools to keep students organized
12:28 Test Optional
14:29 Motivating your child through the application process
15:48 Adding activities senior year
17:12 What you should prepare before the application
19:12 Why do schools have supplemental essays?
20:40 Activities word limits
21:50 Is the financial aid application the same as the college application?
23:18 Mental health and trauma in the college essay
24:22 Qualities that colleges are looking for in your application
27:05 What individual colleges are looking for
29:58 Impressing Admissions Counselors through the app