COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CHECKLIST
This checklist can be used for comparison purposes before, during, and after visiting each college or university. Click HERE for a PDF version.
Name of College/University________________________________________________________________ Date of Visit_________________________________Phone number________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person (Admissions)_______________________________________________________________ Specialist (sports, art, music, etc.) Contact (if applicable)_____________________________ Local Contact (if any)____________________________________________________________________ Deadlines: Early Decision___________________Early Action_______________Regular___________ Scholarship Deadline________________________ Tuition:_______________________________Total (including room & board)_____________________ Required Essay(s): Common App or other topic?____________________________________________ Supplemental Essay(s)_____________________________________________________________________ SAT Range expected______________________________ACT Range expected________________________ SAT Subject Test(s) required?_________no _________yes __________no. of tests required Interview required/recommended?__________no _________yes _______________interview date Letters of recommendation (number, type) required__________________________________________ Acceptance Rate:_____________Early Decision _____________ Regular Decision Freshman Retention Rate:_______________________ Graduation Rate:_________________________ Consider some of the following, plus your own ideas: Student diversity, campus layout, male/female ratio, faculty/student ratio, library & athletic facilities, sports offered (varsity, club, intramural), sororities & fraternities, dorm life, surrounding area (urban, suburban, rural), campus organizations (e.g., political groups, ROTC, Mock Trial, community service groups, religious groups, school orchestra or band, literary magazine, school newspaper, honor societies). Things you particularly like about the school______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Things you don't like about the school_____________________________________________________ Curricular specialties of the school_______________________________________________________ Checklist Copyright 2010 Cindy Kaplan/Kaplan Tutoring Services, Free For Non-Commercial Use.