• Observe deadlines on everything (applications, scholarships, financial aid, etc.)
• Re-review your applications and pay attention to details.
• Visit campus and talk to enrolled students.
• Find the school that matches your needs.
• Convey how much you want to attend and why you think this would be a good match.
• Be yourself.
• Finish your senior year with a strong performance.
• Take college essays seriously.
• Don’t assume that someone’s experience at a college will be yours.

University of Illinois at Urbana - Admission Notes

• There is a high degree of competition for admission to the schools or “colleges” within the university. There is usually not an opportunity for a student to ask for reconsideration for an alternate program after the initial admission decision has been made.
• Three and one-half years of math including trigonometry are required for admission to the Schools of Agriculture, Consumer Arts, Environmental Science, Engineering, Fine and Applied Arts, and Architectural Studies.
• The foreign language requirement for graduation (not admission) is increasing.

1. Grant - money that is given to a student, usually because of financial need.
2. Scholarship - money that is awarded because of exceptional academic achievement, an outstanding talent or skill, and/or financial need.
3. Work-Study - money a student earns by working at a college job, usually 10-15 hours a week.
4. Loan - borrowed money that must be repaid.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, otherwise known as the FAFSA, will be available in the College & Career Center in January. You may apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

• Mundelein High School is now a subscriber to Collegeview. Soon we will be disseminating information to students about Collegeview. A password will be listed and all the services that will be available to them will be accessible from your home with our ID number. Here students can find information about career searches, college searches, and scholarship searches. Stay tuned for details. Students will be notified in school about the details of this program. Check our web site for more details.
  
• Looking for a smaller school with individualized attention in the Boston area? Try Suffolk University. It was honored as Barron’s Best Buys and College Selections. Strong programs in interior design, marine biology, pre-med and radiation.
  
• Tulane University has strong programs in architecture, engineering and business.
  
• Ivy League school, Dartmouth College, last year had 9,720 applicants and admitted 2,220 students.
  
• Boston University in downtown Boston has 250 undergraduate students from Illinois.
  

• Stop by the College & Career Center for CD-ROMs and VHS tapes on your favorite colleges. They may be checked out for three days.
  
• Don’t forget to check the daily announcements for information on colleges and scholarships from the College and Career Resource Center.