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The Most Common College Admissions Myths!
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Myth #1
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“The PSAT’s are just practice. The colleges never see your scores and they’re not really important.”
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Myth #2
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“I’m not going to push my kid to start thinking about college as a Freshman. Starting that early will put too much pressure on them.”
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Myth #3
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“I’m going to try a little of everything because colleges want a “well rounded” student.”
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Myth #4
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“The bulge of “baby boomer” kids applying to college has made it impossible to get into the top schools . . . I know this is true because I read about it in Newsweek.”
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Myth #5
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“I’m going to visit that college in person. Since I’ll be attending the information session on campus there’s no need for me to go to the meeting when the representative visits my high school.”
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Myth #6
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“Junior year is a good time to start working on college stuff.”
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Myth #7
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“Spending a weekend at a college on my own, visiting a friend or a student chosen by the admissions office, is a great way to really learn about a college.”
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Myth #8
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“I’m in High School and I know kids who have been working on college stuff with their families since they were in Middle School. I’ll never catch up to them.”
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Myth #9
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“All my friends signed up for a group college tour over Spring Break. That’s probably a pretty good way to visit colleges; I should go too.”
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Myth #10
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“Visiting colleges that are far away is very expensive so, wait until you know where you’ve been accepted, then visit those colleges and make your final decisions.”
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Myth #11
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“I’m already a Junior (or even a Senior) and I haven’t done anything about college yet, it’s too late for me to make a difference now.”
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Myth #12
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“I don’t need to go on any official campus tour. It’s better if I just explore the college on my own.”
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Myth #13
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“That big name college is too expensive for me; I can’t afford it.”
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Myth #14
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“I’m not going to wear that to the admissions office . . . I’d look like a jerk.”
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Myth #15
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“Most colleges don’t have individual interviews anymore.”
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Myth #16
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“I can put anything I want on my “My Space” page. No one’s ever going to see it except for a bunch of other kids.”
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Myth #17
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“It’s incredibly expensive to visit colleges away from home; I could never afford it.”
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Myth #18
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“A couple of months ago, my top choice college sent me a letter encouraging me to apply. Plus, I just had a great interview with the local alumni rep here in my town. She said my application looked very good so I think I’m in!”
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Myth #19
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“Practically my entire family went to that college, and we give them money every year so I’m pretty sure I’ll get in.”
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Myth #20
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“I’m going to apply to as many colleges as I can . . . a ton of them; that will increase my chances to get accepted at someplace good.”
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Myth #21
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“That college sucks! I’d hate going to school there but I think it would probably be okay as a ‘safety’. I mean, I suppose I could do it if I had to.”
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Myth #22
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“I’m nervous about sending my kid away to school because college campuses today are very dangerous. The tragic incidents at Virginia Tech and Delaware State prove it.”
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