Community College
How can I apply to Community College?
You can apply to Community College by going to CCC apply:
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Once you are there, select the community college you want to apply to then click on apply.
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Example: Long Beach City College​
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It will then take you to Long Beach City College home page
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On the home page, click on Quicklinks & select Apply Online
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If you haven't already, go ahead a create an Open CCC account
Let's get to the point
If you do not want to go through the hassle of the listed above . . .
Click on these links that will take you directly to the specific community college application, and all you have to do is. . . .
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Create an account
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Start the application
HBCU
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
What are HBCU's?
HBCU's are institutions in the U.S. that were created before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of serving the Black American community.
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How to apply to 55 HBCU's?
You can complete an application with the Common Black Application. You can pay a $20 fee and it allows you to apply to 55 institutions. Click on this link to see what HBCU's are participating.
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How can I apply?
Here is a step by step tutorial on how to apply for the HBCU application.
How do I apply for other HBCU's ?
In order to apply for other HBCU's some you can apply to on the Common App (NOT Common Black App) and others have their own application on their websites.
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Private Institutions
What are private institutions?
Private colleges/universities are independent schools that set its own policies, goals and is privately funded. Some private colleges/universities are: Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and USC.
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How to apply to these private institutions?
You can complete an application on the Common Application.
* If a private school is not on the Common App, you will need to apply to the school directly on the schools website.
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How can I apply?
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You will need to create an account. You will need high school transcripts, list of extracurriculars, parent/guardian information & honors/ awards. Some schools will require Letters of Recommendations, so start thinking about a counselor, teachers, or advisors.
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After you make the account, you will add the private schools you want to apply too and fill out the common application along with the questions for each specific school.
Where can I find all the schools that are on the common app?
There are about 900 schools on the Common App, you can use this link to filter locations, type of school, financial aid, and school size, use this link to help you limit your searches.
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Things to keep in mind:
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Most colleges will require you to answer an essay question
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Deadlines are different for every school