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Reform Judaism Magazine Fall 2014

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INSIDER’S GUIDE TOCOLLEGE LIFEADMISSIONS Admissions 101:

Creating Your College Admissions Squad

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pplying for college marked the start of my future—a future I wanted to succeed at all on my own. But the moment I opened my first application, I felt overwhelmed. There were FRIENDS IN MY “ADMISSIONS SQUAD.� I AM ON THE FAR LEFT. endless questions I had passed, and still nothing. no idea how to answer. I decided to put Finally, I had to concede: I needed my the application aside. parents’ help. I was too anxious to do this A month passed and I’d barely alone. Taking what I felt was an adult touched the application. When my parents expressed concern, I promised them step, I set up a formal meeting with them to discuss the application. that I’d make significant progress on Soon I realized much more was at it that coming week—but two weeks

stake than this single application. I wanted to choose the right schools for me, get in, maintain good grades, and continue being northern membership vice president of NFTY’s Mid-Atlantic region. It dawned upon me that Jewish values could help me succeed. Judaism teaches about the role of a kehilla—a community of people with a shared goal and purpose. I could build my own kehilla to guide me through the applications process. My Guidance Counselor

My high school guidance counselor was a natural choice for my kehilla. She went right to work laying out the pros and cons of each school I was considering. She also helped me make an applications checklist which we transferred continued on page 41

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