Good luck to all of you who will be completing your Early Action application this weekend, for our deadline of November 1.

Happy Halloween, too!

*Scott

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As we creep closer and closer to the November 1 Early Action application deadline, many students and families continue to call our office and e-mail our counseling staff with questions about the admission process, financial aid, visit opportunities, and academic and student life here at Providence College. We encourage you to continue to contact us by phone and e-mail: the Office of Admission phone number is (800) 721-6444, and the general Admission e-mail address is pcadmiss@providence.edu. You can also find the admission counselor responsible for your geographic area on the Contact Our Office page of this website.

However, there are also a number of other ways to stay up to date on admission information, student life, and general PC news (outside of this blog, which you've already found!). Please consider taking a look in the following places:

PC Prospective Student Network: This is a Providence College-specific social networking site, where prospective students can connect with each other and current PC students. In addition to reading current student blogs, watching videos, viewing photos, joining groups related to intended major, and posting questions in discussion forums, you can find out about visit opportunities, events happening on campus, and what's happening in the application review process as well.

Facebook: The Providence College Office of Admission page on Facebook is updated daily with information on the admission process, campus visit opportunities, and general campus news. It's a very helpful spot to find the latest information on the PC application process.

E-News: Our monthly e-newsletter contains information about the college search process, application information, and campus happenings pertinent to prospective students and families. If you don't already receive our E-News Updates, you can sign up here.

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I could've titled this post "Dates & Deadlines," but there's a little more to it than that. Let's start with those important dates to remember, though...

Application Deadlines:
Early Action- November 1
Regular Decision- January 15

Financial Aid Deadlines:
Early Action-
-CSS PROFILE & Business Farm Supplement (if necessary) by December 1
-FAFSA by February 1
Regular Decision-
-CSS PROFILE & Business Farm Supplement (if necessary) by February 1
-FAFSA by February 1

Application checklist:
-Common Application
-Providence College Supplemental Form
-High School Transcript & Secondary School Report
-Letters of Recommendation (counselor & teacher)
-College Essay
-Application Fee
-SAT/ACT scores, if submitting

Helpful Links:
-Class of 2014 Application Guide
-Common App Website
-Download application, supplement, other forms
-Financial Aid web pages

Notification:
-Early Action applicants will receive a decision by early January
-Regular Decision applicants will receive a decision by late March

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It's a question we often receive as we talk with high school seniors in the fall: "Should I apply to PC Early Action or Regular Decision?"

The answer is different depending on the student we are talking to, and as you move forward with the application process, here are a few things to keep in mind about the deadlines...

1. There is no competitive advantage to applying Early Action. It is not easier to get in to PC EA (or Regular Decision, for that matter). We are very consistent in the way we review applications in the Office of Admission from the Early pool to the Regular pool. The only "advantage" to applying Early Action is that you will receive a decision letter sooner than if you apply Regular Decision.

2. We will NOT see your first semester senior year grades if you apply Early Action. This is very important to understand, and should be kept in mind as you decide when to apply. For example, if you are a student who struggled academically junior year, but you've bounced back and you're having a strong senior year so far, we encourage you to wait and apply Regular Decision so we have this new academic information available when we review your application. (Note that we WILL see your senior year course schedule regardless of when you apply!).

3. November 1 (the EA deadline) is approaching quickly. I can't believe it's October 9 already! Make sure you are truly ready to apply Early Action before clicking "Send" ... if it is Halloween night and you still haven't started your college essay or the last week of October and you haven't asked teachers for recommendations, you would be much better served by waiting and applying Regular Decision. You want to make sure that your application is the best representation of you (academically and personally) that it can be!

The Early Action application deadline at PC is November 1. The Regular Decision application deadline is January 15. (Applications need to be either submitted online via the Common App website by these dates or postmarked by the appropriate date if you are using postal mail).

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