The number of schools a student is applying to is a huge factor in the level of stress that they experience. This number varies from student to student. Mrs. Watkins suggests that students apply to two or three schools, one being a Georgia school. Applications cost money, however, and fees can range from five to sixty dollars per school. There are a few students who did not feel that this process was stressful.
Applications are simple to fill out.
Essays Not all applications require an essay, but for some this can be the most time consuming part of the application process. Mrs. Anne Warner, Associate Professor and chair of the English Department at Spelman College, has a process that she recommends for completing an essay. First the student should brainstorm and try to identify an experience that influenced used the world. Mrs. Warner suggests that students find a specific, dramatic moment and then organize their essay into two parts. The first part is the description of the dramatic moment and the second part is framing that moment into a discussion of values and changed values that relate to the essay question.