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Preparing a Successful Application
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Completing and Returning the Application Materials  
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Undergraduate Study
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Acceptance
If you plan to begin studies in September, you should hear from the colleges you applied to by mid-April of that year. Schools that have offered you admission may ask you to send in a deposit if you wish to accept their offer. They will probably put a limitation on how long they will keep a place open for you. If you receive more than one offer of acceptance, write to the colleges you turn down so that they can make offers to those students still on waiting lists. It is also recommended that you return unused student visa Certificates of Eligibility to those schools. Colleges usually send information on housing, health insurance, and orientation at this point.

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