| The process of signing up for classes and getting | | | | going to have much higher requirements than an |
| approved is called registration. College registration | | | | average college. These school are incredibly hard to |
| Usually takes a few hours and is fairly simple. Just | | | | get accepted into and only the best students get in. |
| show up to your freshman orientation, listen to a few | | | | When going through the whole registration for college |
| speakers, do a few tasks, meet with your adviser, and | | | | classes process, I would recommend taking a full |
| eventually select your classes. | | | | schedule to start with, because you can always drop |
| The first step in beginning your college career, before | | | | classes later on. Most colleges allow around a months |
| registering for college classes, is to apply to schools. | | | | time before you can no longer drop classes. This is |
| You will receive letters in the mail stating if you have | | | | great because you can go to a class several times, |
| been accepted or declined, and the reasons why. | | | | realize it's not going to be something you want to do at |
| Whether you get declined or approved is based on | | | | the time, drop it, and not receive a failing grade. You |
| how high your high school GPA is, your test scores, | | | | can also add new classes before the deadline, but be |
| and the requirements of the college. Ivy League | | | | careful, if you join a class too late, you could fine |
| schools like Harvard University and Yale are obviously | | | | yourself extremely behind everyone else. |