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AdmissionThe ProcessEvery year, CC enrolls academically accomplished students with a wide variety of interests, talents, and backgrounds. Our holistic approach to evaluating admission applications takes into consideration academic work, extracurricular activities, writing, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, unique talents, and personal qualities. Academic WorkWe look at your transcript for evidence of your potential to excel in the classroom and thrive as a scholar on our campus. Your high school grades, along with the rigor of your chosen academic program, give us insight into your academic preparation for CC. A successful applicant will have excelled in a rigorous college preparatory program including honors, AP, or IB courses, if offered. Most admitted students will have completed at least 18 (but more frequently 20 or more) academic courses by the time they graduate. Extracurricular InterestsWhile there is no ideal extracurricular profile for a CC applicant, we applaud students who cultivate nonacademic interests that complement their classroom achievements. Generally speaking, we look for sustained commitment to a few activities, possibly achieving leadership positions or exceptional accomplishments within those activities, rather than occasional participation in a variety of extracurricular interests each year. WritingBecause strong writing skills are essential to academic success here, we read essays very carefully. You will write one major essay and a few supplementary essays as part of applying for admission. We believe essays are an important indicator of an applicant’s ability to think critically and write clearly. The essays are also our chance to get to know you, the applicant, on a more personal level. It is our one chance to hear directly from you. Please take the time to think carefully about what you want us to know about you, and then write your essays in a way that conveys this information. There is nothing inherently better about a humorous essay or a serious essay. We encourage you to write in your own voice and to explore interesting topics that are meaningful to you. Standardized Test ScoresWe require that you submit the SAT I or ACT test score. We do not require a writing test. We will use the highest subscore on the SAT and the highest ACT composite. Although we do not set an arbitrary cutoff point, successful applicants usually score quite well on these exams. The middle 50 percent for admitted students in the Class of 2013 is 1280 to 1430 on the SAT (1600 scale) and 28 to 32 on the ACT. SAT II (subject) tests are accepted for review, but are not required. These standardized tests are a way for us to compare students nationally; it is the one thing that all students submit exactly the same way. RecommendationsWe ask that you submit a recommendation from your high school counselor (or other school official) and from two teachers in academic subject areas. An academic subject area would be English, math, science, language, or social studies. Nonacademic recommendations such as journalism, math team, or coaches do not count toward this total. If you feel that the three recommendations above will not give us a full picture of you, you may solicit an additional recommendation from someone who knows you well (parent, clergy, coach, extracurricular adviser, etc). However, we believe there is no inherent advantage to submitting four good recommendations instead of three good recommendations. Supplemental InformationThe Admission Committee accepts supplementary material such as art portfolios, recordings, digital media, or other similar supplements provided that these items reveal your exceptional talent in the performing arts. In some instances, this information will become part of the Admission Committee’s holistic review. However, we request that you not submit original copies of your work since submissions are not returned to the applicant. Application DeadlinesThe application deadline for first-year students is November 15 for Early Action and Early Decision I; January 1 for Early Decision II; and January 15 for Regular Action. We strongly encourage you to submit the electronic version of the Common Application found at www.commonapp.org along with a $50 payment for processing your application (or fee waiver request if this fee presents a financial hardship). Please visit our Web site at www.ColoradoCollege.edu/admission/firstyear/deadlines.asp for more details about our deadlines and decision notification dates. InterviewsColorado College offers on-campus and off-campus interviews and the written summary from these interviews becomes an official part of the student’s admission application. Interviews are not required, but we encourage high school seniors to accept the invitation to interview with admission staff members or alumni volunteers. Seniors have the option of scheduling an interview when they visit campus or when the admission office offers interviews in their hometowns. International students and applicants who live in parts of the United States where interviews are not offered in a given year are not at a disadvantage in our admission selection process. The admission committee gives all applicants full consideration for admission with or without an interview. On-campus interviews are strongly recommended for students who can drive to campus in three hours or less. Common ApplicationColorado College uses the Common Application form exclusively. It is available online at www.commonapp.org and from secondary school counselors, and accepted by more than 300 colleges and universities. Students must complete three forms to apply for admission to Colorado College: Form 1, the Common Application, and the Supplement to the Common Application. Applicants should submit Form 1 as soon as possible to establish an official application file in the admission office. For complete instructions, go to www.ColoradoCollege.edu/admission/firstyear/instructions.asp. Early ActionEach year, more than 1,000 students choose to apply to Colorado College through our Early Action program. This is a nonbinding program and we notify candidates of our decision in early January. Students requesting Early Action may be offered admission, denied admission, or deferred to the regular pool to receive a final decision by April 1. Admitted students under our Early Action program must accept or decline their admission offer by May 1. Early DecisionStudents applying either Early Decision 1 or Early Decision 2 agree to enroll at CC if admitted. Once admitted, they must withdraw all active applications to other colleges and may not submit additional applications. Winter StartApproximately 10 percent of the entering class of first-year students comes to Colorado College under the Winter Start Program. These students are free in the fall to work, travel, pursue off-campus study, or enroll in our Summer Session before they begin their CC degree program in January (second semester). The Winter Start Program enables the college to enroll an additional 35–50 first-year students for whom we would otherwise have no room in the fall class. Transfer StudentsApproximately five to ten percent of each year’s new students transfer to Colorado College from other colleges and universities. Any student with a full-time status for one semester or more should apply as a transfer student. This is true even if you do not request the transfer of credit from your previous institution. International StudentsInternational students should follow the standard first-year or transfer student instructions above, whichever is appropriate. However, international students applying for scholarship assistance must apply by January 15. AP, IB, and College CoursesThe college will consider awarding credit for Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), certain international secondary degrees, and college courses. Sophomore standing may also be granted for I.B. diploma recipients. Students should contact the registrar’s office for more details. Visiting the CampusThe college encourages every prospective student — and certainly every admitted student — to visit campus. The admission office provides campus tours and group information sessions, Monday through Friday most weeks, and Saturdays during the fall. Prospective students also have the opportunity to meet with faculty and coaches and seniors may even stay overnight (Sunday through Thursday) and visit a class (Monday through Friday) if they contact the admission office at least two weeks before their arrival.
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