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The process of applying for college has increased with intensity in the past year. While the relief from acceptance letters and the conclusion from rejections make students feel satisfied, students receiving waitlist decisions from schools can not relate. Stuck in limbo due to the ever-changing holistic viewing processes and the influx in competition, current applications to colleges lean much towards more confusing and stressful emotions.

Covid era college apps; (or) why you’ve been waitlisted

Zioni Moore, News Editor
May 18, 2022
Since the dawn of the new millennium, technology and the way people communicate, interact and gain information continually evolves, producing efficient products and devices. From streaming to iPhones, these products provide a new, more convenient way to enjoy basic entertainment, find information, listen to music and especially interact with others. As technology continues to grow, the last 20 years in terms of technology will remind future generations that challenging the norm and finding alternatives can produce a successful product.

2000 to 2020: How technology evolved in the last twenty years  

Hannah Luck, Staff
January 17, 2020
Over the years, the process of applying to college continues to change with new technological innovations, altering the way universities receive and send out applications. Today, technology gives students access to more colleges and universities. “I’m applying to five colleges. I value having choices and I don’t want to be locked into only applying to one or two schools,” Magnet senior Chandler Quaile said.

Looking back at NC college applications

Jessica Joachim, News Editor
September 4, 2019
Magnet seniors Chandler Quaile and Maggie Glancy stand together questioning the disappearance of their class rank in the counselor’s office. “I emailed my counselor asking if they had access to viewing my class rank, but she told me that even the school counselors don’t have access to the class ranks anymore,” Magnet senior Maggie Glancy said. Students question whether Cobb County’s decision to remove the class ranking system will benefit them in the long run.

NC will no longer rank students academically

Janett Rodriguez, Staff
August 21, 2019
A student knocks on the door of NC’s Future Shop, host to innumerable college and career resources and quite frequently to visiting admissions staff. The college application process can generate significant stress for seniors, and students frequently worry whether their scores, grades, and achievements will earn them a place at the schools they hope to attend. “I always feel like you determine what college you want to go to depending on whether or not you know what your standing is,” senior Ngozi Ozor said.

Seniors embark on complex college process

Harrison Glaze, Blogs Editor
December 6, 2018
College commonly stresses students out, but they can avoid overwhelming themselves by keeping up with important dates and college information in a calendar or notebook. Students should note which colleges they plan on applying to, as well as events such as counselor meetings and college visits in their planner.

Stressed about college? Read this!

Isabella Keaton, Reporter/Photographer
September 14, 2018
Senior Josh Joines fills out his Common App before deadlines, the most “common” site used when filling out college applications.

A guide to getting into college

Rebecca Cantrell , Reporter, Photographer
November 2, 2016
The Chant is now accepting new applicants for the 2016-2017 school year. Find your talent as a photographer or reporter at an award-winning newspaper. Applications are available in front of Ms. Kovel’s classroom to anyone willing to join.Turn yours in before Wednesday, March 9!

Newspaper applications available!

March 1, 2016
Senior college application process stresses procrastinators

Senior college application process stresses procrastinators

Fatima Elfakahany, Reporter, Photographer
November 6, 2014
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