Holy Family Academy


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Application Checklist \| Terminology \| Recent College Acceptances

*College Application Checklist:* Your college application filled-out and signed Essay Resume School Report Mid-Year Report College Application Fee Transcript Request Form $3.00 Transcript Fee Manila Envelope - Addressed with College Name (Mid year) White Envelope - Stamped and Addressed SAT scores have officially been sent
*College Terminology:* HFA CEEB code: 310065 Early Decision- Admissions procedure contractually obligating a student to attend that school. Deadline is early fall. Early Action- Admissions procedure not binding student to attend. Deadline early fall Instant Decision- Student brings application and transcript and decisions are given on the spot Regular Decision- Traditional admissions process with specific deadline dates. Regular deadlines are typically late fall and winter Rolling Decision- Admissions procedure when decisions are made on a continuous basis and students are notified early of decision. It is important to send applications ASAP because the admissions will be more selective after the majority of the class is chosen. Guidance Office Deadlines- Earlier deadline dates to allow time to process applications Common Application- Application accepted by over 300 schools: www.commonapp.org Wait List- Students may still be admitted depending on space available after May 1st *Financial aid terms:* FAFSA- Free application for federal student aid; www.fafsa.ed.gov EFC- Expected family contribution SAR- Student aid report FAP- Financial aid package CSS- Financial aid form required by some colleges; www.collegeboard.com
*Past College Acceptances:* Graduates from Holy Family Academy have been accepted to the following colleges and universities (listed in alphabetical order): American University Boston College Boston University Caldwell College Cazenovia College Centenary College Chestnut Hill College College Misericordia Cornell University Dartmouth College DeSales University Drew University Eckerd College Emerson College Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Felician College Florida Southern Fordham University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall Georgetown University Gettysburg Goucher College High Point University Hofstra James Madison Juniata College Kean University LaSalle University Lock Haven University Loyola College in Maryland Lycoming College Marist College Marymount Manhattan Monmouth University Montclair State University Moravian College New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University NJ City University Northeastern University Pace University PennState Quinnipiac University Rider University Roger Williams University’s Feinstein College of Arts & Sciences Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Mary in the Woods Saint Mary’s College Saint Michael’s College Saint Peter’s College Scranton University Sequehanna University Seton Hall University St. John’s University St. Joseph’s St. Thomas Aquinas College Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College The Catholic University The College of New Jersey The Richard Stockton College of NJ The University of Tampa Union County College University at Albany University at Buffalo University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Virginia Villanova University Wagner College Widener University William Paterson William Paterson University Williams College