College & Careers

Gramercy Arts High School

 School code is: 333638

 Important Websites:

www.connection.naviance.com/gahs (Our School Website for college search)

www.cuny.edu CUNY Application

www.suny.edu SUNY Application

www.commonapp.org  Common Application (used for over 300 schools)

www.collegeboard.com SAT Registration and College Search (Find your Match)

www.fastweb.com Scholarship Search

www.unifiedapp.org Unified Application for Conservatories (deadlines are in November)

www.fafsa.ed.gov Financial Aid Website (for use after January 1^st)

Common Application Essay Questions

•         Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma 

you have faced and its impact on you

•         Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern 

and its importance to you

•         Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, 

and describe that influence

•         Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work 

(as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence

•         A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to 

the educational mix.  Given your personal background, describe an experience 

that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, 

or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you

•         Topic of your choice