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Navigators Common Mistakes Students Make

Are Here To When Applying To College

Help Guide You By Peggy Forgan, your personality, values, and uniqueness. A generic or

Through Court M.Ed., College Planner poorly written essay can fail to set you apart from other
Applying to college
applicants. Take the time to reflect on your personal
can be a stressful process
experiences and how they align with the school’s
Document Prep but avoiding a few values. Your essay should be authentic and show who
common mistakes can
you are beyond academics. Don’t forget to revise and
make a big difference
seek feedback to refine it.
in a student’s best Applying to a limited number of schools can also
By Joseph Abruzzo, Clerk chances of success. One limit your options; while applying to too many can lead
of the Circuit Court and of the most frequent to burnout and make it harder to tailor each application.
Comptroller, Palm Beach mistakes is waiting A balanced approach is essential—apply to a mix
County until the last minute to of reach schools, match schools, and safety schools.
As your Clerk of submit applications or gather necessary documents. Focus on quality over quantity by investing time and
the Circuit Court and Procrastination increases the risk of missing deadlines, effort into each application to ensure it’s the best
Comptroller for Palm submitting incomplete materials, or rushing through representation of your abilities and fit with the school.
B e a c h C o u n t y, I a m tasks. This can lead to errors like typos, poorly written By avoiding these common mistakes, you’ll increase
excited to share a valuable essays, or incomplete recommendation letters. To your chances of submitting a standout application.
resource that is making avoid this, start early. Create a timeline with clear Class 101 North Palm Beach is holding a free
a real difference in our deadlines and allocate time to review each application information session on March 15 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss
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document preparation assistants, known as “navigators.” Another common mistake is underestimating the Donuts and coffee will be served, and door prizes will
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at our West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and Delray treat the essay as an afterthought, focusing more on To register call or text Peggy Forgan at (561) 418-
Beach locations. Navigators can assist you in completing their test scores and GPA. However, the essay is a key 7897 or email pforgan@class101.com. Our website is
court documents and can give you procedural information part of the application, offering a chance to showcase Class101.com/northpalmbeachfl.
for most family law and county civil actions.
Navigators can assist you with filing many of the
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While our navigators are here to help, they cannot Neuropathy?
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guardianship cases.
To schedule an appointment with our navigator, please
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service-center/how-to-videos-toolboxes.
Do not hesitate to take advantage of this free service
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