General Information for Completing Applications

  1. Jackson Prep’s College (CEEB) Code: 251-398


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  2. School Address:

  3. College Counselor: Jeanne Marie Peet

    4. Phone: 601 932-8106, ext. 232

    FAX: 601 936-4068

    E-mail: jpeet@jacksonprep.net

  4. Make an individual folder for each application. (Consider creating color-coded files.)

    5. List all deadlines (application, financial aid, scholarship, etc.) on the outside.

  5. Make a photocopy of each application to use as a rough draft. Do not write on the original until you are absolutely sure of what you want to say.


  6. Separate the different parts of the application. Complete the required information the on the Secondary School Report, the Mid-Year Report, and the Teacher Evaluations before giving them to the counselors and teachers. Be sure to sign the forms and the waiver agreement.


  7. Submit the Secondary School Report and the Mid-year Report to the College Counseling office and the Teacher Recommendation to the appropriate teacher as soon as possible and no later than the counselor’s deadlines. Follow the instructions under "Letters of Recommendation" for submitting these to your teachers. Prep teachers should be asked to return their recommendations to the college counseling office. Be sure to give them the due date and to thank them.


  8. Be sure to sign the application and include the application fee.


  9. Photocopy completed application, essay, and application fee check for your files. Return completed application to the college counseling office by the College Counselor’s deadline. Incomplete applications will not be accepted!


  10. If using the Common Application, keep the original and submit copies to all schools that will accept the common application. Complete and return all supplementary forms required.


  11. Some college applications have a Part 1 that must be submitted to get the remainder of the application (Parts 2, 3). Make a copy of your Part 1 application and send it, along with your application fee, as early as possible.


  12. You may apply on-line to many colleges. Applications may be downloaded from the college’s website. Keep a "hard copy" of everything you send.


  13. Seek advice. Before completing the original form, submit a practice copy to parents, a teacher, or a counselor to proofread for errors.


  14. Type or neatly print your application in black ink. Remember your application is speaking for you – make it impressive.


  15. A transcript will be sent with the application. A seven-semester transcript will be sent after the first semester. Some colleges have a Mid-Year Report to be filed with the seven-semester transcript. This form should be given to the college counselor. Final transcripts will be sent for all students after graduation to the schools in which the students will enroll.


  16. Submit test scores directly from the testing agencies by the required dates.


  17. If you are applying to in-state universities that do not require recommendations, turn in completed and signed application to the counseling office. The school will mail your transcript with your application. If you apply on-line, notify the counseling office to send your transcript after you have submitted the application. Print a copy to keep for your files.


  18. See the Statement of Students’ Rights and Responsibilities for guidelines on what to do when you are offered admission, put on a wait list, and accept or reject a college’s offer.