b'51BeCOMIngaCOLLegestudentIn this section: Make your Choice, p. 51on-Campus Support, p. 52Freshman orientation, p. 53Purchase your Textbooks, p. 53Manage your Money, p. 54 University of PennsylvaniaBeCOMIngaCOLLegestudentCongratulations! you have made it through the college admissions process, and you are about to become a collegestudent. Choosing your college and transitioning to college life represent a new level of independence and responsibility that can be both exciting and anxiety producing. This section will guide you through your final choice,your summer tasks, and freshman year experiences.MAKE ThE RIGhT FIT DECISIoN about your chances of acceptance. Waitlists are Understand your letters of Acceptance unpredictable, so send a deposit to your next-choiceShare your letters of acceptance with your College college to ensure you have a spot in the fall. Prep Team, and note the following details of yourMake your Choiceacceptance: To make the most informed decision when choosing Were you extended an oer of acceptance or were the college you will attend, you need to truly you accepted conditionally? If you were accepted understand your academic, social, and financial fit.conditionally, you will need to meet specific criteriaRevisit your responses to the Find Your Fit activityto be fully accepted, such as successfully completing on p. 20 and the Philadelphia Futures Fit Form onsummer courseworkcalled a bridge programpp. 24-25. Which of the schools that has admittedprior to your freshman year. you is your closest fit? Were you waitlisted? If you were waitlisted, you mayFinancial fit must be a key factor. Can you aord tonot receive a final decision until late spring or just attend the college based on the financial aid packagebefore the fall semester begins. If you were waitlisted oered? Use the College Cost Calculator on p. 48at your first-choice school, contact the admissions to compare the financial aid packages oered by oce and send new information that will support the schools that accepted you. If you cannot aordyour application, such as final grades or news about to attend a school, then it is simply not the right fit.an honor you received. Talk to the admissions oce'