Thanksgiving is one week from today, though it might have slipped your mind since department stores have already been playing Christmas music for weeks. It seems as though the holiday season has been thrust upon us, whether we are ready or not. And no matter if you’re feeling like Scrooge or Buddy the Elf this year, one thing is for sure–the rest of the year is going to fly by. Which begs the question:

How are ya doing with those college applications?

We don’t mean to stress you out, but here are a few things to think about:

– The Early Decision deadline has already passed, which means the regular deadline is looming.
- Admission committees do not wait until the deadline to start reading applications. In fact, there’s a good chance that they have  started making decisions on apps already received for the 2011 school year–and not just early decision apps, either.
- You know you’re going to want to sleep in every day during your holiday break–not get up early and finish applications.

In short, though the calendar says you’ve still got time before (some) regular deadlines, life has a way of playing tricks with us–slowing down when we’re bored senseless and speeding up when we’re pressed for time to begin with. So if your apps are still unfinished, take a deep breath and FINISH THEM.

Remember, you might think your chances for getting into a certain school are slim, but there is NO CHANCE that you’ll get in anywhere if you don’t apply.

–The CollegeBound Network