• Class of 2028: Student College Questionnaire

    Your careful and well-considered answers to these questions are crucial to strengthening our advocacy for your college applications. Note that you may save your work and send yourself a link to complete the form later. Please do not agonize over wording--phrases and bullet points are fine as long as your message is clear.

  • Personal information

  • Date of birth*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • Demographics

    These questions come directly from the Common App. They are not required, but many colleges are interested in including students with particular demographic or background characteristics. Answering the questions here will help us determine your eligibility for college out-reach opportunities, scholarships, and programs.
  • Are you a current dependent of someone currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or of a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
  • Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x?
  • Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. (You may select one or more.)

  • Geography

    These are required Common App questions. Answering them here may help us determine your eligibility for programs or scholarships.
  • Birth country/region/territory*

  • Language

  • Are you proficient in a language other than English?*

  • Citizenship

  • Select your citizenship status*

  • Application Fee Waiver

  • Many kinds of application fee waivers may be indicated under the following circumstances: a) you have received an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver; b) you are enrolled in the federal free or reduced price lunch program; c) your annual family income falls within the Income eligibility guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service; d) you are enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families; e) your family received public assistance; f) you live in a federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or are homeless; g) you are a ward of the state or an orphan.

    If you plan to use a fee waiver for standardized tests or for college applications, you must file a Fee Assistance form with Ms. Farris, our Technology Director. 

  • Do you feel that your financial circumstances might qualify you for an application fee waiver? Please note that if you plan to utilize fee waivers, you must file a Fee Assistance form with Ms. Farris.*

  • Family

    These Common App questions are required. Answering the questions here will help us determine your eligibility for college outreach opportunities, scholarships, and programs.
  • Parent 1 type*
  • Is parent 1 living?*
  • Parent 2 type*
  • Is parent 2 living?*
  • For college admissions purposes, you are considered first-generation if neither of your parents or legal guardians has earned a bachelor's degree (a four-year college degree). If your parents attended some college or earned an associate degree but did not graduate with a bachelor's degree, you still qualify as first-generation. Are you a first-generation college student?*

  • Education and Academic Experiences

  • I have attended Signature School from the start of my 9th grade year.*
  • While a student at Signature, have you taken courses at another institution such as a college or an online high school?*

  • Testing

  • I have taken the SAT at least once.*
  • Select the statement that best describes your SAT testing plans. While other test dates are available, they are strongly discouraged due to the heavy academic demands of the spring semester.*
  • I have taken the ACT at least once.*
  • Select the statement that best describes your ACT plans.*
  • While a student at Signature, I have taken an AP exam for a course in which I was not enrolled.*

  • Activities: Impact and Engagement

    This section showcases your pursuits, interests, and passions, what makes you unique.

  • College Selection Information

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  • Choose the statement that best describes your college exploration to date.*
  • When considering school size, I see myself being happy at a school that is... (select all that apply)*
  • When considering school setting, I see myself being happy at a school that is... (select all that apply)*
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