Applying to College
Letters of Recommendation
When a letter of recommendation is required by the college to which you are applying, seniors must then submit a Senior Biography Sheet. Counselors will use the Biography Sheet for writing the letter of recommendation. You can also attach a resume and list your accolades, awards, and work experience. Teachers may also request this sheet when writing a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
Parents can also provide input if a letter of recommendation is needed for the college for which you are applying.
Please submit completed form(s) to your counselor by September 15.
Apply to College Presentations (August, 2025)
Senior Meeting: Applying to college (August 27, 2025)
Senior Class Meeting Presentation
Senior Parent Meeting: Applying to college (August 26, 2025)
Meeting Recordings
If you missed the Senior Parent Meeting or the Senior Class meeting regarding applying to college. The recordings of those Teams meetings can be found below.
Senior Class Meeting (8.27.25)
Senior Parent Night (8.26.25)
Q&A from Senior Meeting (August 2025)
Q. What is early action?
A. Early action is a non-binding way to apply to college early and receive an admissions decision sooner, typically by December or January. Please note that grades for the Fall semester will not be included on the transcript sent to schools for early action.
Q. What if my child wants to apply to a school soon, but it is still taking the SATs to make a better score?
A. Students can visit https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/scores/score-release-dates to see when SAT scores will be released for each testing date. If the release date is prior to their college’s documents deadline, they should have time to get the scores to the college for their application review.
Q. For student-athletes and NCAA eligibility on the D1/D2 level, which counselor would we need to see to verify core course requirements and also send the necessary transcripts to the NCAA Eligibility Center?
A. CHS counselors don’t need to review anything for NCAA eligibility, as we ensure each of our seniors is on track for graduation. This meets NCAA academic requirements. Students can request that their CHS transcript be sent to the NCAA via ScribOrder: https://cambridge.fultonschools.org/students-families/cambridge-counseling/transcript-request
Q. What is the difference between HOPE and Zell if HOPE now offers 100% tuition coverage?
A. HOPE covers 100% of last year’s tuition cost at a GA public college/university. Zell covers 100% of this year’s tuition cost. So, if a student has HOPE, and their college raised tuition over the summer, the student will be responsible for the difference in cost.
Q. Will you be providing any tips or information for pursuing college athletics?
A. Student athletes should work with their CHS coach and the CHS Athletic Director regarding college athletics.
Q. Can you please map how to get to the HOPE GPA?
A. Students log into https://www.gafutures.org/ > Click “Your HOPE GPA”
Q. Will you share the information for the essay resources?
A. Mrs. Meredith’s “go to” college essay resource is College Essay Guy. He has a great free resources page: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/college-application-hub
Q. How many other opportunities will they have to take the ACT at school this year?
A. Fulton Schools typically offers students 1 school-day/free ACT per year. Watch the students Cambridge Headlines (sent daily to their school email) and parent newsletters for 25-26 details to be released.
Q. How do Dual Enrollment grades get included in the transcript?
A. Georgia DE schools send semester grades to CHS, and we add them to the student’s CHS transcript.
Q. Do students add teachers in Common App so the teachers can add recommendation letters?
A. Yes
