{"id":15,"date":"2008-12-23T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/2008\/12\/23\/what%e2%80%99s-a-verification-sheet-is-it-important\/"},"modified":"2008-12-23T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T16:40:00","slug":"whats-a-verification-sheet-is-it-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2008\/12\/23\/whats-a-verification-sheet-is-it-important\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s a verification sheet? Is it important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/holycrossadmissionsblog.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54ed0db8e88330105368f5ee3970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"at-xid-6a00e54ed0db8e88330105368f5ee3970b alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/me.holycross.edu\/blogimages\/6a00e54ed0db8e88330105368f5ee3970b-800wi\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Diane-s\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt\u2019s about that time of year \u2013 applications are pouring in, the phone lines are flooded with calls, and admissions counselors are buried under stacks of files.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve sent in your Common Application, checked with guidance to make sure that they\u2019ve sent along their packet, what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p>Verification Form!<\/p>\n<p>Here at Holy Cross we require one final piece of information from you, a verification form. This magical piece of paper will arrive to you in the mail 7-10 days after you send in your application. Enclosed with a letter thanking you for your application, you will find a light purple sheet of paper.<\/p>\n<p>When you receive the form, you will need to do the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check over the information at the top and make sure that it is accurate<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Provide your social security number and birth date (we often have duplicate names in our system, and need to make sure that we can match you to your application)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Answer the questions regarding standardized testing, contact with Holy Cross, and limited enrollment programs (*note \u2013 we will not use your testing unless you check off the \u201cYes\u201d box on this form, nor can you be considered for biology or premed with out returning the form)<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mail the form back in as soon as possible!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s simple, quick, and easy! It will take two minutes and I\u2019d highly recommend filling it out as soon as your receive it, before it makes it\u2019s way to that universal \u201cto be answered\u201d stack of papers in your house.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it from me. Have a great holiday, and enjoy your break from school!<\/p>\n<p>Diane Soboski<br \/>\nAssistant Director of Admissions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s about that time of year \u2013 applications are pouring in, the phone lines are flooded with calls, and admissions counselors are buried under stacks of files. You\u2019ve sent in your Common Application, checked with guidance to make sure that they\u2019ve sent along their packet, what\u2019s next? Verification Form! Here at Holy Cross we require &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2008\/12\/23\/whats-a-verification-sheet-is-it-important\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What\u2019s a verification sheet? Is it important?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":615,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diane-soboski"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/615"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}