Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments Test Prep

$\boxed 1$ Although it is a crazy time of year: college application season.  Across the country, seniors have to figure out their $\boxed 2$ futures, they ponder so many huge decisions . Do they want to go to a big college or small college? Are they looking for a big name school or a more personalized college experience?  $\boxed 3$Do they want to stay in state or do they want to move out of state? Are they Ivy League material?

$\boxed 4$ Once students figure out where they want to apply, the work begins. College applications require a laundry list of $\boxed 5$ materials. Essays, SAT scores, transcripts, and resumes. And don't even get seniors started on that "brag sheet" that they are supposed to write. $\boxed 6$ If you think teens like to talk about themselves. Just try  to get them to fill out a list of all of their accomplishments. $\boxed 7$They hate it.

$\boxed 8$ The idea is that, through a combination of essays and scores and grades, students can show every facet of themselves on a college application, and hopefully they will look good enough for admission to their dream schools. But, anyone who has ever tried to cram their essence into a online form knows that it's just not as easy as $\boxed 9$ it sounds. Even for the best students. Even stellar students need to carefully choose essay topics and finesse their activities to make them look as good as possible. $\boxed {10}$  For the average student, who may not have a list of amazing accomplishments, the daunting process. And yet, each year, thousands of students submit tens of thousands of applications, and cross their fingers and wait.

$\boxed {11}$ Once admissions letters start to come out and the waiting is over. But for some students, this is precisely when the most difficult part of the process $\boxed {12}$ begins, they must choose.  Students will consider financial aid packages, take campus tours, scour message boards, and wrack their brains until that fateful day in may when they must make a choice.  That choice will determine where they spend the next four years. 

1. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. Although it is a crazy time of year; college application season.
3. Although college application season is a crazy time of year.
4. It is a crazy time of year: college application season.

2. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. futures they ponder
3. futures, pondering
4. futures. Pondering

3. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. Do they want to stay in state or move out of state?
3. Do they want to stay in state or? Do they want to move out of state?
4. Do they want to stay in state or do they think they prefer to move out of state?

4. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. Once students figure out where they want to apply the work begins.
3. Students figure out where they want to apply, the work begins
4. Once students figure out where they want to apply. The work begins.

5. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. materials: essays, SAT scores, transcripts, and resumes.
3. materials, they need essays, SAT scores, transcripts, and resumes.
4. materials. Like essays, SAT scores, transcripts, and resumes. 

6. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. If you think teens like to talk about themselves, so just try
3. If you think teens like to talk about themselves, just try
4. If you think teens like to talk about themselves: just try

7. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. They will always be hating it. 
3. Although they hate it. 
4. Even though they hate it. 

8. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. The idea is that, through a combination of essays and scores and grades. Students can show every facet of themselves on a college application.  Hopefully they will look good enough for admission to their dream schools. 
3. The idea is that students can show every facet of themselves on a college application.  Through a combinations of essays and scores. Hopefully they will look good enough for admission to their dream schools. 
4. The idea is that, hopefully they will look good enough for admission to their dream schools. Through a combination of essays, scores, and grades.

9. 

1. NO CHANGE
2. it sounds. Not even for the best students.
3. it sounds for the best students.
4. it sounds, even for the best students.

10.

1. NO CHANGE
2. For the average student the process is daunting, who may not have a list of amazing accomplishments.
3. For the average student, who may not have a list of amazing accomplishments, it's a daunting process.  
4. For the average student, who may not have a list of amazing accomplishments, the process daunts.  

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1. NO CHANGE
2. Once admissions letters start to come out, the waiting is over.
3. Once admissions letters start to come out. Waiting stops.
4. Finally, admissions letters start to come out, the waiting is over.