Make the most of your senior year by following this application checklist:
August
- Pick colleges that you are interested in (3-4) and gather information.
- Visit college campuses
- Start researching scholarship opportunities through this blog and/or FastWeb
September
- Attend college fairs and gather information
- Register for the ACT or SAT
October
- Take ACT and/or SAT
- Research private scholarships via FastWeb or high school counselor's office
- Look and listen for announcements of college representatives visiting your school and senior night
- Request that your transcript be sent to colleges that you have applied to
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor
November
- Write essays for any scholarships that require them
- If recommendation forms are required, give out forms to counselors/teachers/principals
- Apply for outside funding/private scholarships
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor
December
- Begin working with your parents on the Free Application for Federal StudentAid (FAFSA).
- Take ACT and/or SAT if you haven't already
- Begin making final college choice
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor
January
- Remind your parents to file income taxes for federal financial aid purposes - FAFSA
- Check counseling office/blog for scholarships
- Follow chosen college's deadlines for housing and financial aide
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor
February
- Make sure colleges have all documentation they require
- Remember, file FAFSA by March 1
- Continue preparing for Advanced Placement exams
- Take ACT if you haven't already
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor
March
- FAFSA priority deadline is March 1
- Watch for orientation materials
- Keep hitting the books - high school isn't over yet!
- It's Spring Break time; make any last minute visits to colleges you're interested in.
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor
April
- Take ACT and/or SAT if you haven't already
- Watch for financial aid award letters
- Watch for orientation information- remember you have to have been admitted!
- Turn in scholarships award letters and college acceptance letters to your counselor!
May
- Clear up any loose ends at your high school
- Finals time - study hard!
- Finalize summer plans- job, school
- High School Graduation - Congratulations!
June
- Summer job - save $$ for college
- Take any placement exams if a college requires them
July
- Summer job- save $$ for college
- Attend orientation if you haven't already
