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COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS
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Senior Year Timeline
September
- Meet with your school counselor to be sure that the colleges remaining on your list are appropriate to your academic and personal record.
- Review your high school transcript with your school counselor to check for accuracy of courses, grades, rank in class, etc.
- Meet with teachers of your choice to discuss letters of recommendation.
- Visit college reps at your school.
- Plan visits to college campuses if you didn’t get to them during the summer of if you want to return for a second time.
- Register online for the SAT and SAT II subject tests.
October
- Attend Senior Seminar with your guidance counselor for information on application procedures.
- Continue to attend College Fairs to further investigate those colleges to which you will probably apply.
- Finalize your list of colleges.
- Obtain all necessary college applications.
- Start writing essays for college applications.
- Prepare information needed for college applications (brag sheets, activity résumé, etc.).
- Send in Early Decision and Early Action applications.
- Work hard, senior grades are important.
- Take SAT if necessary.
November
- Continue filing applications to colleges.
- Continue to meet with representatives when they visit your school.
- Take SAT if necessary.
December
- File your last college applications.
- Obtain the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form from your counselor or online (sign up for a pin number).
- Receive Early Action/Early Decision l decisions.
January
- File the FAFSA online as close to January 1st as possible.
- Maintain a strong senior year.
- Apply for scholarships.
February/March
- Send mid-year reports if necessary.
- Review SAR (student aid report) carefully.
- Review financial aid packages.
- Keep grades up.
- Continue scholarship applications. Watch deadlines carefully.
April
- Visit schools where accepted if necessary.
- Contact financial aid office if you have any special financial aid circumstances.
- If wait-listed, contact admissions office if you are still interested in attending.
- Make final decision and mail your deposit to one school.
May
- Contact colleges you have not selected to inform them that you plan to enroll elsewhere.
- Take Advanced Placement Exams if applicable.
June
- Request final transcript to be sent to the college you will attend.
Final Transcript Request Sheet