Fall

• Finalize your college list and your essay. Request Letters of Recommendation from teachers and counselors.
• Finalize and send applications as they become due. Have a parent, teacher, counselor, or other adult review the application before it is submitted.
• Check the status of your supplemental materials for your application on SchooLinks – send reminders to your supporter to submit by the deadline.
• Take the SAT on the school-wide SAT day. Decide if you need to have ACT or SAT scores sent directly to colleges if they are required.

Stay focused on academics. First semester grades can make a difference. Clean up social media accounts and use an “appropriate” email address (monitor email frequently).

Student athletes? Register with the NCAA clearinghouse. Sign a release with our Counseling Secretary so we can upload transcripts to NCAA via Naviance.

Winter

• After October 1: File the FAFSA or WAFSA, visit the FAFSA website or the WASFA site.
• October: Take the SAT in School Day SAT day.
• Apply for scholarships and remember you should never pay for scholarships.
• No Senioritis! Even if you’ve already submitted most of your applications, don’t slack in the classroom. The college that you choose to attend will want to see your second semester transcript.

Spring

• Acceptance letters and financial aid offers will start to arrive.
• Make your college commitment and make the deposit by May 1.
• Make sure that you have requested that your final high school transcript be sent to the school you will be attending.
• June! Graduate!