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| College and Career Planning - College Planning Timetable |
Fall
 | Maintaining your grades during your junior year is especially important. This is the year that college admission officers examine especially closely. |
| Enroll in AP and other honors-level classes if available. Prepare for PSAT. Make sure of registration and test dates. Ask about AP exams. |
| Take the PSAT. (Results in 4-6 weeks.) Top scores qualify for National Merit Scholarships. |
| Develop preliminary college list with counselor. Your list should contain approximately 8-12 colleges you are seriously considering. Start requesting literature from colleges. |
Winter
| Review your PSAT results with your counselor, in order to identify your strengths and to determine the areas that you may need to improve upon. Enroll for SAT prep course; start studying for SAT I and II. |
| Take Campus Tours online or in person to further narrow your list of colleges to match your personality, GPA, and test scores. |
| Register for the March SAT I and/or the April ACT tests. Find out from each college the deadlines for applying for admission and which tests to take. It is a good idea to take the SAT I and/or ACT in the spring to allow you time to review your results and retake the exams in the fall of your senior year, if necessary. |
Spring
| Review college brochures and applications. Make appointments for summer interviews. |
| Take SAT I and II, and ACT. Confirm next year's courses. |
| Discuss college sports with your coach now. If you’re looking for an athletic scholarship, you may need advice on how best to position yourself. |
Summer
| Results of AP tests arrive; start visiting and having interviews at colleges. Arranged orientations and Adopt-a-Student programs are ideal. Start a file of brochures and applications for schools you like. Meet with consultant. |
| Applications are available on-line after August 1. Copy applications and begin filling out draft pages. |
| Decide if you are going to apply under a particular college's early decision or early action program. Many early decision programs are legally binding, requiring you to attend the college to which you are applying, should they accept you. |
| Read your college mail and send reply cards to your schools of interest. |
Fall
| Give any recommendation forms to the appropriate teachers or counselors with stamped, college-addressed envelopes; prepare for SAT I and II. Meet with college reps who visit your school. Set up interviews and college visits. |
| Make a final list of schools that interest you and keep a file of deadlines and required admission items for each school. |
| Last chance to take the SAT I and II, continue interviewing and meeting college reps; fill out college application forms; complete early applications for Nov. deadline. Find out from the colleges to which you are applying whether or not they need official copies of your transcripts (transcripts sent directly from your high school) sent at the time of application. |
| Some early decision replies; mail applications to colleges with Jan. 1 deadlines; ask counselor about available scholarships, financial aid forms available after Dec. 1. |
| Take some time to think about and outline any essays required. |
| Register for December or January SAT I and/or SAT II tests, if necessary. |
| Continue thinking about and beginning writing (if you have not already started) any essays to be included with your applications. |
Winter
| Most regular decision applications due; most scholarship applications due. |
| Early decision replies usually arrive between December 1 and December 31. |
| If you haven't already done so, make sure your official test scores are being sent to the colleges to which you are applying. |
| Make sure your parents have completed their income tax forms in anticipation of the financial aid applications. |
| Complete and submit your college financial aid application and the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) between January 1 and February 15, and check for other financial aid options. Submit these forms even if you think you will not qualify. You should receive your Student Aid Report (SAR) within four weeks. Make the necessary corrections and return it to the FAFSA processor as soon as possible in order to have your forms processed quickly. |
| Request that your high school send your official transcripts to the colleges to which you are applying. |
| Contact the admissions office(s) of the college(s) to which you have applied to make sure that your information has been received, and that they have everything they need from you. |
Spring
| As college acceptance letters come in, make careful decisions with parents and counselor. Compare your acceptance letters, financial aid, and scholarship offers. Visit any schools you have not seen, overnight if possible. Most colleges request your reply by May 1. If you were placed on a waiting list for a particular college, and have decided to wait for an opening, contact that college and let them know you are still interested. |
| Notify colleges as soon as you make a decision, as this will free up space for another student. |
| Study college course catalog and make a list of courses you would like to take next year. |
Summer
| Send thank-you notes to anyone who assisted you during the admissions process. |
| Contact your college to determine when fees for tuition, room and board are due and how much they will be. Attend freshman orientation at some colleges. |
| Take placement exams offered by your college. You may start with credits in some basic classes. |
| Start packing! You are ready for the adventure of a lifetime! |
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