Summer between Junior and Senior Year

• Continue to narrow down list of college choices

• Plan any additional campus visits

• Create a resume

• Draft your scholarship essay

• Volunteer (if you haven't started already)

Fall of Senior Year

• Finalize list of schools to which you want to apply

• Ask for personal recommendations early for scholarship and only if necessary for college applications

• Retake ACT test if necessary (September and October dates recommended for Seniors)

• Plan any final campus visits

• Apply to colleges of choice and observe all deadlines

  • August - November 1st

  • Application (online preferred)

  • Send ACT/ACCUPLACER scores if necessary

  • Request transcript to be sent through Parchment

  • Pay application fee

  • Be on the lookout for all scholarship possibilities

October- January of Senior Year

• Attend financial aid workshops

• Apply for financial aid (must be accepted at schools before financial aid can be received)

• Call institutional financial aid offices for additional help

• Continue to apply for all appropriate scholarships

November - May of Senior Year

• Make final choices for college attendance

• Compare financial aid packages

• Apply for local scholarships