Senior Year

Greetings Seniors,

Welcome to senior year. As you know a Post-Secondary Plan is now required for graduation. Student Post-Secondary Plans will be stored in an individual file in the College and Career Center Rm 270. A hard copy of student official transcripts along with a post-secondary plan checklist will be located in your individual folder.

September

• Visit your school counselor. Create a Post-Secondary Plan, review academic status.
• Create FAFSA ID
• Complete FAFSA Checklist handout. Go See College & Career Center for Handout.
• Naviance - Add three colleges to “Colleges I’m thinking about List.”
• Research colleges and begin application process.
• If applicable, link your Naviance account to Common application. Only if applying to common app schools only.
• Start and finalize Personal Statements and resumes.
• Through Naviance, request letters of recommendations from teachers and school counselors. Provide personal statements and resumes-email and hardcopy.
• Identify colleges to add to FAFSA College list.

October

• Complete FAFSA on October 1, 2017. Support will be provided in College and Career Center Rm 270.
• Ensure all colleges you are applying to are listed on your FAFSA.
• Ensure FAFSA Student Aid Report (SARs) are printed and filed in College & Career Center.
• Complete College applications.
• Be aware of all college application deadlines.
• Naviance - Move Colleges from “I’m Thinking about” to “Colleges I’m applying to.”
• Naviance - Check off transcript request box and indicate if you have submitted college applications.

SAT Retake- 10/17/2017, Deadline- 9/8/2017, Late Registration- 9/27/2017

November

• Follow up with your school counselor to ensure all supporting documents have been submitted.
• Research and apply to Scholarships.
• If your SAR is flagged for verification please follow up with your Counselor or Ms. Acosta.

SAT Retake- 11/4/2017, Deadline- 10/5/2017, Late Registration- 10/25/2017

December

• Ensure you meet college application deadline per senior contract.

SAT Retake- 12/2/2017, Deadline- 11/2/2017, Late Registration- 11/21/2017

January

• Register for student orientation
• Register for College Placement Exam and begin registering for college courses

February - March

• College Acceptance Letters/Deferment Letters/Declined Letters – Upload college acceptance letters to Naviance and Submit a hardcopy to College and Career Center, RM 270. Copies will be made so you can keep the original.
• Financial Aid Award Letters – Upload college award letters to Naviance. Submit a hard copy to College and Career Center. Copies will be made so you can keep the original.
• Scholarships – Apply to scholarships and indicate on Naviance
• Schedule an appointment with your counselor to review Financial Aid Award Letters

SAT Retake- 3/10/2018, Deadline- 2/9/2017, Late Registration- 2/28/2018

April

• Financial Aid Award Letters – Upload to Naviance and submit a hard copy to the College and Career Center. Copies will be made so you can keep the original.
• Scholarships – Apply to scholarships and indicate on Naviance
• Schedule an appointment with your counselor to review Financial Aid Award Letters
• Finalize College/University Enrollment/Decision.
• Complete Post-Secondary Plan and submit to the College and Career Center.

May

• National College Decision Day (May 1st)
• Decision Day Celebration
• Submit Letter of Intent and Tuition Deposit to Final College/University

June

• Register for student orientation
• Register for College Placement Exam and begin registering for college courses.
• Attend Summer Melt. Upload class schedule and orientation documents to Naviance.

All hard copies stored in College & Career Center.