Junior year 

Fall

• Take the PSAT 

Spring

• Meet with your LNC counselor for junior meeting

• Take the ACT in March

• Take the SAT in March - June

• Complete the recommendation survey on Naviance for your teachers to reference by May

• Ask your teachers (2 recommended) for a letter of recommendation for college applications in mid-May

• Research colleges on Naviance and add to your Colleges I'm Thinking About 

• Look at the scholarship list

Summer

• Work on a rough draft of your common app essay prompts

• Complete your resume with your activities during your HS career for your college applications

• Visit colleges

• Make your common application account  in July and start adding colleges you know you will be applying to

• Start looking at the Scholarship list

Senior year

Fall

• Meet with your LNC counselor for your senior meeting

• Decide if you are applying early action, regular decision or early decision.  

  • Early Decision - must let us know

  • Fee waivers - must let us know

• Match your common application account with your Naviance account by September

• Look at the CFNC website to determine if any of your schools are listed under the free application college week. 

  • You will need to apply to each school separately through CFNC if you are applying during free college application  week. 

• Add your teachers to your Naviance account under letters of recommendation and then speak to your teacher directly to thank them

• Complete your college applications

• Determine if you want to apply for honor colleges

• SAT/ACT - must send on own

• Residency - Fill out via CFNC website

• Check your emails for username and passwords to your college portals

• Create your FSA ID and complete your FAFSA (opens October 1) and complete the CSS Profile (through the College Board) if your college requests it.