College  Planning

Immediate steps that I recommend:

1. Please make sure that students and parents can log into Cialfo.

2. As a family, begin to have conversations about colleges and universities you desire to attend, the major you intend to pursue and any financial issues that must be considered.

3. US citizens, be prepared to complete the FAFSA form for financial.  Check with the college or university for their deadline.

4. Begin a spreadsheet of the admissions requirements for each school you intend on applying to and make sure those schools are in Cialfo.

5. Research and understand the tests and scores that universities require for admission, like SAT, ACT and English Leveling tests.

6. Students and parents can make an appointment with Mr. Cablish to discuss any college application concerns you may have.  Mr. Cablish will schedule meetings with seniors at school on a regular basis.

Timeline and dates to consider:

1. By October 1st,  create and complete your Common App Account if you plan on applying to several U.S. schools

2. By October 1st,  You should talk to teachers about letters of recommendation.  Once teachers have agreed to write a letter of recommendation for you, inform Mr. Cablish who your letter writers are and he will put their names into Cialfo.  

3. By October 1st, you should have finalized any Early Decision and Early Action applications with Mr. Cablish.  Many of those deadlines are as early as October 15th - November 1st.

4. By November 1st. Your list of colleges you are applying to should be completed and in Cialfo.

5. For all applications, it is important that you are completing applications well before deadlines.  Do not procrastinate and wait until the last minute.  After you submit your application, the MAT Counseling Center staff need time to send the support documents through Cialfo.  Some documents need more time if they are to be mailed to the universities.

6. If your application deadline falls within a holiday, like Christmas break, your application should be submitted well before the MAT holiday begins so the MAT Counseling Center staff have time to send application support documents before they go on holiday.

Semester 1     

• 9th grade - Sept 10th -   Holland Traits

• 10th grade - Oct 1st - College Board Big Future

• 11th grade - Nov 19th - College Planning

Semester 2:

• 11th grade - Jan 28th - Access to Cialfo 

• 10th grade - Mar 4th -  College and Career

• 9th grade - Apr 15th - High school Course planning