Senior To Do List

• Fall

  • Retake ACTs (September, October, or December)

  • Visit with college reps when they visit school

  • Visit colleges

  • Apply to colleges (all that you're interested in attending, not just one)

  • File FAFSA (opens October 1 - some colleges have financial aid priority deadlines of December 1)

  • Start looking and applying for scholarships (most local ones will come out shortly after the New Year, but some colleges have December 1 deadlines)

  • Apply for college housing (usually under the Campus Life tab)

• Spring

  • Apply for scholarships!!!

  • Complete and submit paperwork for financial assistance such as loans, grants, etc. (you do not have to take out all of the loans that have been offered to you - you can reduce or refuse them)

  • Sign up for a summer orientation session at the college you'll be attending

  • Let colleges that you have been accepted to but will not be attending know of your plans (contact their admissions office)

Juniors

• Explore colleges - look online, visit with reps when they visit school, visit colleges, go to college fairs

• Explore different major options - look at programs of study at different colleges, take a variety of classes, take interest inventories, job shadow

• Prepare for the ACTs (start studying now and test in the spring - February, April, June, or July)

Freshmen and Sophomores

• It's all about exploring your different career options - work, apprenticeships, military, college!

• Take a variety of classes

• Get involved in different extracurricular activities and volunteer experiences (Silver Cord hours!)

• Start looking at different careers/majors

• Start looking at the option of college classes if you are not already taking them

• Work hard and keep your grades up - GPA matters!!!