Senior To Do List

• Fall
  • Retake ACTs (October 28 or December 9)
  • 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 10, April 14, June 9, and July 14)

Freshmen and Sophomores

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