Now That Apps are Done

Check your College Admissions Portals Regularly

• Ensure that each college received all necessary material. Resolve issues quickly.

• Keep an eye out for emails from any college.

Sending Mid- Year Transcripts

• If any of your colleges require mid- year transcripts (1st Semester Senior grades), follow these procedures carefully

• In the spring you will send your End- of- Year final) transcripts to the college you will be attending. 

Second Semester Grades

College acceptances can be rescinded if grades fall significantly. Try to keep your grades consistent with the grades in which you were accepted.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

• Complete and submit a Financial Aid application (FAFSA or CA Dream Act).

• Continue to search for scholarships.

• Schedule an appointment with the College & Career Specialist if you need help understanding your financial aid offers. 

If you are Deferred

If you applied early and were "deferred", determine if you are required to submit your first semester transcript. If so, do that promptly. Read this important article for more on deferrals. 

If you are Waitlisted

• As accepted students notify colleges they won't be attending, those spots are given to students on the "waitlist".

• Express your continued interest and confirm your waitlist status

• Update the school if any grades or test scores have improved (this doesn't apply to UC's)

• You may not learn more about your status until July or later

• Because your chances of being accepted are not predictable, you need to make other plans:

  • Review the colleges that accepted your application

  • Come up with a second choice that you are happy with

  • Make a decision on or before Decision Day, and follow necessary steps including submitting your Intent to Register

If you get Accepted

• You usually have until May 1st to let your college of choice know that you want to attend.

• There’s no reason to rush this very important decision, so wait until you have received all of your admission decisions and financial aid offers before you pick your college.

How to Choose a College?

It's all about the right fit for you! Lists the aspects that are important to you and compare results

• Do you want to attend a small/medium/large campus?

• Go out- of- state or stay in-state? Most affordable?

Once you've Decided

• Send in required forms sent by the college

• Send official AP exam scores if your college accepts your results

• Send tuition and housing deposits

• Notify other colleges that you have been accepted to, that you will not be attending. They will give your spot to someone else

• Continue to check the portal and email for communications from your college.

Going to Community College?

• Community Colleges also have online applications, and they should all be open now for those going that route.

• They have a set of steps necessary to enroll, but it starts with completing their online application.

• If you plan to attend COM and have already taken classes there during high school, then you just need to update your application.

Send Thank You Notes

Be sure to thank anyone who wrote a Letter of Recommendation for you