Senior's Planning Guide

Register for your last SAT or ACT test by August

Finalize your list of safety, match, and reach colleges with your counselor.

Check application deadlines and explore websites of colleges

Determine which schools take the Common Application. Begin your college essays.

Request recommendations from your teachers, counselors, and mentors if needed

Schedule college interview if required.

Take on leadership positions in your extracurricular activities.

Start creating our updating your resume with awards, activities, honors, and work (both paid and volunteer).

Take the SAT or ACT in the fall and send scores to your colleges.

Request your high school transcript to submit with your applications.

Make a calendar to keep track of all your deadlines and each school's requirements for admission.

Give your completed essays to your counselor and any relevant teachers for editing.

Submit any Early Admission/Decision/Priority Applications according to their deadlines.

Maintain your GPA, depending on your applications, some colleges will see these grades! You also want to stay in the running for academic scholarships

Put the finishing touches on your essays and applications, and send them off!

Take the December SAT or ACT if necessary and submit scores.

Finish and submit your scholarship applications.

Confirm that your colleges received your applications.

Inform all schools you will not be attending as soon as possible to give another student your spot.