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(Revised 20 December 2000)
Junior Year
September-October
· Sign up and take the PSAT
· Find out about college courses available for H.S Seniors
March-May
· Review career plans with your family.
· Check your H.S college Counselor Office for announcement of college
representation visiting your School.
· Sign up to take ACT or SAT I or II
· Review the course selection for your high school senior year.
· Find out about college-prep summer programs.
June
· Begin work on your college essays.
· Take ACT or SAT I or II (if you have not done so.)
· Write a resume to help you later on in the college application
process.
· Request college catalogs and applications for admission.
· Prepare a list of colleges to visit during summer and schedule
appointments.
· Start getting letters of recommendation from your teachers.
July-August
· Visit colleges.
· Get a Social Security number if you do not have one.
· Review your family finances.
SENIOR YEAR
September
· Register for ACT of SAT I or II’s.
· Be sure your courses meet requirements for H.S. graduaton.
· Get letters of reccomendation from teachers, employers, and others
who know you well.
· Review deadlines for specific college programs.
· Plan to visit colleges to which you are applying.
October
· Make a final check and review of your school records.
· Attend college nights Conferences.
· Register for ACT o r SAT I or II.
· Work on applications; request transcripts be sent to colleges.
· Take the ACT test (if you haven’t done so)
· ATTEND THE BIG APPLE COLEGE INFORMATION WEEK FAIR IN YOUR
BOROUGH!
November
· Consult your college advisor and college catalogs for required Achievement
Tests.
· Find out dates for "early admission decision" applications.
· Attend financial aid meetings and seminars.
· Schedule a planning conference with your college advisor.
· Complete your college applications (and essays if required)
· Register for ACT or SAT I or II.
December
· Obtain student financial aid application forms.
· Check college application due dates.
· Schedule college visits.
· Talk to alumni and college friends during the holidays.
· Check your H.S. College Counselor’s Office for financial aid
workshops, scholarship announcements, and visits by representatives.
January
· Attend financial aid workshops.
· File financial aid applications.
· Find out about financial aid available through church groups, labor
unions, and other organizations.
· Remind your family to keep copies of all tax returns.
· Are all your college applications submitted-any deadlines
approaching?
· Are you keeping a folder to keep track of applications?
· Check your H.S. College Counselor’s Office for scholarships and
financial aid information.
· If you have to borrow money from the Federal Family Education Loan
Program or National Direct Student Loan Program, fill out any loan
application(s). Remember, once you sign the Promissory Note, you owe the
money.
February
· Are you maintaining your folder of correspondence?
· Review college admissions and financial aid application
deadlines.
March
· Do you need to register for Advanced Placement (AP) examinations?
· Colleges begin to send acceptance notices.
· Check your financial aid status at your college or university.
· Start looking for a summer job.
April
· If you are accepted by a college, you must make an enrollment decision,
accept the financial aid offered, and send in the required housing and tuition
deposits.
· Colleges send out financial aid packages to accepted students.
· Review your financial aid package with the college financial aid
office.
May
· Send thank you notes to all those who assisted you (e.g., college
advisors, secretaries, and teachers).
· Notify the colleges which you decided not to attend. If you decline
admission, and have received an aid package, notify the college financial
aid office so it can offer the award to another student.
June-August
· Notify your H.S. College Counselor’s Office of any scholarship
received.
· Use your summer job to help finance your education.
· Get ready for your first year of college.
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* * * News for June 2001 Graduates * * *
SENIORS: The College Office is located in Room 152
and asks that you visit soon and often.
Please review the following information.
COLLEGE ESSAY: By now you
should have submitted your college essay to the College Office after having
it reviewed by your English teacher. If you have not yet done so, make sure
to do so immediately. It is a good idea to have a friend or family member
assist in the process.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Applications to colleges must soon go into the mail, and now is a good time
to begin securing recommendations from teachers, business and community leaders,
etc.. A strong recommendation will go a long way in the application process.
A neatly-typed, positive, succinct recommendation is a must!
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Campus Magnet College Office Newsletter: "Road to Success"