COLLEGE PLANNING CALENDAR
� SENIOR YEAR
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If
you have not taken SAT or ACT�s register for them immediately.
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Review
senior schedule, to insure they meet graduation requirements.
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Check
announcements or the Guidance Webpages for college visits and fairs.
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Download
college applications or check with the guidance office.
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Begin
first drafts of college essay. (Check college handbook for suggestions)
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Reduce
preliminary list of colleges to final 8.
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Meet
with your counselor to review admission requirements and application process and
deadlines.
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Check
announcements and your school e-mail for scholarship opportunities.
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Utilize
college catalogs, videos and other resources in the guidance office.
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Finalize
your extra curricular activities and community service hours and record on
activity sheet.
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Request
recommendations from teachers, counselor or community members.
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Work
Hard-Senior year is not to be blown off.
College admission�s office will be closely reviewing your work for
the first semester.
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Utilize
the spreadsheet in this guide or create a calendar to help organize yourself
with meeting deadlines for applications and scholarships.
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Review
your transcript with your counselor.
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Attend
College representative meetings.
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Ask
for recommendations from teachers, counselors and community members.
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Complete
college applications and review with parent or counselor.
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Further
develop essays for your applications.
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Complete
your activity sheet and hand it in if you have not.
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Attend campus open houses.
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Find out exactly what forms, test results and so forth, are necessary to
apply to all colleges in which you are interested. Make final preparations and
or corrections to applications.
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Make sure all recommendations have been turned in or sent out.
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All applications should be reviewed for deadlines and all students
should try to send out applications (especially SUNY applications) by the end of
the month. Reminder, all applications need to be reviewed by the guidance
office before being sent, if you are applying online be sure to contact the
guidance office so we can be sure to send a official transcript. The guidance
office needs applications handed in at least two weeks prior to deadline.
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If you are applying for �early
decision� or �Early Action�, you must submit the application NOW.
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November SAT and ACT dates.
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Check
all application deadlines and complete all applications for admission, if you
have not already.
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Try
to meet with former students home from college.
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Continue
to check
guidance office for scholarship opportunities and/or online using financial aid
sites in college handbook and/or on your e-mail account.
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Attend
the Financial Aid Night and fill out the FAFSA form
online. (do not mail until
after Jan 1st) FAFSA can be completed online for free at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Deadlines
for most college applications.
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Check
for or complete scholarship applications.
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Complete
financial aid application. FAFSA, Profile, etc�
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Have
mid-year reports been sent?
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Check
for or complete scholarship applications.
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Last
applications deadline.
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Review
your acceptances and financial aid offers with your decision.
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Visit
your college of choice.
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Explore
the colleges that have offered admission as thoroughly as possible.
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Notify
the colleges of your choice. Send Deposit.
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Keep
your counselor informed of your decisions and scholarships you have received.
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Finalize
plans for housing, financial aid and scholarships
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Send
thank you notes.