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Timeline for Seniors
Fall:
- Retake ACT if desired score has not been reached
- Visit schools you are interested in
- Meet with your School Counselor
- Apply to at least 3 colleges/universities as soon as possible, before Thanksgiving break
- Keep up the hard work in your classes
- Volunteer and Participate in Extra-Curricular Activities
- Start Searching for Scholarships
- Complete the FASFA with your parents. You will need to create an FSA ID.
- Complete your Housing Application to each college you are considering
Spring:
- Fill out scholarship applications - online (Fastweb.com) in the counseling office, through your parents workplaces, organizations you are affiliated with, churches, etc.
- Receive FAFSA information from each college you are admitted to. Compare offers.
- Decide on your college by the national decision deadline: MAY 1st!
- Pay your enrollment confirmation to your final choice by May 1st!
- Accept or decline financial aid offers
- MAKE SURE YOU ARE PASSING ALL CLASSES and earning your 28 required credits!
- Chat with your School Counselor
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