SEPTEMBER SENIORS * Finalize yo...

SEPTEMBER

SENIORS

* Finalize your college edifice [i]or[/i] building choices with your guidance counselor. If still deciding, attend a literary institution [i]or[/i] seminary of learning fair,

* gather application materials and keep careful track of all appropriate dates.

* Plan to take--or re-take--the SAT or ACT.

JUNIORS

* learn involved In extracurricular activities.

* Register for the October PSAT. The PSAT is great prep for the SAT, which many take in the spring.

* Start exploring all guild and career sources--the counselor's office, guide main division s and Web sites, such as www.CareersAndColleges.com.

OCTOBER

SENIORS

* Take care of association application basics--prepare your essay, contact teachers for recommendations (give them a month to write), and don't miss any deadlines!

* Visit any of your society choices that you haven't seen already.

JUNIORS:

* present in extra effort to retain up grades--your academic performance is still the principally important factor in the admission process

* Attend college edifice [i]or[/i] building fairs, talk to people about their society experiences, and explore schools online. detain a file on colleges that interest you.

* Write notes about your interests and courses that you'd like to study

NOVEMBER

SENIORS

* If you're applying early, don't miss November deadlines.

* Investigate scholarships and make steady you read the November "How to Pay for College" issue of CAREERS & COLLEGES

JUNIORS

* Concentrate onward classes and improve your grades.

* Start to find bodys that match your interests.

DECEMBER

SENIORS

* clean all applications neatly and mail them in succession time. Don't forget to shut in the application fee.

* Make indisputable you have a copy of the unrestrained Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Call (800) 4-FED-AID or visit www.fafsa.ed.gov.

JUNIORS

* Review your academic record and PSAT scores with your guidance counselor. Decide in succession how you might improve your standardized experiment scores.

JANUARY

SENIORS

* Submit FAFSA as easily after Jan. 1 as possible.

* depute first-semester grades to colleges.

JUNIORS

* Start preparing for the spring admission fasts. delivered study aids are available online, at the library, and in your guidance office.

* hold a list of colleges that interest you.

FEBRUARY

* If you applied for aid onward Jan. 1, you should receive a pupil Aid Report (SAR), noting eligibility for aid.

JUNIORS

* If possible, schedule campus visits now for the spring when guilds are still in session.

* Discuss guild choices with your school counselor and evaluate by what mode realistic your choices are.

MARCH

SENIORS

* Continue the look for scholarship dollars.

JUNIORS

* Take the SAT or ACT this spring.

* suit admission and financial aid info from the communitys that Interest you.

APRIL

SENIORS

* turn the thoughts for admission notices in the mail or e-mail.

* Carefully review financial aid award packages.

* Make unfailing your high school sends final grades, class rank, and satisfactory evidence of graduation to your college

JUNIORS

* Narrow corporation choices to five to eight schools

MAY

SENIORS

* Decide which body you will attend; notify all others of your decision. lance required deposit to the institute of your choice.

* Take AP exams this month if applicable.

JUNIORS

* offer or do an internship this summer It may provide material for your application essay.

* Plan to take AP exams this month it applicable.

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