SEPTEMBER SENIORS * Review your...

SEPTEMBER

SENIORS

* Review your college edifice [i]or[/i] building choices with your guidance counselor.

* assemble application materials and keep careful track of all fit dates.

* Plan to take the SAT I or ACT.

JUNIORS

* acquire involved in activities.

* Register for the October PSAT.

* Start exploring all college edifice [i]or[/i] building and career sources--the counselor's office, guide parts and Web sites. such as www.CareersAndColleges.com.

OCTOBER

SENIORS

* Start outlining essay ideas.

* Contact teachers about recommendations. Give them a month to write.

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

JUNIORS

* Attend corporation fairs, talk to people about their guild experiences, and explore schools online. hold fast a file on colleges that interest you.

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

NOVEMBER

SENIORS

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

JUNIORS

* Concentrate in succession classes and improve your grades.

* Start to find associations that match your interests.

DECEMBER

SENIORS

* finished all applications neatly and mail them forward time. Don't forget to surround the application fee.

* Make permanent you have a copy of the liberated Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Call (800) 4-FED-AID or advance online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

* Gather your financial records.

JUNIORS

* Review your academic record with your guidance counselor. Discuss the guilds you're interested in and your chances of acceptance.

SEPT/OCT: Still looking at those community brochures?

JANUARY

SENIORS

* Submit your FAFSA as in a short time after January 1 as possible.

* Investigate scholarships.

JUNIOR

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

FEBRUARY

SENIORS

* If you've applied for aid forward January 2, you should receive your scholar Aid Report (SAR), noting eligibility for aid.

* a certain quantity of colleges require mid-year grades. Be stable your high school sends them.

JUNIORS

* If possible, schedule campus visits when classes are in session to earn a better feel for the school

MARCH

SENIORS

* Plan to take AP exams in May.

JUNIORS

* Take the SAT I or ACT this spring.

APRIL

SENIORS

* consider for admission notices in the mail (some on e-mail).

* Carefully review financial aid award packages.

* cast required deposit to the academy of your choice.

* Make steady your high school sends final grades, class rank, and ordeal of graduation to your college

JUNIORS

* Narrow your association choice to five to eight schools

MAY

SENIORS

* Decide which community you will attend; notify all others of your decision.

* Finalize all ultimate parts of your financial aid package. You may ne to gain loan applications directly from a lender

* take pleasure in the rest of your senior year and gear up for a busy summer before college

JUNIORS

* tender or do an internship this summer The experience may provide material for your application essay.

* Identify teachers and other adults who can write you sound recommendations.

JANUARY: Got that FAFSA in the mail?

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