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Senior Year - Preparing for College Checklist
Summer Before
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Visit the campuses of your top five choices |
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Develop a financial aid application plan |
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Narrow down which colleges you may want to attend |
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Compose rough drafts of your college essays |
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Make a calendar showing application deadlines |
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Proofread your final essay at least three times |
Fall
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Check your class ranking |
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Begin applying at applytexas.org |
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Retake the SAT/ACT to improve your scores |
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Ask your counselor to send your official transcript to schools where you have applied |
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Make sure you have a social security card |
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Update your college resume |
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Copy and print extra copies of each application sent |
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See your school counselor for help in finding scholarships |
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Volunteer in your community |
Spring
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Follow up to make sure the colleges have received all applicant information |
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Meet with your school counselor to verify that all application forms are in order and transcripts were sent to all colleges that you applied |
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Contact school for information regarding housing, dining, deposits, advisement & registration |
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Fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) |
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Stay involved in extracurricular activities |
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Watch your mail for acceptance letters |
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Compare financial aid packages from the schools where you have been accepted |
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After each college interview, send a thank you note to the interviewer |
Summer After
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Notify your college about any outside scholarships you may have received |
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Receive New Student Orientation schedule |
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Get resident hall assignment |
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Have final official transcript sent to the college |
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