What should you be doing right now? Important college deadlines and timelines

Many of you feel like you are behind on the college process. This is not true. The goal of this post is to give you a sense of what you should be working on throughout your senior year. Mrs. Stanley will be around to help you every step of the way.

September

• Apply to fly-in programs (These are free programs where top schools pay for you to come visit. The applications are long, but the free trip is worth it!) Clink on link for programs: http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/2018-fly-in-programs/
• Determine which schools you want to apply to (use the internet to research if they offer your major, what the entrance requirements are and the cost) Naviance has some good tools.
• Begin the application process (Most Texas schools use ApplyTexas application and many other schools use the CommonApp. Once you finish one application, you can copy most of the information to another application.)
• Work on essays for admissions and scholarships
• Sign-up for SAT retake, if necessary
• Work on scholarship applications

October

• FAFSA (Federal Application for Student Aid) opens 
• Work on your financial aid application (Aim to complete by the end of the month)
• Last chance for SAT
• Work on scholarship applications

November

• Deadlines for many prestigious schools are during this month (Check their websites)
• Finish college admission applications
• Work on scholarship applications

December

• You should have submitted all applications for college admissions and financial aid by the end of this month
• Work on scholarship applications

January/February

• Work on scholarship applications

March/April

• Receive acceptance letters
• Decide which school is best for you and make a commitment
• Accept financial aid for the college you will attend
• Take TSI test, if needed 

May

• Commit to your college
• Accept financial aid for the college you will attend
• Accept loans only if needed

June

• Send final transcript
• Sign up for orientation
• Get a meningitis shot

A lot of this information is presented in a prettier way at the link below:

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/student/college-application-timeline.pdf