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Guidance Services
Senior Timeline
September- November:
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Register for a fall SAT or
ACT. If your chosen major or university requires an SAT subject test, make sure
that you register for one. Be sure to obtain a valid SAT or ACT I.D. Form
if you do not have your driver's license.
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Begin attending College
workshops/Open Houses etc. Sign up for College Representative meetings in
the Guidance Office. Work on applications and sending transcripts once you
are happy with your SAT/ACT scores. Unless you are interested in an "Early
Decision Program, " it's okay to not have applications in until December.
Some schools have "rolling admission" and admit students all year long, but
others do not. Try to decide which schools you would like to attend early, so
that you may prepare in a timely fashion.
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Buy your California
University in the High School credits, if applicable. Remember, you MUST
meet the deadline for payment, or you will not be permitted to buy these
credits.
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Watch this
website and the school announcements for scholarship opportunities.
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Work diligently on your
Senior Project, and obtain help EARLY in the year if you need it.
December-January:
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Be prepared to have filed
an application for which schools you would like to attend, so that your FAFSA
forms can reflect those colleges.
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Attend the
Financial Aid Workshop in the evening at our school ( TBA for this year.).
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Give your
Senior Project Speech in January, and be prepared with all your materials
needed.
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You MAY begin
filing your FAFSA form, but you cannot begin the process until your tax
information is completed, and it is after January 1st.
February- March:
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Your family will need to
file the FAFSA form at www.fafsa.ed.gov/
or by using a hard copy available in the Guidance Office. This form MUST be
filed by May 1 for PA state grants, though you should check to see if the particular school in
which you are interested has an earlier financial aid deadline. You will need to use your tax return information to
complete this application, and everyone MUST do this form to use or qualify for
student aid. You may indicate which schools you plan/want to attend,
and once you file this form, if you have noted these schools, you will receive a financial statement
regarding their school. Then you can make your
choice using this important knowledge.
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You should be hearing from
the schools to which you applied, and as previously indicated, you can note this
on the FAFSA form. Make sure you meet your deposit deadline so that you do not
lose your place for admission.
- Contact the financial aid office of your
college-of-choice to see if financial aid programs exist on a state or campus
level. These programs may involve forms and deadlines that exist independently
from federal programs and may require additional applications or information
from you or your parents.
- Submit all the necessary paperwork or
applications for any private or outside scholarships you may have identified
earlier in the year. Be sure that you have submitted all required forms: the
college admissions application, the FAFSA, any private scholarship
applications, and any state or campus forms required for financial aid
programs outside the federal student aid programs.
- Register for any AP tests you wish to
take in May.
- In March, watch the mail for the
Student Aid Report (SAR). The SAR is the7 reply to your submitted FAFSA
and summarizes your financial aid eligibility for any federal programs.
April-May:
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Do as well as you can, even at
the end of the school year, as many schools require transcripts/grade reports to
track you even after your admission to the school!
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Receive school-admissions notification(s).
- Compare your financial aid awards to the
cost of school attendance.
- Make a final enrollment decision and
submit the enrollment deposit, if requested.
- Notify any schools that you have chosen
not to attend that have accepted you that you will not be attending.
- Sign and return financial aid forms for
the school you will be attending.
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Make sure you know how to
obtain your transcripts after graduation and how to obtain your College in the
High School transcripts, using the appropriate form (see the FORMS section on
this website or stop in the office).
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Finalize plans for next year,
so you may have a safe and happy Graduation Day!!!!
June-July:
- Complete any remaining financial aid
forms.
- Plan for college orientation,
transportation, and housing.
- Finalize college transportation and
housing for the fall.
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