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Senior Year Post-Grad Planning
September
- Review your transcript.
- Begin to finalize your list of colleges.
- Schedule appointment with your college counselor.
- Receive and review College Counseling Guide Part II.
- Request college applications for your schools of interest.
- Request teacher and counselor recommendations.
- Visit College Board online to practice sample SAT test items.
- Consider registering for the SAT and/or ACT online via their respective websites.
- Meet with college representatives who visit Gonzaga this fall (see the College Counseling Newsletter updates)
- Ask teacher(s) of choice to write recommendation(s) for college.
- If needed, register with the NCAA Clearinghouse on their website.
October
- Finalize college choices.
- Work on application essays. Ask teachers or counselors to read/review essays.
- Complete Early Decision and/or Early Action applications.
- Update your "resume" - your list of accomplishments, involvement, and work experience.
- Request teacher recommendations.
- Meet with college representatives who visit Gonzaga this fall.
November
- Meet Early Decision and Early Action deadlines.
- Assist parents with completing CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE for colleges that require it.
- Adhere to the counseling office’s application processing deadlines.
- Meet with college representatives who visit Gonzaga this fall.
December
- Remember, Gonzaga will be closed over the holidays, so get applications done early to meet deadlines.
- Talk with visiting high school alumni about their college experience.
- Apply for a U.S. Department of Education personal identification number for both you and your parents at: www.pin.ed.gov.
January
- Visit College Board Online for information about financial aid.
- Continue to research scholarship opportunities through: counselors; internet; libraries; and by contacting colleges directly.
- Once mid-year grades are available, an updated transcript will automatically be sent to schools. No additional envelopes are necessary.
- Complete and submit your FAFSA form at: www.fafsa.gov.
February
- Be sure all necessary materials have been sent to your chosen college (check online, see your College Counselor).
- Don't get senioritis; colleges want to see strong second semester grades.
March
- Be sure colleges have received all the materials needed to make a decision.
- Continue searching for scholarship opportunities.
April
- Prepare for May AP Examinations, if applicable.
- Admission decisions arrive.
- Review college acceptance; perhaps revisit your top choices; feel free to consult with your counselor as you discern the best choices for you.
- Review financial aid packages; talk with college financial aid officers.
May & June
- Take AP Examinations (as applicable).
- Maintain your academic momentum.
- Notify the college you choose of your decision to attend and send deposit by May 1.
- Thank teachers/counselors who wrote recommendations.
- Notify colleges you did not choose.
- At the Senior Assembly you'll tell the College Counselors the college you've selected; final transcripts will be sent automatically to that school in early June.
- Make sure you have completed and returned your Senior Exit Interview Form to your college counselor.
- DC Residents register for DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DC TAG) if eligible. Information available here.
July & August
- Work to help pay for college.
- Read and stay ready for college.
- Read all information that you receive from your college.
- Complete and return any requested college forms.
- Attend orientation meetings offered by the college.
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