SENIOR MONTH-TO-MONTH CALENDAR

September/October

• Make appointment to see counselor
• Register for SAT
• Attend college fairs
• Develop college list
• Consider carefully your responsibilities if applying for Early Decision or Early Action
• Write or call for catalogs/view books and applications
• Get off to a good start academically
• Review for SAT I
• Work on college essays
• Review transcript with counselor
• Plan college visits and interviews (remember thank you letters)
• Ask teachers for recommendations following school procedures
• Begin filling out applications
• If you apply for Early Decision be aware of deadlines

November

• SAT I & SAT II
• Send Early Decision or Early Action Applications
• Submit secondary school/counselor evaluation forms as soon as they arrive
• Keep organized and up to date
• Research sources of private outside scholarships throughout the year
• Consider "Job Shadowing" with a person in your potential career

December

• SAT I & SAT II
• Finish all draft applications and essays to selective colleges - go over with counselor, teacher or parent
• Check all application deadlines
• Talk with graduates who are home from college
• Attend Financial Aid Night at Bow High School

January

• SAT I & SAT II
• File FAFSA and/or Financial Aid Profile forms
• Submit midyear grade forms to guidance
• Finish other college applications

February

• Have mid-year forms sent
• Check/Apply for private outside scholarships
• Have you sent all necessary forms and applications for financial aid?
• Check deadlines for AP tests
• Use February vacation to visit colleges in order to finalize choices

March

• Continue to explore colleges as thoroughly as possible
• Send any new material which may help colleges
• Check in guidance for local scholarships

April

• Review your college responses and aid offers with your parents and counselor
• Write withdrawal letters to colleges you will not be attending
• Make final decision. Send deposit May 1
• You should have received your financial aid acknowledgment - Student Aid Report (SAR)

May

• AP Exams
• Fill out dorm forms
• Check arrangements for Stafford Loan
• Register for courses
• Send original and signed SAR (Student Aid Reports) to your chosen college
• Apply for local scholarships

June

• Graduation
• Have a GREAT summer!
• Arrange for your final grades to be sent to your college.

Summer

• Enjoy yourself!
• Save for college