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 ===While your senior year is meant to and be full of fun, there is also alot of work to be done to ensure your future plans. By keeping a checklist of what you have already completed, and what still needs to be done, you can be sure nothing is looked over. And don't wait until two weeks before graduation to start finalizing your plans.....PLAN AHEAD!! !===

August

 * Make an appointment with your high school counselor
 * Review your career plans and decide with type of school is right for you
 * List your top college choices
 * Request admissions information and school catalogs
 *  Go on college visits
 *  Obtain registration materials for the Scholastic Aptitude Test ([|SAT]) and/or [|ACT]
 *  Compare costs of each school that interests you

September

 * Mark your calendar with registration, admissions, and financial aid deadlines and fees
 * Determine whether the schools that interest you have online applications, and if not, request them by mail
 * Look at virtual tours of college campuses online
 * If you haven't already registered for the ACT/SAT, do so now
 * Attend college planning and financial aid nights and college fairs
 * Ask employers, teachers, and guidance counselors for letters of recommendation to send with admission applications

October

 * Take ACT and SAT
 * Work on admission essays
 * <span style="color: rgb(244,142,37);">Visit your top school choices and meet with faculty, staff, and students
 * <span style="color: rgb(244,142,37);">Complete applications for every scholarship for which you may be eligible
 * <span style="color: rgb(244,142,37);">Meet with your guidance counselor to develop a college admission and financial aid plan
 * <span style="color: rgb(244,142,37);">Make a folder for each of your college choices
 * <span style="color: rgb(244,142,37);">Contact each school's financial aid office to determine which forms they require
 * <span style="color: rgb(244,142,37);">Finalize portfolios, audition tapes, writing samples, or other evidence of talent required for admission

November

 * <span style="color: rgb(133,114,66);">Complete admissions applications by their deadlines
 * <span style="color: rgb(133,114,66);">If necessary, register to retake the SAT/ACT
 * <span style="color: rgb(133,114,66);">Request financial aid forms and applications.
 * <span style="color: rgb(133,114,66);">Follow up to ensure your employers, teachers, and guidance counselors send letters of recommendation

December

 * <span style="color: rgb(235,61,61);">Sign up for a PIN to complete your FAFSA online (Also inform your parents that they will need one as well)
 * <span style="color: rgb(56,160,39);">Finalize admissions applications
 * <span style="color: rgb(235,51,51);">Urge your parents to file their taxes as soon as possible after January 1.
 * <span style="color: rgb(51,127,41);">Research and apply for other financial aid including grants and scholarships.
 * <span style="color: rgb(222,43,43);">Watch for early admissions notices

January

 * <span style="color: rgb(80,45,205);">As soon as possible after Jan 1, after tax forms are complete, complete your FAFSA online
 * <span style="color: rgb(80,45,205);">Contact the U.S. Department of Education at 800-4-FEDAID for assistance completing the FAFSA

February

 * <span style="color: rgb(224,103,103);">Be mindful of deadlines. Always submit materials online.
 * <span style="color: rgb(224,103,103);">Watch for the email notice indicating your Student Aid Report (SAR) is ready
 * <span style="color: rgb(224,103,103);">Review your SAR for errors and make any corrections as needed
 * <span style="color: rgb(224,103,103);">Rank your top school choices

March

 * <span style="color: rgb(62,157,6);"><span style="color: rgb(102,167,42);">Check with the financial aid offices to ensure your paperwork is complete.
 * <span style="color: rgb(62,157,6);"><span style="color: rgb(102,167,42);">Narrow your school choices and make campus visits
 * <span style="color: rgb(62,157,6);"><span style="color: rgb(102,167,42);">Be on the lookout for acceptance letters
 * <span style="color: rgb(62,157,6);"><span style="color: rgb(102,167,42);">Start looking for summer jobs

April

 * <span style="color: rgb(221,110,231);">Compare financial aid award letters
 * <span style="color: rgb(221,110,231);">Make your final school decision and mail deposits
 * <span style="color: rgb(221,110,231);">Check with the school you've chosen about returning financial aid award letters
 * <span style="color: rgb(221,110,231);">Notify the schools you have chosen NOT to attend
 * <span style="color: rgb(221,110,231);">Plan for registration, orientation, and housing, and mark your calendar with important dates

May

 * <span style="color: rgb(159,227,49);">Be aware of any summer orientation sessions that you must attend at the school of your choice, and plan accordingly
 * <span style="color: rgb(159,227,49);">Finalize your summer job plans, and make a plan to save a portion of your summer earnings
 * <span style="color: rgb(159,227,49);">Prepare a realistic student budget
 * <span style="color: rgb(159,227,49);">Follow up with your high school to ensure the counselor forwards your final school transcripts to the college


 * <span style="display: block; color: rgb(76,205,186); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Congratulations! It's time to get ready to start college! **