SENIOR YEAR

SEPTEMBER:

____ Register for the SAT or ACT as necessary. The Oct. 6 SAT registration deadline is Sept. 10, and the Nov. 3 SAT registration deadline is October 2.

____ Check - Are SAT II’s required by any of your colleges?

____ Review your transcript & graduation requirements with your school counselor.

____ Check announcements or guidance website for "College Rep" visits. Sign up for these visits in the guidance office.

____ Complete necessary Guidance forms for college application (the Senior S.T.A.R. packet).

____ Narrow your college/postsecondary school choice list to 3 to 5 schools.

____ Attend the College Fair.

____ Obtain applications for colleges and/or scholarships you are considering.

____ Check local scholarship information, which is available in the guidance office.

OCTOBER:

____ Reminder: the Dec. 1 SAT registration deadline is October 30.

____ Complete and return applications by specific deadlines.

· Early action/early decision application deadlines are often November 1 and November 15!

· Some scholarship deadlines are as early as October 1!

____ Attend the VSAC Paying for College Night here at EFHS (date & time TBD).

____ Complete and return NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse form if you are

considering playing college sports. Forms may be obtained through you School

Counselor or at NCAA website.

____ Obtain and complete CSS “Profile Form” if you are applying to competitive colleges which require the Profile Form.

____ Use the Teacher’s Convention time to visit colleges or postsecondary schools you are considering.

NOVEMBER:

____ Register for the ACT and/or SAT I/SAT II as necessary.

____ Get your FAFSA PIN # at http://www.pin.ed.gov/

____ Continue to research scholarship opportunities.

____ Complete and return applications by specific deadlines.

____ Meet with your School Counselor as necessary.

DECEMBER:

____ Register and take ACT and/or SAT I/SAT II as necessary. The registration deadline for the Jan. 26 SAT is Dec. 26.

____ Pick up Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms in the guidance office. These forms are to be filed after January 1.

____ Let you parents know you will need copies of their Tax Returns to complete your financial aid forms.

____ File financial aid forms as required by individual colleges.

____ Request transcript and materials be sent to colleges for January 1 deadline prior to the December vacation.

JANUARY:

____ Register and take ACT and/or SAT I/SAT II as necessary.

____ File VSAC and FAFSA financial aid forms.

____ Request mid-year reports / seventh-semester transcripts to be sent to you colleges.

____ Have you completed your Civic Service Graduation Requirements yet?

FEBRUARY:

____ Complete any remaining applications.

____ Continue to research scholarships.

MARCH:

____ Review the federal Student Aid Report Form (SAR).

____ Attend the Career Fair.

____ Register for AP exams in the Guidance Office.

APRIL:

____ Visit the colleges or postsecondary school to which you have been accepted.

____ Review college responses and financial aid offers carefully.

____ Military Service Academy applications should be filed this month.

MAY:

____ Reply to the college you have chosen by the May 1 deadline. Inform other colleges where you do not plan to attend.

____ Take Advanced Placement (AP) exams as necessary.

____ Be aware that colleges reserve the right to deny admission based on the final transcript!

JUNE:

____ Request final transcripts to be sent from the EFHS Guidance to the college you plan to attend.

ENJOY GRADUATION!!!