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College Preparation Checklist
6th Grade
o Career assessment test
o Junior Achievement
7th Grade
o Career assessment test
o Junior Achievement
o SAT/ACT testing‐Duke TIP program
8th Grade
o Graduation Plan—Student Folders
o Career assessment test—
o Practice PSAT tests
o Career day (School Wide)
o University Campus visit (Local Universities)
o High School Transition Family Night‐November
9th grade
o Introduction to High School Family Night‐September
o Career assessment test (Online)
o Practice PSAT tests
o PSAT‐October (G/T ,others opt.)
o Career day (school Wide)
o University Campus visit (neighborhood cities)
o Guest Speaker
10th Grade
o Sophomore College Night‐December
o Career assessment test (College Board—In January)
o Practice PSAT tests
o PSAT‐October
o Career day (School Wide)
o University Campus visit (Texas Wide)
o College Rep visit
o AP Test/SAT Subject Test
o Road to College –Collegeboard
11th Grade
o Junior College Night ‐September
o Financial Aid Night‐January
o College Fair‐OCTOBER (Local High Schools)
o Campus Visits (Ivy League )
o Career assessment test
o Practice PSAT tests
o PSAT/NMSQT October
o Career day (School Wide)
o University Campus visit
o SAT Subject Test
o SAT practice test one in each report card.
o SAT Camp (1st week of June)
o AP test preparation
o April Counselor meeting
o Family visit by counselor
12th Grade
o Senior College Night ‐September
o Financial Aid Night‐January
o College fair‐October
o Career assessment test
o Practice SAT tests
o Career day
o University Campus visits
o September Counselor meeting
o Family visit by counselor
o AP test preparation
National College Fair
http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/ncf/Pages/default.aspx
Career and College education‐Hispanic forum
http://www.hispanicforum.org/ced.html
African American College Fair
Making it Count
www.makingitcount.com
College For Texans
http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/Publications/?PubType=C
SENIOR CHECKLIST
September
�� Discuss your course load, college plans, and test
scores with your high school counselor.
�� Request college applications.
�� Arrange campus visits.
�� Register to take the SAT/ACT, if necessary.
�� Search for scholarships and ways to pay.
�� Run College Answer’s FREE scholarship search.
�� Submit a CSS/PROFILE form, if required.
�� Stay organized. File copies. Update your calendar.
October
�� Verify that your transcripts are accurate.
�� Find out which financial aid applications are required at
your choice colleges.
�� Ask for letters of recommendation to include with your
admissions and/or scholarship applications.
�� Work on admission application essays.
�� Attend college fairs and financial aid nights.
�� “Early decision” candidates should complete college
applications (deadline is often November 1 or 15).
November
�� Continue completing your college applications.
�� Determine which financial aid forms your choice
colleges require—when in doubt contact the financial
aid office.
�� Search for additional sources of student financial aid.
�� Use College Answer’s Expected Family Contribution
(EFC) Calculator to estimate how much your family
could be expected to contribute to your education.
December
�� Complete school applications ideally by December 1.
�� Print the “FAFSA on the Web Worksheet.” This form
can help you gather the necessary information to
complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). Visit http://fafsa.ed.gov.
�� Take SAT or Achievements, if registered.
�� Stay organized and watch deadlines.
January
�� Submit your FAFSA via the Web as soon after January
1 as possible because some student aid programs
award funds on a first-come, first-served basis.
�� Fill out and submit required financial aid forms. Follow
instructions carefully and make copies.
February – March
�� College acceptance and financial award letters begin to
arrive.
�� Watch the mail for your Student Aid Report (SAR).
Carefully examine the results.
�� Don’t panic if you’re selected for verification. Just
provide the college with the documents they need.
�� Stay on top of important financial aid deadlines.
�� Respond quickly to college requests for additional
documentation.
April
�� Use College Answer’s Award Analyzer to compare the
award letters you receive.
�� Make a decision, most colleges request your reply by
May 1, and send your tuition deposit.
�� Register for Advanced Placement (AP) tests, if
necessary.
�� Mark your calendar with important deadlines (housing,
meals, transportation, financial aid, etc.).
May
�� Verify that your final transcripts have been mailed.
�� Notify other colleges of your decision not to attend.
�� Continue to search for scholarships.
�� Look for a summer job and save money for school.
�� Evaluate student loan lenders.
June
�� Save some of your graduation money for school.
�� Respond to requests from the college you will be
attending. Keep copies of everything you send.
�� Read and be familiar with your college catalog and
semester class schedule.
�� Talk with friends who are home from college.
�� Make travel arrangements, if necessary.
�� Send thank-you notes or postcards to those who
helped you get into college.
July – August
�� If you still need money to pay for college, consider a
student loan.
�� Register and attend a college orientation session.
�� Confirm housing arrangements and meal plans.
�� Finalize your college budget.
�� Notify the financial aid office of loans you will receive.
�� Consider taking out a renter’s insurance policy.
�� Return borrowed items, such as library books, rental
videos and things borrowed from friends.
�� Make note of tracking numbers of boxes you are
shipping to school.
�� Open a bank account near campus.
�� Review your cell phone plan to limit roaming charges.
�� Contact your roommate and coordinate what to pack.
�� Pack for college.
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