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12TH GRADE ACTION PLAN 

SUMMER GOING INTO SENIOR YEAR

  • Begin sending for college applications (via mail or the web). 

  • If needed, practice to improve any weak area you might have shown in your first SAT/ACT test. 

EARLY FALL
  • Register for November SAT and ACT tests.   
  • Visit the guidance office to establish schedules with your counselor for the application process.  
  • Attend college fairs and collect information on colleges that offer your desired major. 
  • Determine if you want to apply for early admission to a college (Note: there is a risk to early admission if you don't receive an adequate financial aid package).
  • Redefine and narrow your final school selection down to between 4 to 8 schools. 
  • Register for the CSS Profile if your selected schools require this form.
LATE FALL
  • Apply to your chosen colleges. 
  • Draft essays for applications that require them.
  • Solicit any personal recommendations required by college applications (ask counselors and/or teachers).
  • Have your test scores sent to the schools where you applied.
  • Pick up financial aid packet at your high school guidance office.
  • Collect information needed and complete the FAFSA, but DO NOT SEND IN YET. 
JANUARY
  • File FAFSA as soon after the 1st as possible (use estimated income figures.) 
  • Begin requesting scholarship applications. 
  • Keep photocopies of all forms and applications you complete.
FEBRUARY-MARCH
  • Receive Student Aid Report (SAR) from the Federal Student Aid Program, and review for accuracy.
  • Respond to requests from colleges for any additional information needed.
APRIL
  • Begin receiving financial aid award letters from the colleges you've applied to, and make comparisons. 
  • Investigate payment options with each college. 
  • Accept all or part of the financial aid offered; sign and return acceptance letter. 
  • Many schools will require commitments to attend by May 1st; deposits will be required. 
  • Don't commit if you have not yet received all of your award letters from the colleges to which you've applied. Call the college admissions offices and ask for extensions.
MAY
  • Notify by the 1st the college you plan to attend and send final transcript. Send deposit to college.
  • Make loan arrangements. Report any private scholarship to the financial aid office. 
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