Seniors – Get Ready for the Last Stretch

January equals the mid-point of your senior year.  Depending on how you feel about it, it’s exciting or depressing!

NOW is the time to review your MID-YEAR SENIOR CHECKLIST. Don’t postpone- there are a lot of time sensitive deadlines in the next few weeks.

1. Meet with High school counselor

• Request copy of your seventh semester transcript for your records
• Request counselor send transcripts to colleges as needed
• Ask about and apply to scholarship opportunities within the colleges which already offered you admission, and seek scholarship opportunities with those colleges that you have not heard from yet – check scholarship deadlines to make sure you do not miss any
• Check on graduation requirements/deadlines

2. Check on College Applications

• Check email- follow up on any requests for information
• Set up college email account if requested by college
• Complete any January-February college applications you are still working on
• Confirm your test scores have been sent to all your colleges
• Confirm all your recommendations have been sent and received by the colleges
• Send update email to any colleges about additional honors/awards received since submitting your application.

3. Gear Up for Financial Aid

• Talk with parents about their college budget for you
• Attend financial aid workshops with parents
• Create federal student ID’s (to use with FAFSA) for you and parents
• Make sure your FAFSA and CSS Profile have been submitted and received by your colleges
• Check financial aid deadlines for colleges
• Send scholarship applications right away