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Senior Calendar

This timeline guides Seniors on activities they need to be considering during each month of the school year up until graduation:  

September

  • Review your HS transcript with your counselor. Know your GPA and class rank. Pay attention to the Hathaway Scholarship requirements when you schedule your classes.
  • Talk to your EOC coordinator to see if you qualify for application fee waivers and ACT waivers.
  • Review and gather information about colleges of interest to you. Request free catalogs and admissions information. If you haven’t already, visit college campuses you plan to apply to.
  • Register for the ACT/SAT if you haven’t taken it, or you want to take it again.
  • Schedule a Senior interview with the counselor to discuss your post-high school plans. Develop two plans.
  • Become familiar with your school’s college resources. Listen for school announcements about college or military rep visits. Watch for information bulletins and scholarships opportunities that come from the Counseling Office. Work on a generic essay that can be used for college admissions or scholarships. Save it on your computer. Make sure it is well written! Have others (English teachers) look it over for suggestions and editing purposes.
  • Register online with fastweb.com and scholarships.com for scholarship opportunities.
  • Talk to your EOC coordinator to see if you qualify for application fee waivers and ACT waivers. 
  • Attend special programs, such as Senior/Parent, Financial Aid and Planning Days Events. 

October

  • Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. You can submit your FAFSA forms online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. KEEP COPIES OF ALL FORMS YOU SUBMIT.
  • Complete your academic resume and individual activity/work resume. These will be a helpful summary of your accomplishments for college and scholarship applications and very helpful to give to those who write your letters of recommendations. 
  • Meet with college reps that come to your school. Attend college fairs. Continue to visit colleges.
  • Begin asking teachers, counselors, employers, coaches for letters of recommendation. Don’t forget to send thank you notes!
  • Take the ACT and/or SAT exams.
  • Check the Counseling Office and bulletin boards for scholarship opportunities and college/military rep visits. 

 November

  • Make sure your are very aware of application and financial aid deadlines for the schools you want to apply to. Mark them on your calendar!
  • Submit your FAFSA, if you have not done so already.
  • Find out about upcoming campus visit days at colleges you may be interested in attending.
  • Gather official transcripts to send with your college applications if you are interested in early admissions.
  • Keep up your grades!

December

  • Submit your FAFSA, if you have not done so already.
  • Ask the Counseling Office to send your transcript and immunization record to a college once you have applied.
  • Work on college admission applications. Goal is to have them finished and submitted by January 1st
  • Continue applying for scholarships.

January

  • Submit your FAFSA, if you have not done so already.
  • Submit transcripts with mid-year grades as needed to the colleges you have applied to.
  • Pay attention to scholarship and college admission deadlines. Plan to attend college campus visit days.

February

  • Submit your FAFSA, if you have not done so already.
  • Apply for more scholarships. Continue to check with your counselor for scholarship opportunities. Some individual college scholarship deadlines are in February, others in March. KNOW YOUR DEADLINES.
  • Contact your EOC Coordinator if your financial circumstances have changed since completing taxes to fill out the appropriate forms.
  • If you are planning on taking college classes over the summer, check to see whether you need to take a placement test.
  • Let your counselor know when you receive any scholarship awards.

March

  • Make sure your FAFSA financial aid application is submitted to the colleges of your choice.
  • Watch for your Student Aid Report (SAR) in the mail. This form will provide you with EFC (Expected Family Contribution) and with information about your eligibility for federal grants (free money). 
  • Let your counselor know when you receive any scholarship awards.

April/May

  • Make your decision about which college you will be attending and notify schools of your decision to accept or decline.
  • Complete all additional college academic, financial, and housing paperwork.
  • Register for summer and/or fall classes, if this applies to you.
  • Ask the Counseling Office to send your final High School transcripts to the college you will be attending.
  • Enjoy your remaining weeks in school and do well on your finals!
  • Attend the Senior Recognition Banquet.

 

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