Junior Year: Begin your college search process!

 

FEBRUARY/MARCH

• Request information from colleges on your list and start organizing materials.
• Visit the College Counseling office to help you in the selection process.
• When selecting your senior courses, continue to challenge yourself.
• Visit colleges over Spring Break.
• Register your Naviance account.
• Register for the April ACT.
• Register for the Common Application

APRIL

• Attend a spring college fair.
• Take April ACT.
• Register for the May SAT or SAT II Subject Tests.
• Look into summer employment.
• Continue to evaluate colleges and start narrowing down your choices.

 

MAY/JUNE

• Attend the college counseling presentation during Spring Family Weekend
• Take SATs and AP exams (if appropriate).
• Consider enrolling in an academic summer course at a local college, pursuing summer school program or working as a volunteer.
• Plan college visits with your family.

 

JULY/AUGUST

• Visit colleges, take tours, set up interviews, etc.
• Add college information to Common Application beginning July 1st.
• Pick an essay topic and do a first draft of the all-important personal essay.
• Continue to refine your list and separate reach, middle and safety schools.
• Think about registering for the October ACT and/or October SAT.

   

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Senior Year: Apply to Colleges – Make Decisions!

 

SEPTEMBER

• Register for the Common Application if you didn't already in August.
• Log onto Naviance and sign the FERPA agreement and input your Common Application
  username and password.
• Review materials you receive from the College Counseling office during Senior College Seminars.
• Register for fall SATs and/or ACTs .
• Meet with your college counselor to review your college list and discuss your academic and personal record.
• Plan visits to colleges for Open House sessions and/or personal interviews.

 

OCTOBER

• Attend the Fall Family Weekend College Fair and college counseling presentation.
• Take the SAT I and/or ACTs.
• Attend the Danbury College Fair.
• Gather the information necessary for applications and get them done.
• Ask for letter of recommendations from teachers, advisors and coaches.
• CHECK DEADLINES!! If you are applying Early Decision (ED), applications must be completed now.

 

NOVEMBER

• Take SAT I or II and remember to have your scores sent to colleges on your list.
• Keep your grades up!
• Your college essay and the Common Application should be done by now.
• Access online the new copy of the FAFSA if needed.

 

DECEMBER

• Take SAT I, SAT II , or ACT . Remember to have copies of your scores sent to the colleges on your list. Many Early Action (EA) deadlines are in December.

 

JANUARY

• Keep working hard! Senior grades are important.
• We will send mid-year grades to those schools that request them. If you receive letters or emails with this request be sure to forward them to College Counseling.
• Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1^st to be eligible for financial aid. Individual school deadlines vary.

 

FEBRUARY/MARCH

• Monitor your applications making sure all materials have been sent and received.

 

APRIL/MAY

• Watch out for senioritis!
• Notify all schools by May 1^st about your final decision.
• Share your decision with your college counselor and the School Registrar so that your final transcript and proof of graduation can be sent.
• Enjoy graduation!