As you look ahead to your senior year, here is what you can expect. Your senior year will largely focus on you preparing to apply to college.

SENIOR COLLEGE CALENDAR

October
• Finalize personal essay.
• Request transcript from main office.
• Visit campus of each college/university; meet admission counselors.
• Still undecided? Attend a college fair.
• Check on letters of recommendation. (Teachers need minimum of three weeks.)
• Start your Scholarship Search. Find five scholarships to which to apply.
• Send off your first college application.

November
• Finish all other college applications. MAIL THEM!
• Call / email admission office two weeks after you send application to check on status.

December
FINANCIAL AID MONTH - Do you know what F-A-F-S-A stands for? You will….

January - March
Scholarship Completion
Submit your first scholarship application to your advisor.
o Include your personal essay or your answer to a specific question.
o Include an official, sealed Ellison transcript.

March - June
• Get ready for the big jump - GRADUATION DAY!

Here’s your checklist for your college application:
 Is my personal essay perfect?
 Do I have an official, sealed transcript from Ellison?
 Do I have my letters of recommendation?
 Did I pay the application fee?
 Did I forward ACT scores to my colleges?