High School College Planning

November 1st, 2008 by Krayton M Davis | Filed under College Planning.

College Planning Tips for the Week of:

Sunday November 02, 2008

Start the Month by Reviewing a Checklist
Of Prior Tasks

Your college applications should be ready to submit with your essays, HS transcripts, and recommendations. Make sure you have these items completed.

Early submission is in November for most colleges. Regular submission begins in January.

checklist of prior monthly tasks that should be completed
	Starting Your College Planning Late: you have missed early college submission deadlines. You need to get going to meet regular submission deadlines in January. Review our late-starter file to get going: see late starter file
	Finalize your list of colleges and review it with your HS counselor
	Register for your college admission exams
	Start your search for FREE scholarships and grants: over $24.3 billion worth of scholarships and grants in one location
	Complete and submit your college applications. Regular submission deadlines are coming up in January. Make sure all official transcripts and reports are ready to be sent. Schedule all required interviews. Obtain the required items to complete your college application:transcripts, essays, letters of recommendations. For information: see our October planning calendar
	For those who did early submission: check with your colleges to make sure they have all of the information. Early admission notices will start to arrive next month.
	Request financial aid information from your colleges. Contact your college’s financial aid and admissions departments
	You should consider taking Advanced Placement Exams or the CLEP tests to test out of some college courses.