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Weekly College Planning

November 29th, 2008 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning
College Planning Tips for the Week of:
Sunday November 30, 2008

Start the December Month by
Reviewing a Checklist of Prior Tasks

Your college applications should be sent this month for regular submission. Use your holiday to become familiar with the student financial aid process.

checklist of prior monthly tasks that should be completed
Have you decided on a college or trade school to attend after high school: see the September plan to get started

Complete and submit your college application.

Most college admission deadlines are in January. Make sure all official transcripts and reports are sent to your colleges. Schedule any interviews that may be required.

Visit your preferred college campus,
talk to alumni and schedule campus interviews:

Finish your college essays;
have someone critique:

Check your dates
if you are taking any college entrance exams. Make sure test scores are being sent to your select colleges

For those who did early submission:
check with your colleges to make sure they have all of the information. Early admission notices will start arriving. Make sure you reply to school requests.

If you have been accepted, you must notify them of your decision (with required deposit money) by early next month. Watch the deadlines.

Search diligently for potential scholarship awards:

over $24.3 billion
worth of scholarships and grants in one location

 
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High School College Planning

November 1st, 2008 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in 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.

 
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