Guidance Department

12th Grade Timeline

August / September

• Request admissions information from prospective colleges.
• Ask colleges you are interested in to send you admission information.
• Sign up for the October and / or December ACT test. (December is the last time you can take the ACT for university & academic scholarships)
• Meet with college admission counselors and pick up materials during College Day.
• Consider taking college courses offered.

October / November

• Sign up for the ACT workshops.
• Take the ACT.
• Begin applying for college admissions, housing, and available scholarships.

December

• Take the ACT.
• Sign up for the ACT workshops.
• Begin applying for college admissions, housing, and available scholarships.

January

• Have parents to file their tax returns as soon as possible in order to fill out the FAFSA.
• Finish applying to colleges, housing, and some scholarships.

February / March

• Complete the application process for admissions, housing, and scholarships.
• Send any housing deposits to the school you have chosen to attend.

April / May

• Follow up on your financial aid package.
• If you are searching for loans, compare different lending institutions.
• Take the AP Calculus exam if you were enrolled in that class.
• Tell your counselor where to send final transcripts.
• Notify schools in which you have applied you will not attend.