During Your Senior Year…
Summertime
- Meet with your college counselor to review your ACT scores, discuss your plans, and perfect your college essay
- Visit a few college campuses you might be interested in
- Request letters of recommendation from teachers
September
- Attend the senior meeting to review college admissions process
- Attend college visit meetings with admissions counselors, held at FCHS
- Finalize list of colleges you’ll apply to with your counselor on Naviance
- Begin filling out your applications after meeting with your counselor
October
- ACT District Testing (11th & 12th graders)
- Complete the FAFSA, available October 1
- Attend college visit meetings with admissions counselors, held at FCHS
- Continue to complete college applications, and meet with your counselor to submit
- Register for the NCAA Clearinghouse if you are a student athlete
- Submit any early-action applications with your counselor
- Look for and apply to scholarships
- Visit colleges you are interested in
November
- Complete every college application, regardless of deadline, and share application login info with your counselor
- Complete the CSS Profile if applicable
- Look for and apply to scholarships
- Visit colleges you are interested in
- View your Student Aid Report (SAR) to ensure your FAFSA was processed correctly
December
- Look for and apply to scholarships
- Check your email and application accounts to ensure that your college applications are complete
- Share acceptance and scholarship letters with your counselor
January
- Look for and apply to scholarships
- Share acceptance and scholarship letters with your counselor
February
- Ask your counselor to send your First Semester grades to any colleges who requested them
- Share acceptance and scholarship letters with your counselor
- Look for and apply to scholarships
March
- Share financial aid award letters with your college counselor and review them together
- Complete any needed forms from colleges, the CSS Profile, the Department of Education, or PHEAA
- Look for and apply to scholarships
April
- ACT District Testing (10th & 11th grade)
- Share financial aid award letters with your college counselor and review them together
- Complete any needed forms from colleges, the Department of Education, or PHEAA
- Look for and apply to scholarships
- Choose which college you’ll attend!
May
- Make your deposit at your college by May 1
- Complete any needed forms from colleges, the Department of Education, or PHEAA
- Apply for any scholarships remaining
June
- Return books and pay all fees owed to FCHS
- Give any requests for final transcripts to College Counseling Office
- Enjoy graduation!
