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BMHS SENIORS!
Apply to colleges. Make decisions. Finish high school with pride in yourself
and your accomplishments.
Register for ACT National test day in September if interested.
SEPTEMBER
Check on application and financial aid deadlines for the schools to which
you plan to apply. They may vary and it is essential to meet all deadlines!
Meet with your guidance counselor to be sure your list includes colleges
appropriate to your academic and personal record. Review your transcript and
co-curricular records with your school counselor to ensure their accuracy.
Register for the October/November SAT Reasoning Test and/or SAT Subject
Tests, or September/October ACT.
Check the guidance calendar for College Fairs for both in and out of state
colleges.
If the colleges require recommendations, ask the appropriate people to write
on your behalf. At least three weeks before the due date, ask your counselor
and teachers, employers, or coaches to write letters of recommendation.
Provide recommendation forms and any special instructions Be
thoughtful! Write thank-you notes to those who write recommendations and
keep them informed of your decisions.
Plan visits to colleges and set up interviews (if you didn't get to them
during the summer or if you want to return to a campus for a second time).
Read bulletin boards and the college newspaper. Talk with current students
and professors.
Register for ACT/SAT National test day in October if interested.
OCTOBER.
Start applying to colleges. Most college prefer online applications. Vist
www.collegeinccolorado.org for CO public colleges. See if your college
accept the Common Application at www.commonapp.org, that will make appying
to multiple colleges easier for you and your recommenders.
Do you need an essay for your applications? visit the guidance office for
resources and be sure to let several people proof your essay!
If applying for early decision or early action, send in your application
now. Also prepare applications for back-up schools. Remember, if you are
accepted under the early decision option, you are expected to enroll at that
college and to withdraw all other applications. Submit financial aid
information if requested from early decision/action candidates.
Register for the December/January SAT Reasoning Test and/or SAT Subject
Tests, or December ACT if you have not completed the required tests or if
you are not happy with your previous test scores and think you can do
better.
Request transcripts from the BMHS registar several days before you need
them. We can include the test scores we have received and enclose them with
your official transcripts. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE for gathering all the
infomation and sending a completed application in the MAIL. Have official
test scores sent by the testing agency to colleges on your
list if they were not enclosed with your transcripts
NOVEMBER
Take the SAT Reasoning Test or SAT Subject Tests if appropriate. Don't
forget to have test scores sent to colleges on your list.
Be sure your first trimester grades are good.
Continue completing applications to colleges. Make copies of all
applications before mailing the applications.
If you need financial aid, obtain a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal
Student Aid) from your guidance office. Check to see if the colleges to
which you are applying require any other financial aid form. Register for
the CSS Profile if required and obtain the college's own financial aid
forms, if available.
Keep all records, test score reports and copies of applications for
admission and financial aid. Do not throw anything away until at least the
end of your first year in college. Having detailed records will save you
time and effort should anything be lost or should you decide to apply in the
future to other colleges and scholarship programs.
Register for ACT/SAT National test day in December if interested.
DECEMBER
Have official test scores sent to colleges on your list if you have not done
so.
Consult your school counselor again to review your final list of colleges.
Be sure you have all bases covered. It is a good idea to make copies of
everything before you drop those envelopes in the mail. If for some reason
your application gets lost, you will have a back-up copy. File your last
college application.
If you applied for early decision, you should have an answer by now. If you
are accepted, follow the instructions for admitted students. If the decision
is deferred until spring or you are denied, submit applications now to other
colleges.
JANUARY
Keep working in your classes! Grades and courses continue to count
throughout the senior year.
Request that your counselor send the transcript of your first semester
grades to the colleges to which you applied.
Parents and students, complete your income tax forms as soon as possible.
You will need those figures to fill out the FAFSA. Complete and return your
FAFSA as quickly as possible after January 1. Check to make sure your
colleges or state does not require any other financial aid forms. If they
do, consult your guidance counselor or contact the college's financial aid
office.
FEBRUARY
Remember to monitor your applications to be sure that all materials are sent
and received on time and that they are complete. Stay on top of things and
don't procrastinate; you can ruin your chances for admission by missing a
deadline.
If you completed a FAFSA, you should receive your Student Aid Report (SAR)
within four weeks after submitting the FAFSA. Review the SAR carefully and
check for any inaccuracies. If necessary, correct any items on the SAR and
return it to the FAFSA processor (if a college transmitted your data
directly, notify the college of any change). If more than four weeks have
passed after sending in your FAFSA and you have not received an
acknowledgment, contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at (319)
337-5665. To identify you, they will need your name, social security number,
address, and date of birth exactly as it was written on our FAFSA.
Complete local scholarship applications. You may be eligible for more
scholarships than you think, so apply for as many as you can. Come to the
guidance office for local applications.
Enjoy your final year in high school, but don't catch senioritis!
MARCH
Stay focused and keep studying-only a couple more months to go!
APRIL
Do not take rolling admission applications for granted. (Some colleges do
not have application deadlines; they admit students on a continuous basis.)
These schools may reach their maximum class size quickly-the earlier you
apply, the more availability there may be.
Review your college acceptances and financial aid awards. Be sure to compare
financial aid packages in your decision-making process. If you are positive
you will not enroll at one or more of the colleges which accepted you,
please notify those colleges that you have selected another college. Keeping
colleges abreast of your plans might enable those colleges to admit someone
else. If you know which college you will attend, send your tuition deposit
and follow all other instructions for admitted students. You must decide
which offer of admission to accept by May 1 (postmark date).
MAY
By May 1, decide on the one college that you will attend. By May 1, send in
your tuition deposit to the college you will attend. Notify the other
colleges that accepted you that you have selected another college.
BE PROUD-you have completed a difficult task.
If your first-choice college places you on their waiting list, do not lose
all hope. Some students are admitted off the waiting list. Talk with your
counselor, and contact the college to let them know you are still very
interested. Keep the college updated on your activities.
Take Advanced Placement examinations, if appropriate and request that your
AP scores be sent to the college you will attend.
Prepare for your AP tests. They can earn you college credit!
At BMHS senior check out you will equest that your counselor send your final
high school transcript and CMC transcript to the college you will attend.
Request a transcript to be sent to NCAA if you are planning on playing
sports in college. Notify the college of any private scholarships or grants
you will be receiving.
JUNE
Know when the payment for tuition, room and board, meal plans, etc., is due.
If necessary, ask the financial aid office about a possible payment plan
that will allow for you to pay in installments.
Congratulations, you've made it through high school! Enjoy your graduation
and look forward to college.
JULY
Look for information in the mail from the college about housing, roommate
(s), orientation, course selection, etc. Respond promptly to all requests
from the college. August-September
Ease the transition into college. Accept the fact that you'll be in charge
of your academic and personal life. What you do, when you do it and how
things get done will be up to you. You'll have new responsibilities and
challenges. Think about budgeting your time and establishing priorities.
Take charge of the changes that lie ahead and eliminate or minimize
pressures. Go forth with confidence and enthusiasm, willingness to adapt and
determination to succeed academically and personally.
Pack for college. Don't forget to include things that remind you of friends
and family. Be prepared for the new opportunities and challenges. Have a
great freshman year!
Reprinted from NACAC's PACT Guide, 2000. Revised Online Only: March 2005
Customized for BMHS 12/2005
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