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Timeline for Seniors
This calendar lists important timelines for
seniors to follow throughout the year.
September
- Schedule a post-secondary
education conference with your counselor, if needed.
- Use the BAHS post-secondary
visitation form and begin scholarship information search.
- Register for the
SAT I, SAT II or ACT tests, if needed.
- Attend post-high
school representative visits.
- Use FASTWEB.COM and/or
COLLEGEBOARD.COM for college and financial aid searches.
- Work on drafts of
application essay.
- Begin applying to
post-secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
- If planning to participate
in College athletics, complete the NCAA Clearinghouse registration forms and have SAT scores sent to the NCAA Clearinghouse.
October/November
- Continue to meet
with post-high school representatives.
- Finalize set of schools
to which you will apply.
- Mark down application
deadlines.
- Register for SAT
I, SAT II or ACT tests, if needed.
- Call college admissions
offices and arrange campus visits. Follow the guidelines for a successful campus visit from the guidance office.
- Continue applying
to post-secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
- Be aware that November
30 is the preferred application deadline for the Pennsylvania system colleges.
December
- Check with teachers
to be sure they have mailed your recommendations with December deadline dates (in the stamped addressed envelope you provided).
- Submit applications
to post-secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
January
- Check with each college
you are applying to, to see if they have their own financial aid questionnaires, which must be completed to receive aid.
- Apply for appropriate
scholarships.
February/March
- Attend Financial
Aid Night/workshop.
- File the Federal
Financial Aid Form (FAFSA) if you seek financial aid (be sure to mail it ASAP in early February.)
- Have official copies
of your transcript showing your first semester senior grades, sent to all colleges you are applying to. Make sure counselor
has mid-year report forms if you are applying to private colleges.
April
- Continue to apply
for scholarships, especially check for local, school scholarships that come up quickly during the months of April and May.
May
- Complete the “Senior
Survey” form informing your counselor of all college decisions.
- Notify your counselor
of the all the awards and scholarships you have been awarded.
- Apply for Brockway
Student Loan monies of $1200 per year.
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