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College Planning Timeline

Freshman Year

  • Take courses appropriate to your abilities and get 的 best grades possible
  • Get involved in activities that interest you
  • Develop good personal and spiritual habits
  • Create a 重新开始 in Scoir, keep track of community service hours, extra-curricular activities

Sophomore Year

  • Continue to take courses appropriate to your abilities and get 的 best grades possible
  • Stay involved in activities that interest you
  • Continue to develop good personal and spiritual habits
  • Take 的 PSAT 10月 and review results
  • 更新你的 Scoir 重新开始

大三

  • Continue to take courses appropriate to your abilities and get 的 best grades possible
  • Stay involved in activities that interest you, consider getting a part-time job
  • Continue to develop good personal and spiritual habits
  • 采取PSAT 10月 and review results
  • 更新你的 Scoir 重新开始
  • Attend 的 “Financial Planning Workshop” 10月 to get a head start thinking about paying for college
  • Meet with college reps when 的y visit Eastern Christian
  • 访问 college campuses
  • Attend college fairs
  • Attend “Junior Parent Night” in Jan/Feb for an overview of 的 college admissions process
  • List 10 Colleges in Scoir under your “Following” list
  • 与先生会面. Struck or Mrs. Lim during 的 spring semester to discuss postsecondary plans
  • Take SAT or ACT at least once by 的 end of junior year.

大四

夏天

  • 访问 college campuses
  • 更新你的 “Colleges I’m thinking about” list as needed
  • Get a head start and begin 写你的 college essays
  • Consider getting a part-time job, attending a summer program, and preparing for or taking 的 SAT or ACT

秋天

  • Continue to take courses appropriate to your abilities and get 的 best grades possible
  • 完整的 的 “Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire”
  • Request letters of recommendation as needed
  • Retake 的 SAT or ACT if it will help with admission and scholarships
  • Attend 的 “Financial Planning Workshop” in Sept/Oct 
  • Attend “College Application Night” in Sept/Oct for a close look at 的 application process from 的 admissions side of 的 desk
  • 与先生会面. Struck or Mrs. Lim during 的 fall semester to continue discussing postsecondary plans
  • 更新你的 Scoir 重新开始
  • Finalize your college list in Scoir under “Applying”
  • Decide if you will apply early to any schools, make a calendar of deadlines and be sure to inform Mr. Struck or Mrs. Lim
  • Meet with college reps when 的y visit Eastern Christian
  • 访问 college campuses
  • Attend college fairs
  • 完整的 FAFSA and CSS Profile
  • Apply for scholarships
  • 完整的 all applications and essays
  • Request transcripts to be sent at least two weeks before 的 application deadline
  • Send SAT or ACT scores to colleges

春天

  • Apply for scholarships
  • After decisions come back, rank your top choices
  • Make a plan to visit your top choices (stay overnight if possible)
  • Discuss with your parents and pray about your decision
  • Make your decision and send your deposit by May 1
  • Communicate with all schools that accepted you
  • 更新 Scoir with all admissions decisions on 的 “Applying” list and indicate 的 college/university you are attending
  • Write thank you notes to teachers, coaches, or counselors who wrote recommendation letters for you
  • Celebrate, you did it!