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Work on college & scholarhsip application essays
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December
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Check the college handbook's instructions to make sure you have done everything necessary for admission
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Pick up financial aid forms from the counselor's office and complete
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Apply to the college of your choice
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Attend financial aid night with your parents.
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Ask your parents to save their year-end payroll stub. You may need it for financial aid.
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Period: to
January
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Complete financial aid applications. Submit your completed application for FAFSA as soon after Jan 1st as possible. You can complete a paper FAFSA, or complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
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Keep copies of all forms you submit!
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Work on college & scholarship application essays.
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Check for upcoming scholarship deadlines
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Submit Student Aid Report to the financial aid office at the college of your choice. Be certain your application is complete.
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February
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Work on college & scholarship application essays.
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Take the ACT
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Complete FASFA if you haven't. Remember they are due FEB 1st.
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Keep Copies of All Forms You Submit!
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Look for Pell Grant program information in your Student Aid Report
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If you have not received you Student Aid Report within four weekks after sending in your FAFSA, contact them.
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Have mid-year grade transcripts sent to the colleges that require them.
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Check for upcoming scholarship deadlines
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Check requirements for portfolios
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Work on college & scholarship application essays
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March
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Be alert for housing deposit deadlines
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Check for upcoming scholarship deadlines
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Work on college & scholarship application essays
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April
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Keep track of acceptances, rejections, and awards of financial aid
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REply promptly to colleges asking you to notify them of your decision regarding admission and financial aid
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Review housing deposits and preregistration materials
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Finish your portfolio
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Request your high school to send your final transcripts to your college
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Period: to
June
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Make sure you know how to receive the scholarships you received