AUGUST – SEPTEMBER

• Check your transcript/credits to make sure you are on track for graduation
• If needed, make changes to your schedule with Mrs. Justesen during the first 4 days of school.
• Check with Mrs. Justesen to make sure you have a college entrance exam score on file (i.e. ACT or SAT if you plan to attend a 4-year college or COMPASS if you plan to attend a community college.
• Sign-up for a meeting with Mrs. Justesen to discuss your plans after high school.
• Attend college rep visits in the high school conference room
• Schedule college campus visits. 
• Check for Senior Bulletins
• Research information on admissions requirements, scholarships/financial aid, housing, and majors/minors offered by the colleges that you are considering. 
• Start working on college applications
• Search for scholarships
• Attend the Denison College Fair

OCTOBER

• Class meeting to determine graduation announcement, colors, and flowers
• Go on college campus visits
• Work on narrowing down your college choices
• Submit college applications
• Apply for scholarships
• Make contact with the people writing recommendation letters for you so they don’t feel rushed
• Take the ACT or SAT if you have not already or if you want to increase your score

NOVEMBER

• Attend Financial Aid Night
• Order graduation cap & gown and announcements
• Complete college applications by Thanksgiving Break
• Apply for scholarships

DECEMBER – JANUARY

• Submit your completed FAFSA to the processor as soon as possible after January 1, 2010.  File electronically at www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Ask Mrs. Justesen to send your first semester transcripts to your top colleges
• Review your transcript/schedule
• Apply for scholarships
• Take the ACT or SAT if you have not already or if you want to increase your score

FEBRUARY

• Submit local scholarship applications.
• Continue working to complete scholarship applications and financial aid information
• Meet with Mrs. Justesen to discuss final plans after high school.

MARCH - APRIL

• Universal Scholarship applications due March 1^st to Mrs. Justesen
• Review your Student Aid Report (SAR), which is the result of your FAFSA being processed.  If you have not received your SAR within 4 weeks, call 1-800-4FED-AID.  You can also check your status on their website if you saved your PIN number.
• Apply for housing
• Continue applying for scholarships.  These are extremely busy months for scholarship applications.

MAY

• Inform the counselor of any scholarships and awards received for recognition at Honor’s Day
• Graduation: May 16
• Complete your final high school transcript request form
• Notify all other colleges to remove your application from their active files
• Send a thank you note for each scholarship received