Yearly PLAN for College Bound seniors

1. Talk to your College and Career Counselor about your plan for after high school.

2. Research colleges at https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

3. Create a list of colleges and careers you are interested in.

4. Start saving $100 a month for end of the school year college enrollment fees and housing deposit.

5. Practice at SATpractice.org

6. Write a Rough Draft of your College Application and Scholarship Application Essays. Start with an essay brainstorming activity.

1. Apply for College through www.CommonBlackCollegeApp.com or directly to the college site/

2. Request Letters of REcommendations

3. Work on your College Essays

4. Apply to at least 2 SMART colleges by the end of September

5. Send to your counselors a list of colleges you applied so they can send your transcripts out.

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6. Practice at SATpractice.org

7. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Complete federal financial aid application through StudentAid.gov

2. Apply to Scholarships like the following: Horatio Agler Scholarship, Coca-Cola Scholarship, Voice of Democracy Scholarship.

3. Apply to at least 4 total colleges by the end of October

4. Talk to your College and Career Counselor to finalize your chosen post-secondary pathway.

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5. Apply for college through www.CommonApp.org or directly to the college site.

6. Save for College enrollment fee and housing deposit.

7. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Apply to at least 6 colleges by the end of November

2. Participate in College Awareness Month Activities

3. Finalize College Essays and Secure all letters of recommendations from teachers and community members.

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4. Complete and continue to update colleges on www.FAFSA.ed.gov

5. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Apply to at least 8 total colleges by the end of September

2. Turn in all acceptance and award letters to your College and Career Counselor.

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3. Complete and continue to update colleges on www.FAFSA.ed.gov

4. Save for College enrollment fee and housing deposit.

5. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Apply to at least 2 scholarships by the end of January.

2. Turn in at least 1 SMART College Acceptance.

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3. Finish www.FAFSA.ed.gov if you have not already.

4. Turn in all acceptance and award letters to your College and Career Counselor.

5. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Finish www.FAFSA.ed.gov if you have not already.

2. Encourage your parents to file their taxes now so that you can apply for the DC TAG Scholarship.

3. Apply to at least 4 scholarships by the end of February.

4. Deadline to Turn in at least 1 SMART College Acceptance

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5. Save for College enrollment fee and housing deposit.

6. Turn in all acceptance and award letters to your College and Career Counselor.

7. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Finish www.FAFSA.ed.gov if you have not already.

2. Complete the DC TAG application at www.dconeapp.dc.gov

3. Apply to at least 6 scholarships by the end of March.

4. Turn in 2 SMART Acceptances

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5. Save for College enrollment fee and housing deposit.

6. Turn in all acceptance and award letters to your College and Career Counselor.

7. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Complete the DC TAG application at www.dconeapp.dc.gov

2. Apply to at least 8 scholarships by the end of April.

3. Finalize your college selection plans to make a decision by May 1st.

4. Pay your college enrollment fee by May 1st.

5. Pay your housing deposit by the date set aside by the college you chose.

6. Analyze all of your financial aid award letters to help to identify which school you are going to attend.

7. Start applying to summer job/internship opportunities.

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8. Turn in at least 2 Smart College Acceptance

9. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. Complete the DC TAG application at www.dconeapp.dc.gov

2. Apply to at least 10 scholarships by the end of May.

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3. Turn in at least 1 SMART acceptance

4. Apply to and secure summer job/internship opportunity.

5. Attend College Workshops, College Info Sessions/Visits, and 1-on-1 sessions with your College and Career Counselors

1. GET CLEARED to graduate via Senior Clearance by completing the following.

• Applied to at least 2 SMART Colleges

• Turned in all college acceptances and financial aid award letters

• Turned in at least 1 SMART Acceptance

• Signed up for a DCPS Persist Alumni Coach.

• Completed FAFSA.ed.gov

• Completed DC TAG www.dconceapp.dc.gov

• Completed SENIOR EXIT SURVEY

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• Apply to and secure summer job/internship opportunity.