Post Secondary Planning

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Junior Year Timeline

March/April

• Make sure your email on Naviance is correct
• Complete the “Senior Information Sheet” given to you in your individual post-secondary planning meeting and return to your counselor!
• Register for the SAT and/or the ACT – see your counselor if you need a fee waiver

         -   SAT, SAT Subject Tests – Test Dates: May 6th & June 3rd – collegeboard.org
         -   ACT – Test Date: June 11th – actstudent.org

• Register for the SAT Subject Test(s) if a college you plan to apply to requires it, especially if you are considering Early Decision 
  
• Attend the College Fair at Career High School on April 11th
• Use the “College Search” on Naviance and/or College Board to create an initial list of schools (“Colleges I’m Thinking About”)

• Attend local college fairs and make appointments for tours during April vacation and summer months

May/June

• Take the SAT and/or ACT
• Take the SAT Subject Tests if applicable
• Ask two teachers for a letter of recommendation in person and then request the letter through Naviance:

           -Go to Colleges tab; click “Colleges I’m Applying To”
           -Scroll down to Teacher Recommendations and click “Add/Cancel Requests”
           -Add the two teachers who have agreed to write you a letter

​July/August

• Visit college campuses and research schools online.
• Make note of deadlines for schools you wish to apply to in the Fall
• Work on your personal statement/essay and resume
• Create your Common Application account at www.commonapp.org
• Remember to register for the October SAT/ACT​

​Senior Year Timeline

September/October

• Finalize your list of schools on Naviance and keep track of deadlines and required materials
• If you are using Common App for any schools, remember to “match” your Common App with Naviance:

            -Click on any of the colleges on your list under the Dashboard tab in Common App. Click “Assign Recommenders” and
​             sign the FERPA waiver.
            -Log into your Naviance account
            -Go to the Colleges Tab and click “Colleges I’m Applying To”
            -Enter your email address and click “Match”

• Register for the SAT, SAT Subject Tests and/or ACT (Take advantage of the four free score reports when registering in order to meet school       deadlines!)

             -SAT, SAT Subject Tests – Test Dates: October 7th, November 4th, December 2nd
             -ACT – Test Dates: September 9th, October 28th, December 9th

• Confirm your two teacher letters of recommendation and request through Naviance if you didn’t do so in June
• Turn in your “Senior Information Sheet” to your counselor if you didn’t do so in June
• Begin working on your applications and let your counselor know of any Early Action or Early Decision deadlines
• Continue working on your resume and personal statement/essay

• FAFSA application becomes available online – October 1st at fafsa.gov​

November/December

• Continue working on your resume and personal statement/essay
• Finalize your list of schools and keep track of deadlines and required materials for each school
• Turn in Transcript Request forms to your counselor at least two weeks before deadlines!
• Submit applications before Winter Break
• Log into your College Board account and request to send SAT scores to schools in time to meet deadlines (4-6 weeks in advance)

January/February

• Complete applications (resume, essay, SAT score requests, etc.)
  
• Turn in Transcript Request forms to your counselor at least two weeks before deadlines!
  
• Request your FSA ID to apply for Federal Aid – studentaid.gov/fsaid
  
• Complete the FAFSA application for Federal Aid by February 15th – fafsa.gov
  
• Search and apply for scholarships through Naviance.  See your counselor for information regarding New Haven Promise & Scholarship Fund if you are a New Haven resident

March/April

• Check email/mail regularly to keep up with any communication from the schools you applied to and contact a school’s Admissions Office with any questions
• Continue to look for scholarship opportunities
• Talk to financial aid officers at the schools you are accepted to if you have questions about the award money offered
• Make a decision and confirm your acceptance and financial aid package at the school you wish to attend by May 1st – remember to send your deposit and let them know of any outside scholarships you receive
• Let your counselor know what school you will be attending!