Senior Year Timeline

Fall:

  • Common Application will be available August 1st.

  • Make a timeline with all deadlines. Stay on task. Any early decision or early action applications will need to be completed and submitted before deadline.

  • Register for AP Exams.

  • Write common app essay during summer and all supplemental essays in the fall months.

  • Take SAT or ACT for the last time, no later than October of your senior year. Arrange for test scores to be sent to the colleges on your list.

  • Meet with school counselor to review your college list and connect your common app to the system your high school uses, ie. Naviance or Scoir.

  • Apply for Financial Aid (fafsa.ed.gov) and/or CSS Profile (collegeboard.org) by deadlines and make sure you complete any state or supplemental financial aid forms.

  • Make sure all transcripts, scores, letters are completed and sent on time.

  • Interview with admissions offices, if needed.

  • Upload art portfolio, video or another materials.

    Winter:

  • Maintain strong grades. All schools ask for first semester transcript.

  • Apply for local scholarships

  • Keep social media clean!

  • Submit ED2, and/or Regular round admission applications.

  • Attend Accepted Student Days to help you make the final decision which school to attend.

Spring:

  • May 1, deadline to deposit.

  • Take AP tests. Results are available in July. Have your results sent to the admissions office that you are enrolled in. 

  • Final transcript is sent after you graduate to the school you commit. Notify your college of private scholarships or grants.