Senior Information

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A timeline of events for seniors to be following during their senior year...

 

Senior Calendar

 

Below is a link to our Career Center Website

https://www.nscsd.org/webpages/cnscareercenter/index.cfm

 

September

• Sign up for Oct. ACT and/or Nov. SAT if needed.  Make sure to use your four free score reports.
• Meet with the college reps of the colleges you are interested in when they come to the Career Center.
• If you registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse, please let our school's Registrar know in order to have your transcript sent to the NCAA Clearinghouse.
• Create an account on the Common App if you are going to be applying to four year colleges.
• Plan any visits to colleges that you are applying to but have not yet visited.
• Line up your teacher recommendations (one or two is plenty) and then request them through Scoir. ASK THE TEACHERS IN PERSON FIRST!!!!
• Check the Career Center website for current scholarships. 
• Be sure to attend your senior review with your counselor when scheduled.

 

October

• Meet with college reps of the colleges you are applying to in the Career Center.
• Sign up for the November SAT – be sure to use your 4 free score reports.
• Make sure to have your SAT/ACT scores sent to the colleges to which you are applying.
• If applying early decision, complete your application and let your school counselor know by filling out a pink sheet!
• Start completing all college applications.
• Fill out the pink College Processing sheet in the counseling office AFTER you have submitted your applications so your counselor can send transcripts.
• Sign up for the December ACT or January SAT
• Take ACT/SAT if you signed up for it.
• Check Career Center website for current scholarships.
• Complete CSS profile if needed for college applications.
• Request your FSA ID# at www.fsaid.ed.gov.  You will need it to complete the FAFSA.
• Begin filling out the FAFSA as early as possibly after it becomes available on October 1st.
• Attend Financial Aid Night at CNS with your parents. Check with your counselor for the date and time.

 

November

• Take the SAT if you registered for it.  Check deadline for registering for the Dec SAT/ACT.
• Be sure your first quarter grades are good, colleges ask for report cards.
• Check the Career Center website for current scholarships.
• Finish submitting applications by Thanksgiving Break.  Be sure to fill out the College Application Cover Sheet and Transcript Request Form; then give it to your counselor AFTER you have submitted your applications.

 

December

• Take the SAT or ACT tests if you registered for them.
• Pink College Processing sheets are due to your counselor two weeks before break for Jan 1^st deadlines, if not, there is no guarantee transcripts will arrive on time. 
• Early decision application notifications should arrive by now.
• Start a financial aid folder.  In this folder you will keep all financial aid documents organized. 
• Write thank you notes to anyone who has written you a letter of recommendation.
• Check Career Center website for scholarships.

 

January

• Take the SAT- make sure score is sent by the CollegeBoard to your colleges.
• Check Career Center website for current scholarships.

 

February, March, and April

• Monitor applications to make sure all materials are sent and received on time.
• Check Career Center website for current scholarships.
• Apply for community scholarships (including Dollars for Scholars.)
• Notify colleges if you are declining admission (it’s polite).
• Request that mid-year grades be sent to your colleges if necessary.
• National Commitment Day is May 1^st, tuition deposit is due by then.  

 

Before May 1st

• Send in tuition deposit and housing deposit if necessary.
• Notify other colleges that accepted you that you have selected another college.
• Check Career Center website for current scholarships.

 

May

• Take Advanced Placement exams (if appropriate).
• Check Career Center website for current scholarships.
• Inform your counselor of your admission decisions and what college you will be attending.

 

June

• Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from CNS!
• Be sure to attend graduation rehearsal and graduation.
• If you have taken any courses that received college credit, you need to contact the colleges who awarded you credit and have them send a transcript to the college you will be attending so you can get credit for those courses.
• Contact College Board and have your AP report sent to the college you will be attending so they can determine what credits you will receive for your AP courses.