College Application Checklist

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  • Download or print the application

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  • Make a note of all deadlines - regular and early dates

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  • Request high school transcript and your 1st semester grades

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  • Complete any required admission tests

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  • Schedule and prepare for SAT tests, AP exams, etc.

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  • Once you receive test scores, be sure to send all results to the universities you're applying to

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  • Request recommendation letters, and send thank you notes to those who do

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  • Draft your application essays. Have more than one person proofread them. Then, revise the essays, then have them proofread a **second time. Complete those second corrections.

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  • Visit the campuses you're interested in for interviews with the admissions department

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  • Also attempt to set up an interview with an alumni of the campus

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  • Submit FAFSA

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  • Submit PROFILE (if necessary)

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  • Keep in mind the early and regular financial aid deadlines

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  • Complete college application

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  • Make copies of all of your application documents

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  • Prepare money for application fees

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  • Sign and send applications

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  • Send forms for college financial aid, and state financial aid (if needed)

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  • Obtain a confirmation (or receipt) of your application materials

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  • Beware of and submit any additional materials that individual universities might require

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  • Keep you high school counselor informed of all of your applications

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  • Wait until you receive a letter from the admissions department regarding your application's fate

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  • Wait also until you receive a letter notifying you of any aid you are awarded (from the school or state)

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  • You have a deadline to accept the offer to attend the university - decide before then!

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  • Accept financial offer in relation to the school offer as well

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  • Politely decline the universities you will not attend

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