College Application Checklist

Download or print the application

Make a note of all deadlines - regular and early dates

Request high school transcript and your 1st semester grades

Complete any required admission tests

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Submit FAFSA

Submit PROFILE (if necessary)

Keep in mind the early and regular financial aid deadlines

Complete college application

Make copies of all of your application documents

Prepare money for application fees

Sign and send applications

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

Obtain a confirmation (or receipt) of your application materials

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

Keep you high school counselor informed of all of your applications

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

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

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

Accept financial offer in relation to the school offer as well

Politely decline the universities you will not attend