____First
conference with the College Counselor in the spring of your junior year.
____Register for
the spring SAT I and ACT.
____Register for
the spring SAT II (if applicable).
____Prepare for
the spring AP (if applicable).
____Over the
summer, send for college catalogs and applications.
____Apply for a social
security number if you do not already have one.
____Meet with Mrs.
Birtel again in August or September.
____Meet with
college reps when they come in the fall.
____Register for
the fall SAT I, ACT and SAT II (if applicable)
____Complete all
applications by Thanksgiving if possible. If you cannot finish your part, at least give
Mrs. Birtel and the teachers their forms. NOTE: Early decision candidates should check
individual college requirements carefully. Housing applications to LSU should be made
early.
____Be sure that
SAT I, ACT and SAT II test scores are sent to all of the colleges to which you are
applying.
____File financial
aid applications as early as possible. January 1st is the earliest possible date for
FAFSA. You may begin PROFILE in September.
____After all
applications are sent, RELAX. Remember, however, that all acceptances are conditional upon
your maintaining your level of academic performance. Please inform your college counselor
of acceptances, denials, scholarships and waiting lists as they occur.
____May 1 - IN
WRITING, advise all colleges to which you have been accepted of your plans and withdraw
from those that have accepted you but which you will not attend.