Senior Timeline

If you’re a senior in high school, follow these general guidelines…

Fall Semester

• Make campus visits
• Continue your extracurricular involvement
• Narrow down college choices and apply for college admission, meeting priority deadlines
• Finalize résumé and write required essays
• Request letters of recommendations and other admission requirements two to four weeks before due
• Apply for housing at each college considered
• Inquire about scholarship qualifications at each college where applied
• Start the financial aid application process for each school
• Complete the FAFSA

Spring Semester (after January 1)

• Complete your Mississippi Grant Application by going to www.mississippi.edu
• Ask the guidance office to send first semester transcripts to schools. Final transcripts should be sent after graduation
• Keep track of important financial aid and scholarship deadlines
• Observe deadlines for sending in all required fees and paperwork including award letters, promissory notes, and housing information
• Decide which college to attend and notify each school of your decision 
• Notify your college about any outside scholarships you received

Summer before College

• Ensure final transcript arrives at chosen school
• Getting a summer job can help pay some of the college expenses
• Attend summer orientation if offered. Check into buying books and supplies early
• Call or meet assigned roommate to get acquainted and to make a list of what is needed for the residence hall room

Source: get2college