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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
Last Modified on August 18, 2017