Senior Year: Comprehensive College Admissions Preparation
- Review all elements pertinent to college admissions and preparation.
- Make revisions and adjustments to student resume (brag sheet).
- Update comprehensive strategic plan.
- Consult for the advantages of a Gap Year and the exploration of the ideal usage of that time in being best prepared for the application processes. Consult for the optimum advantages and secure the best options.
- Consider the potential in a retake of ACT, SAT or other required test with further preparation.
- Adjust and revise four-year plan. Maintain challenging curriculum.
- Review and adjust senior year courses.
- Nurture relationships with teachers, mentors, coaches and counselors.
- Develop final college selection list.Consult for expansion and revision on the college application list.
- Meet with college selection list representatives.
- Plan for and make college visits. Use predetermined assessments.
- Decide whether to apply Early Action and Early Decision.
- Use planned strategies for requesting and receiving teacher recommendations.
- Review all college applications for each of the required personal writings.
- Write drafts for College Essays and complete all revisions.
- Write drafts for required Personal Statements and complete all revisions.
- Write drafts for the required short answer compositions and complete all revisions.
- Prepare for and complete each scheduled college interview.
- Consider financial aid and scholarship options.
- Calculate your Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
- Consult in development of wait list action plan. Use successful strategies.
- Prepare for and retake SAT Subject Tests.
- Prepare for and take AP exams.
- Finalize comprehensive college applications across the college selection list.
- Complete all financial aid planning.
- Update college scholarship considerations and applications.
- Register for College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile.
- Complete FAFSA.
- Consult in the final decision among college acceptances.
- Consult for an advantageous transition to college plan.
- Determine college freshman schedule.
- Freshman year consultations as needed for student and family.
