College planning is a process that involves researching potential colleges, creating a list of best-fit schools, selecting classes that align with your academic goals, and staying on top every admissions-related deadline.

 

When should my senior start applying for college?

When should I start applying to college? Start the application process the summer before your senior year. You can also do a lot of prep work your junior year, such as taking the SAT, researching campuses and visiting them, getting recommendation letters, and adding to your extracurriculars.

 

What are steps in the admissions process when applying to college?

1. Take college admission tests. (SAT is optional this year for most college, MIT requires SAT)

2. Create the Resume

3. Write Personal Statement

4. Ask teachers for LOC

5. Write college application essay, if required. Complete your online application(s). If any of your target schools have their own institutional applications, complete those.

6. Request SAT scores to be sent if needed. 

7. Meet the deadline. 

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What our Seniors suggest: 

Create a College Spreadsheet 

Choosing what information you want to know about each college, here is one example: 

College name; rating; deadline; major; Sat requirement; admission option; tuition; school URL; notes;

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List all colleges info and category by Dream, target and Safe

You want the information you gather to be accurate and up to date, since it will influence one of the most important decisions of your student’s future and family’s financial life.

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You can get most information either from college website or using the Common Data Set (CDS), a database of information pooled together by data providers in the higher education community and publishers such as the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report.