1. Life After High School

2.  Work  Military  Occupational  Transfer  4 Year College

3.  Colleges Visiting South  Websites  http://south.hinsdale86.org/guidance http://south.hinsdale86.org/guidance  Visiting Campuses

4.  Between now and Thanksgiving  Apply online  See counselor to obtain transcript request form

5.  Fill out transcript request form (found in Guidance Office) and give to your counselor. Your application is not complete without it!!  Self-Reported Transcripts: Some schools, such as The University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, The University of Iowa, and the University of California system have students “self-report” their classes and grades. A transcript request form should still be given to your Guidance counselor.

6.  When yes  When no  Resumes/ Senior fact sheets

7.  Be aware if requested  Understand its importance

8.  Early Decision vs. Early Action/Priority Date  U of I, ISU – October 31  Most Colleges – Thanksgiving  Application Mania – Oct 18  You are responsible for meeting deadlines!!

9.  Check list of schools (some have their own applications-we prefer these)  Plan in advance (letters, supplementary materials, etc.)  Teachers give paper recommendations to counselor—we do NOT send these electronically  YOU are responsible for knowing what each school requires  www.commonapp.org www.commonapp.org

10.  www.collegecountdown.com  Scholarship checklist  Scholarship List  guidance website  College Costs Workshop: September 15 th  Financial Aid Night: October 18th

11.  Profile (after October 1)  FAFSA (after Jan 1)

12.  NCAA Eligibility Center-Register: www.eligibilitycenter.com  Send ACT Scores via www.actstudent.orgwww.actstudent.org ACT code=9999  Send Transcript to NCAA through Guidance  See Mr. Dickerson if interested in NAIA Athletics or with NCAA questions

13.  Searching for Right Fit  Apply (now until Thanksgiving)  Acceptance letters (Jan – March)  Award Letters (March – April)  Decision (May 1)

14.  Family Connection – Major, Career, and Academic Fit  www.collegecountdown.com www.collegecountdown.com  COD Website – Occupational/transfer options http://home.cod.edu/academics/programsDeg rees