College Planning Timeline

Freshman Year

• Take courses appropriate to your abilities and get the best grades possible
• Get involved in activities that interest you
• Develop good personal and spiritual habits
• Create a resume, keep track of community service hours, extra-curricular activities

Sophomore Year

• Continue to take courses appropriate to your abilities and get the best grades possible
• Stay involved in activities that interest you
• Continue to develop good personal and spiritual habits
• Take the PSAT and review results
• Update your Naviance resume

Junior Year

• Continue to take courses appropriate to your abilities and get the best grades possible
• Stay involved in activities that interest you
• Continue to develop good personal and spiritual habits
• Take PSAT and review results
• Update your Naviance resume
• Meet with college reps when they visit Eastern Christian
• Visit college campuses
• Attend college fairs
• List 10 Colleges in Naviance under “Colleges I’m thinking about”
• Individual College and Career meeting during the spring semester
• Take SAT or ACT by the end of junior year.
• Some selective colleges will require 2 SAT subject tests.  Take these if needed.

Senior Year

Summer

• Visit Colleges
• Update your “Colleges I’m thinking about” list as needed
• Get a a head start and begin work on college essays

Fall

• Continue to take courses appropriate to your abilities and get the best grades possible
• Complete the Senior Questionnaire
• Request letters of recommendation as needed
• Retake the SAT or ACT if it will help with admission and scholarships
• Individual College and Career meeting during the Fall semester
• Update your Naviance resume
• Finalize your college list in Naviance under “Colleges I’m applying to”
• Decide if you will apply early to any schools, make calendar of deadlines
• Meet with college reps when they visit Eastern Christian
• Visit college campuses
• Attend college fairs
• Complete FAFSA and CSS Profile
• Apply for scholarships
• Complete all applications and essays
• Request transcripts to be sent at least two weeks before the application deadline
• Send SAT or ACT scores to each college

Spring

• After decisions come back, rank your top choices
• Make a plan to visit your top choices (stay overnight if possible)
• Discuss with your parents and pray about your decision
• Make your decision and send your deposit by May 1
• Communicate with all schools that accepted you
• Celebrate, you did it!