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SEPTEMBER
2001
11–Registration*
deadline for October SAT
I or II (good test
date for those applying for Early
Decision
Action)
15–Late
registration* deadline for October SAT I or II
28–Registration*
deadline for November SAT I or II (SAT II:
Language Tests with Listening
and ELPT offered in November)
This
month:
- RELEASE
SAT II SCORES that are on hold NOW, to include them with fall score
reports
- Review
your transcript
- Narrow
down your list of college. Be sure list includes "safe"
schools as well as "reach" and "realistic" schools.
- Request
applications early.
- If needed,
request teacher and counselor recommendation.
- Reminder:
Score Choice is not recommended for SAT II in the fall, as it may delay
colleges’ receipt of scores.
- Meet
with college representatives who visit your
school this fall.
- If you
plan to request testing accommodations, get an eligibility form and
talk to your counselor
OCTOBER
2001 [
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11–Late
registration* deadline for November SAT I or II
14–SAT
I and SAT II test date
27–October
Scores by Phone available
27–Registration*
deadline for December SAT I or II
This
month:
- Finalize
college choices
- Work
on application essays. Ask teachers and counselors
to read essays.
- Complete
Early Decision and Early Action applications.
- Update
your "resume"–your list of accomplishments, involvement's,
and work experiences.
- If needed,
pick up a CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE application
in your guidance office.
- Find
answers to the October SAT I on the SAT Learning Center
NOVEMBER
2001 [
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1–SAT
program mails October test scores to college
4–SAT
Program mails October test scores to students
4–SAT
I and SAT II test date
8–Late
registration* deadline for December SAT I and SAT II
17–November
Scores by Phone available
22–SAT
program mails November test scores to college
28–SAT
Program mails November test scores to students
This
month:
- Meet
Early Decision and Early Action deadlines.
- Assist
parents with completing CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE for colleges that
require it
- Adhere
to your high school’s application processing deadlines.
DECEMBER 2001 [
Top ]
2–SAT
I and SAT II test date
15–
December Scores by Phone available
20–SAT
Program mails December test scores to colleges
22–Registration*
deadline for January SAT I or II
28–SAT
Program mails December test scores to students
This
month:
- Remember,
high schools closes over the holidays, so get applications done early
to meet January deadlines.
- Attend
a financial aid night with your parents, at a school in your area.
- Talk
with visiting high school alumni about
college experiences
JANUARY
2002 [
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1–Students
may mail a FAFSA(Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
on or after today.
3–Late
registration* deadline for January SAT I or II
27–SAT
I and SAT II test date
This
month:
- Visit
College Board on the Web for information about financial aid
- Continue
to research scholarship opportunities through counselors, ExPAN, libraries
ad by contacting colleges directly
FEBRUARY
2002 [
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9–January
Scores by Phone available
14–SAT
Program mails January test scores to students
17–SAT
program mails January test scores to students
23–Registration*
deadline for March SAT I
This month:
- Be
sure all necessary materials have been sent to your chosen colleges.
- Don’t
get senioritis; colleges want to see strong second semester
grades.
MARCH
2002 [
Top ]
7–Late
registration* deadline for March SAT I or II
31–SAT
I test date
This month:
- Be
sure colleges have received all the materials needed to make a decision.
- Continue
searching for scholarship opportunities
APRIL
2002 [
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13–March
Scores by Phone available
18–SAT
Program mails March test scores to students
21–SAT
Program mails March test scores to students
This month:
- Prepare
for May AP Examination.
- Admission
decisions arrive
- Review
college acceptances; perhaps revisit your top choices.
- Review
financial aid packages; talk with college financial aid officers
MAY
AND JUNE 2002 [
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End of the
school year:
- Take
AP Examinations (May), if applicable.
- Keep
up the academic momentum.
- Notify
the college you choose of your decision to attend and send a deposit
- Thank
teachers/counselors who wrote recommendations.
- Notify
the college you do not choose, so they can offer admission to others.
- Ask
your secondary school to send a final transcript to the college you
will attend.
JULY
AND AUGUST 2002 [
Top ]
Summer:
- Work
to help pay for college.
- Read
and stay ready for college
- Attend
orientation meetings offered by the college
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