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Procedure for College Application                                                                                Grade

About Me (Ongoing) 
Check your Profile/Account information and complete Test Scores sections in "Official Things" under "About Me".

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Junior Survey (March) 
When you have completed your junior survey please mark as completed.

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Family Meeting (March) 
Schedule and attend family meeting with counselor.

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Complete Testing Reqs (Ongoing) 
Sign up and take any standardized tests e.g. SAT, ACT, AP, TOEFL, IELTS, in Spring and Fall semesters of L11 and L12

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Prospective List (Spring/Summer L11) 
Draft a list of prospect colleges/universities.

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Attend Workshops (Spring) 
Attend at least 1 workshop offered during L11 second semester. Workshop subjects range from How Admissions Offices Make Decision, Essay Writing, Business School Applications, Studying in the UK, Applying to Canadian Schools etc.

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Personal Meeting (Ongoing) 
Schedule and attend meetings with your counselors on your own.

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Need for Financial Aid (Spring) 
Inform your counselor on your need for financial aid and whether it is partial or full financial aid.

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Request Teacher Recommendations (May) 
First speak to the teachers from whom you want recommendations. Update Naviance (Colleges I'm Applying To- Teacher Recommendations) listing teachers who will be writing for you.

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Register for Common Application (Aug) 
Towards the end of the summer, log on to Common App website (www.commonapp.org) , create an account and review essay options.

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Register for UCAS (Sept) 
Register an account at UCAS (www.ucas.com) if you are applying to schools in the U.K. Don't forget to use the Robcol Buzzword.

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Submit Test Scores to Colleges (Ongoing) 
Make sure to send all official test scores to universities via Collegeboard or ETS etc.

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Meet with College Visitors (Ongoing) 
Attend relevant college visitor events at CCO, or theater, or fairs etc.

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First Draft of US Essays (Sept) 
Complete and share with counselor first draft of your US essays (personal, supplemental). Upload draft of essays on Naviance using About Me tab, Journal, Add New Entry, Fill Out Info like an email and upload document. Click Add Journal feature.

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First Draft of UK Pers. Statement (Sept) 
Complete first draft of personal statement for UK and share with counselor. Upload draft of personal statement on Naviance using About Me tab, Journal, Add New Entry, Fill Out Info like an email and upload document. Click Add Journal feature.

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Meet with Mr LaRaia (Fall) 
Schedule and meet with Mr LaRaia to discuss your essays

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Final List (Oct) 
Complete final list of college/university to which you wish to apply.

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Finalize UK Personal Statement (Oct) 
Show final draft of personal statement for UK universities to counselors. Upload draft of essays on Naviance using About Me tab, Journal, Add New Entry, Fill Out Info like an email and upload document. Click Add Journal feature.

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Finalize Essays (Oct/Nov) 
Complete and share with counselor final draft of your personal and supplemental essays. Upload essays on Naviance using About Me tab, Journal, Add New Entry, Fill Out Info like an email and upload document. Click Add Journal feature.

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Financial Aid Forms (Dec) 
Complete any and all applicable Financial Aid forms

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Final Counselor Interview (Oct/Nov) 
Make an appointment with your counselor Counselor will use the junior survey, interview, transcripts, activity resume and other information to write a recommendation

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Final Application Review (Dec) 
Review all details of your final application with counselor.

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Update College Specific Info on Naviance 
Go into Colleges I'm Applying To, select Edit and where applicable, select the Division/program you are applying to.

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Results Update (Ongoing) 
Update Naviance as you hear about your college application results.

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