Application & Aid Deadlines Timeline

📄 APPLICATIONS:

• □ Finalize college list (8-12 schools: 2-3 reach, 4-5 match, 2-3 safety)
• □ Create Common App account (opens Aug 1)
• □ Request transcripts & recommendation letters
• □ Start writing main Common App essay

💰 FINANCIAL:

• □ Research merit scholarships at target schools
• □ Gather tax documents for FAFSA prep

📄 APPLICATIONS:

• □ Begin submitting Early Action applications (some open Sept 1)
• □ Finalize supplemental essays for EA schools
• □ Follow up on recommendation letter requests

🏆 SCHOLARSHIPS:

• □ Register for October SAT/ACT (last fall tests before ED)
• □ Confirm scholarship deadlines at each school
• □ Start local scholarship search

💰 FINANCIAL:

• □ Submit FAFSA on Oct 1 (opens at midnight)
• □ Submit CSS Profile if required
• □ Apply for state grants and aid

📄 APPLICATIONS:

• □ Submit ED/EA applications (Oct 15-Nov 1)
• □ Send official test scores to colleges
• □ Verify all documents received in portals

🏆 SCHOLARSHIPS:

• □ Some state scholarship deadlines (NC, GA, FL)
• □ Private scholarship applications

📄 APPLICATIONS:

• □ Submit remaining ED/EA applications by Nov 1
• □ Finalize all recommendation letters submitted
• □ Begin Regular Decision applications
• □ Send first quarter grades if requested

💰 FINANCIAL:

• □ Some priority financial aid deadlines
• □ Submit verification documents if requested

📄 APPLICATIONS:

• □ Regular Decision deadlines begin
• □ Receive ED/EA decisions (mid-December)
• □ Submit RD apps to additional schools if deferred/denied
• □ Update schools with new achievements

🏆 SCHOLARSHIPS:

• □ Institutional scholarship deadlines
• □ Private scholarship applications

📄 APPLICATIONS:

• □ Submit remaining Regular Decision applications
• □ Send mid-year transcripts
• □ Submit EDII applications if needed

💰 FINANCIAL:

• □ FAFSA priority deadlines at many schools
• □ State aid deadlines
• □ Submit any missing financial documents

🏆 SCHOLARSHIPS:

• □ Local scholarship applications due
• □ Institutional merit scholarship deadlines