If your child is a sophomore or junior in High School, it i time to start preparing for college admissions. But how, when, and what?
Here is the tentative guideline for the college admission planning.
Spring and Summer of junior year
Take SAT/ACT
Create list of colleges you are interested in
Visit colleges you are interested in
Research their requirements
Ask counselors about scholarships available in La Guardia
September:
Finalize college list
Make a timetable of all of the deadlines
Essay writing, start with the application
Campus visits
Apply to high school scholarships
October
Finish essays/applications and get letters of recommendation
November
Ask counselor to send transcripts to the colleges you apply for.
Finalize application completely, and send it by early december
January
File Fafsa as early as possible, and call colleges to make sure they received all parts of the application.
March and April
Should get the results late March and mid April.
For more help with college admissions or to find a college admissions counselor, please contact us here.
Our goal is to make sure that your child gets into the best college for him/her in the least stresful
way.