What you need to know foryour senior year…

Senior Year Planning

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CSU Senior Year Timeline

OCTOBER 1st – NOVEMBER

30th

Apply online at CSU Mentor

NOVEMBERLast month to take

the SAT or ACT

DECEMBERSet up admission

WebPortal

JANUARY 1st - MARCH 2nd

Apply for FAFSA or Dream Act

EARLY FEBRUARYDeadline to apply

for SDSU scholarships

CSU Senior Year Timeline Continued

MARCHAdmission

decisions available on WebPortal

MARCH – MAYTake ELM/EPT

Admissions tests$18 per test

MAY 1st

Deadline to submit Intent to Enroll deposit

on WebPortalVaries from $150 -

$400

MAY 1st

Deadline to submit Housing License Agreement with

Deposit Varies from $375 -

$600

JULY 15th

Freshman deadline to submit final official

transcripts, including spring grades

UC Senior Year Timeline

AUGUST –NOVEMBER 30th

Start and submit application

DECEMBERLast month to take

the SAT or ACT

JANUARYSetup My

Application admissions portal

account

JANUARY 1st - MARCH 2nd

Apply for FAFSA or Dream Act

MARCHAdmission decisions

available on My Application

UC Senior Year Timeline Continued

APRIL – MAYTake the AWPE

$110

MAY 1st

Deadline for intent to enroll

in My Application$100

MAY 1st

Deadline for Housing License Agreement with

deposit$300 - $675

JULY 1st Deadline to submit final transcripts on

My Application

JULY 15th

Deadline to submit final test scores

(SAT, ACT, TOEFL, AP/IB)

Private Universities & Community Colleges

Deadlines vary by School

Starting August 1st Submit Common

Application online at www.commonapp.org

Take SAT/ACT

Submit FAFSA or Dream Act by March 2nd and complete

CSS profile on www.collegeboard.org

Apply in Spring

semester of senior year

Apply online at www.cccapply.org

Submit FAFSA or Dream Act by March

2nd

Apply for the BOG Waiver at www.cccapply.org

Hidden Costs After Being Accepted

Beware that once you are provisionally

accepted to a college, anticipate to pay out of pocket fees such as the

placement test fees, intent of enrollment fee, and housing deposit fee.

These fees combined are estimated to be between

$100 - $1,000.

Make sure you and your family are working on a savings plan starting in

September of your Senior year so you will

be able to meet this financial obligation in

May.

Required Documents for Admission Applications

High School Transcript• Only report A-G

courses

Student Social Security Number• Name on transcript,

SS card & application must match exactly

Test Scores• SAT/ACT

Fee Waiver• Parents’ annual

income• Parents’ residency

Credit Card or Check • $55 fee per CSU

campus• $80 fee per UC

campus

Valid email address

Where to get FREE money for College

FAFSA (Government

Funding)

Apply January 1st – March 2nd every

year!

Attend Financial Aid Night at your

school

Attend Cal-SOAP FAFSA Cash for

College workshops

January 24th

January 31st

February 7th

February 21st

February 28th

Apply Online at

www.fafsa.ed.gov or

www.caldreamact.org

Where to get FREE money for College

Scholarships (Private funding)

Check for new scholarships and

deadlines monthly

Scholarships posted:

Online through Naviance

In the counseling center

Web resources/Search

engines

www.collegeboard.com

www.fastweb.com

www.sdfoundation.org

What can get me a scholarship?

Assume that you QUALIFY

for the scholarship and look for things

that would DISQUALIFY

you

MAJORRace/Ethnicity

GENDERCom

munity

ServiceSexual

Orientation

Right or left handed?

Overcoming

ObstaclesPARENT’SEMPLOYER

GROUPS/CLUBS

Hobbie

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Sin

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aren

t

Disabilities

Financial Need

GPA

Avoiding Scams

If you have to

pay money for FAFSA or

a scholarship, it’s a

scam

Never pay more than the cost of a postage stamp to

get information about

a scholarsh

ip

Application Workshops!

Contacting Cal-SOAP…

Meet with your College Peer Advisor (CPA)

Visit the Cal-SOAP website at www.sandiegocalsoap.com for

information and current events for high school students!

Remember, we are here for YOU!