AVID IV BLOG

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Applying to College - Month by Month - Summer/August 2015

Summer/August        

·        Register for the September/October ACT/SAT if applicable. Send your scores to your Colleges/Universities! You should have already taken it at least once and/or signed up for it for this semester.  You will be applying to college in October, 2015 and ALL scores need to be sent to schools by then.
                      ACT  www.actstudent.org
       Test Date                       Registration Deadline
October 24, 2015                      September 18, 2015
December 12, 2015                  November 6, 2015
February 6, 2016                       January 8, 2016
                     SAT sat.org/register 
      Test Date                         Registration Deadline
October 3, 2015                        September 3, 2015
November 7, 2015                    October 9, 2015
December 5, 2015                    November 5, 2015

·        Come up with a preliminary list of colleges that interest you.  
·        Explore the websites of the colleges that interest you to learn about admissions requirements 
·        Check your senior year class schedule to make sure you are taking the right English, Math, Social Studies, Science and Foreign Language classes you will need for HS Graduation 
·        Update your profile on the College Foundation of North Carolina website (www.cfnc.org) On  this website you can send North Carolina colleges an application and transcripts. 
·        Begin thinking about potential topics for your personal essay. 

·        Visit college campuses and interview with college admissions representatives. 

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