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Junior Year - SpringCheck if SAT/ACT is optional on https://www.fairtest.org/university/optional ---the University of California and CSU no longer require the SAT/ACT
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If campus is Test-Optional, please take the SAT/ACT about 2/3 times, email counselor for fee waiver
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Log into your California Colleges account (via Gmail log-in using your s.sfusd.edu email) - https://www.californiacolleges.edu/
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Apply to summer internship, part-time job, volunteer experience, or pre-college program
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Continue your involvement in extracurricular activities
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Continue to develop relationships with your teachers and counselors
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Develop a plan for college visits
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Continue to explore college list - complete the CollegeBoard scholarship challenge
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Get on the mailing list of colleges you are interested in
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Set up time each week to open your email from your prospective colleges
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Begin to explore careers - complete one career cluster per month
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Write an essay about your interests (what made that experience special?)
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Understand Financial Aid by watching this video, here is the slide deck
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Junior Year - SummerBegin to develop and draft essay ideas UC prompts, CommonApp prompts
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Continue to revise college list
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Visit colleges (virtually or in-person if safe). Use these websites to virtually explore colleges. (CollegeBoard, CaliforniaColleges.edu, Campustours)
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Add individual school deadlines to calendar
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Prepare materials for recommenders (resume, essays). Click here for more info and "brag sheet"
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Complete My Interest Worksheet
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Complete Career Survey
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Complete Good-Fit Colleges Worksheet
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Write an essay about your life 10 years from now
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Clean up your email inbox
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Create "Labels" for your emails (ex. "college" "scholarship" "to-do")
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Share your college list with parents/guardians
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Learn about Financial Aid: English Video, Video en español, 中文视频
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Gather information and materials needed to complete financial aid application (list here)
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Retake this College Ranking Criteria Survey to help you identify what is important in a college choice
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Learn about the Holistic Review Process to help you identify which PIQs to write
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Check out this link to learn about each UC's Holistic Review process
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Senior Year - FallCreate application accounts (using your personal email)
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UC and Common App applications opens August 1st
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Update your resume
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In September ask your teachers and counselor for a letter of recommendation
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Share your college essays to two readers
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If you plan to apply Early Decision/Action work on that application first
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CSU application opens October 1st
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Financial Aid application opens October 1st FAFSA or Dream Act, submit before end of December
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Submit your college application before deadline (use shared resources for help, have it reviewed)
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Bookmark this Financial Aid Resource Link
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Bookmark this uAspire Scholarship Database
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Submit your CSU EOP application (first generation college student only)
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Certain private colleges will require students to complete the CCS profile
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In December, submit your financial aid application
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Check your emails weekly after application submission
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Create your student account for each college's webportal
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Senior Year - SpringSend a thank you card or email to your teachers and counselors who wrote you a letter or helped you with essay, etc
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Check your college's webportal for updates and required documents
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Complete your CCSF application
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Apply to scholarships that you qualify for
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Submit your financial aid application before the March 2nd deadline
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Create your Webgrants4Students account
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By end of March, admission decisions will be fully announced
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Submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) before the deadline (typically May 1st)
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Complete housing deposit for 4-year university
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Sign up for orientation
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In May, complete your Official Transcript Send Request
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In the summer, send your AP scores to the college you plan to attend during Fall
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