Track 3: Session 1: Being Recruited Do’s and Don’ts
Continue to monitor and update your SpringPath profile for colleges interested in you.
Continue to monitor and update your SpringPath profile for colleges interested in you.
Start the application process (Common App typically opens on August 1st) Request official transcript from your school counseling office. Finish your college essay & check if each college/university you?re applying to requires supplemental essays.
Complete the FAFSA (for upcoming application cycle, should be available in December 2023) and the CSS profile (another financial aid document that some colleges require)
Learn about the various ways to pay for college (scholarships, grants, various types of loans) & understand that most students do not pay sticker price (which often stops a student from applying to a particular institution)
Communicate with your college admissions counselors and attend open houses (demonstrated interest is valued at many institutions)