Oklahoma

Senior Year

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    All Year Long

    • Keep up your grades. Acceptances are conditional, and colleges expect the GPA you applied with to stay roughly the same 
    • Continue to participate in extracurricular activities outside of class
    • Check your application portals and email regularly 
    • Send colleges any additional information they request promptly
    • Update MaiaLearning with admissions results or other post-secondary plans

     

    August/September/October

    • Finalize college list, requirements, and deadlines for each college you are applying to
    • Decide if you are applying ED, EA, or RD for each college 
    • Work on your applications
    • Keep a log of the different websites, username/password data for each college application portal
    • Turn in your Brag sheet to your counselor. Due September 1st
    • Check your high school transcripts and make sure they are accurate (found on Aeries) 
    • Take the ACT/SAT one more time, if needed
    • Update your activities resume. Add activities you participated in over the summer. Use this information to fill out the activities section of your various applications (see Senior Resources)
    • Update the MaiaLearning "Considering" list and move colleges over to the "Applying" section
    • Request/Confirm teacher recommendations verbally and send formal requests through Maia Learning
    • Order official transcripts from Miramonte 
    • Send official transcripts from any other schools you have taken coursework to colleges that require official transcripts at the time of application
    • Send ACT/SAT scores through the College Board (SAT) or ACT official sites to colleges you are applying to, if applicable
    • Register for AP test if taking AP classes 

     

    October/November

    • Take the ACT/SAT for the final time
    • Finish your college essay(s) and personal statements 
    • Complete and send out all EA and ED applications by late October (Typically Nov. 1 deadline)
    • Review and submit financial aid information. FAFSA opens on October 1st. Apply by your school deadlines and/or FAFSA deadline. MHS automatically uploads Cal Grant eligibility for you 
    • Fill out the CSS Profile if needed for your colleges
    • Submit CSU and UC applications by the November 30th deadline (good idea to send by Thanksgiving)

     

    December 

    • Regular Decision (RD) deadlines are typically around January 1. Complete and send out all RD applications no later than mid-December
    • If you applied to a college EA or ED, you should receive admissions decisions around mid-December
    • If accepted ED, pull all other submitted applications
    • Thank all of your letter of recommender writers 

     

    January/March

    • If deferred, send a letter of continued interest to the admissions representative. Reaffirm your interest in the school and offer them any updates to your application (awards, achievements)
    • Start to receive RD admissions decisions. CSUs and UCs typically announce decisions in mid-March

     

    March/April

    • Colleges have until April 1st to release decisions
    • Evaluate financial aid packages and scholarship offerings
    • Update MaiaLearning with application decisions received  
    • Plan visits to accepted colleges if needed to make your final decision. Attend admitted student day if offered admission to learn more about a college before enrolling
    • Accept admission to your college of choice by May 1st or earlier. May 1st is National Deposit Day. Once you accept an admission offer, you should let other colleges know that you do not plan to attend 
    • Enroll and submit a deposit by May 1

     

    May

    • If you have been waitlisted, make sure to let the school know you are still interested by writing a Letter of Continued Interest (see Senior Resources)
    • Complete the MHS Graduation Survey in MaiaLearning
    • Complete the final transcript Google form sent by the Registrar
    • Sign up for campus housing if you plan to live on campus and send a deposit, if required

     

    After Graduation

    • Sign up for College Orientation Sessions
    • Check your portal for any additional information needed by your college of choice
    • Send your AP Scores to the college you are attending
    • If waitlisted, continue to check your email for notifications