COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, FINANCIAL AID AND NAVIANCE

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 FEBRUARY

Deadline 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 WebPortal

Varies 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)

UC PERSONAL STATEMENTWhat are they looking for? Two Prompts

• Your personal statement should be exactly that — personal. This is your opportunity to tell us about yourself — your hopes, ambitions, life experiences and inspirations. Be open. Be reflective. Find your individual voice and express it honestly.

*** Should not exceed 1000 words

• Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.

• Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?

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.o

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Apply in Spring

semester of senior

year

Apply online at www.cccapply.or

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Submit FAFSA or Dream Act by March 2nd

Apply for the BOG Waiver at

www.cccapply.org

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

Requesting Test Scores

•SAT/APwww. collegeboard.org•ACTwww.act.org•EAP (Early Assessment Program)Test taken in Spring of Junior Yearhttp://eap.sdsu.edu/dus/earlyassessment/

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 23th

January 30st

February 6th

February 20st

February 27th

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

QUESTIONS?