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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