4 Year College Application Checklist

Understand your timeline for apply to colleges. Who will be your teacher letter of
recommendations? What month and day will each of these following items be done?
Junior and Senior- Campus Time-Line

Months/Dates

Campus you will visit: UCLA

December 2015

Campus interview: Yes or no

December 2015

Letters of Recommendation: 3 Teachers you have a good relationship with

and classes you excel in.
Teachers Name
Date requested
Follow-up
Teachers Name
Date requested
Follow-up
Teachers Name
Date requested
Follow-up

Wilson, Michael
Mid-September 2015
Mid-October 2015
Nguyen, Mai
Mid-September 2015
Mid-October 2015
Llamas, David
Mid-September 2015
Mid-October 2015

Counselor recommendation form to counselor

November 2015

Secondary school report form to counselor

January/Februar
y 2016

Test scores requested

December 2015

Transcripts Sent

October 2015

Application completed
Essay completed
All signatures collected
Financial aid forms enclosed
December 2015
Application fee enclosed
Postage affixed/copies made/return address on envelope
Copies made of all forms and documentation enclosed in
application packet
Letters of acceptance/denial/wait list received

March/April 2016

Colleges notified of intent

May 2016

Tuition deposit sent

March/April
2016

Housing and other forms submitted to chosen college

March/April 2016

Orientation scheduled

May 2016

College Financial Aid Checklist

Financial Aide Check List

Date:

Family Qualifications for Financial Aid letter

September/Nove
mber 2015

Prepare tax return

September/Nove
mber 2015

Apply for Scholarships

September/Nove
mber 2015

Request a Department of Education PIN

November/Decem
ber 2015

Use the Compare Your Aid Awards tool to see a side-by-side

comparison of aid awards.

March/April 2016

Send tax returns

January 2016

Complete the pre-application worksheet

September/Nove
mber 2015

Sign a promissory note if you have been awarded a Perkins

Loan.

May 2016

Review your Student Aid Report (SAR);

January 2016

Start looking for summer jobs or paid internships.

June-August 2016

Get a FAFSA from the school counseling office

November/Decem
ber 2015

Make your final decision.

March/April 2016

complete and sign the Master Promissory Note (MPN) to receive

your Stafford Loan

May/September
2016

Set up a bank account near campus

May 2016

Sign and submit the FAFSA

January 2016

Participate in activities, such as financial aid information nights

January 2016