COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP FALL “TO DO” LIST FOR THE CLASS OF 2013 September 2012 Meet with your guidance counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate. Check your transcript. Do you have the credits and GPA you need to get into the schools you want to attend? Contact the admissions and the financial aid offices at the colleges you are interested in attending. What are the admissions requirements? When are the deadlines? Are there fees? What forms do the financial aid offices require? Register for the October/November SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests™ required by the schools you choose. Prepare and submit your application for early action or early admission. Ask your teachers/mentors to begin writing recommendation letters. October, November, December 2012 Take your SAT and/or ACT tests as early as possible so you can re-take them if you need to. Have your scores sent to the schools on your final list. For regular admission, applications are usually due by late December or early January. Start preparing your applications now. If you applied for early action or early decision, contact the admissions office to make sure all your paperwork and forms have been received. Check with the financial aid office too. Schedule any necessary interviews. Browse www.fafsa.gov, get a PIN, and become familiar with the site and financial aid terms. February 1, 2013 is the FAFSA priority filing date. But, you can file as early as January 1 – make it you New Year’s resolution! Be sure to complete the 2013-14 application. Helpful Websites www.fafsa.gov www.collegebound.wa.gov www.theWashBoard.org www.collegesuccessfoundation.org www.collegeboard.org www.gearup.wa.gov WSAC 9/2012 WASHINGTON COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS 2012-13 Public 4-Year / Research Community & Technical Colleges Private Career Colleges University of Washington Bates Technical College Art Institute of Seattle Washington State University Bellevue College Everest College - Renton Bellingham Technical College Divers Institute of Technology Public 4-Year / Comprehensive Big Bend Community College Gene Juarez Academy Central Washington University Cascadia Community College Glen Dow Academy Eastern Washington University Centralia College Interface College The Evergreen State College Clark College International Air & Hospitality Academy Western Washington University Clover Park Technical College ITT Technical Institute Columbia Basin College Lucas Marc Academy Edmonds Community College Perry Technical Institute Independent / Private Everett Community College Colleges & Universities Grays Harbor College Antioch University Green River Community College Bastyr University Highline Community College Cornish College of the Arts Lake Washington Institute of Technology DigiPen Institute of Technology Lower Columbia College Gonzaga University North Seattle Community College Heritage University Olympic College Northwest Indian College Peninsula College Northwest University Pierce College Northwest College of Art - Poulsbo Renton Technical College Pacific Lutheran University Seattle Central Community College St. Martin's University Seattle Vocational Institute Seattle University Shoreline Community College Seattle Pacific University Skagit Valley College Trinity Lutheran College South Puget Sound Community College University of Puget Sound South Seattle Community College Walla Walla University Spokane Community College Whitman College Spokane Falls Community College Whitworth University Tacoma Community College Walla Walla Community College Wenatchee Valley College Whatcom Community College Yakima Valley College WSAC 9/2012 .