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Senior Year Timeline

This timeline is a general overview of what to expect during your senior year and to give you an idea of what you can do to prepare for your next steps after high school. You will find information about the workforce, community college, trade school, college/university, military, or gap year. 

AUGUST
  • Attend your senior meeting with your counselor before school starts to discuss credits, graduation requirements and post high school options. 
  • Visit the websites of colleges/universities that you might be interested in. Take a virtual tour online, or schedule a free campus tour. 
  • Make a list of all colleges/universities that you are interested in. Your list can include:

          2 safe schools (you know that you will get accepted and they are on the more affordable side)

          2 target schools (you might have to put a little more effort into your application and scholarships)

          1 reach school (you will have to turn in an amazing application and work really hard on scholarships) 
  • If you are planning to pursue a major in the arts, start getting your portfolio or audition ready.
  • Sign up online for an SAT retake if you want to try and improve your score. If you cannot afford to sign up for a retake, talk to your counselor about a fee waiver.

           October SAT - deadline is early September. 

           Access the free online SAT test prep through Khan Academy to brush up on your skills.

 

SEPTEMBER
  • Become knowledgeable about specific admission requirements. Know application deadlines for the schools and scholarships you wish to apply to. They may vary and it is essential to meet all deadlines! Here is the link to the Scholarships section on our website. Search for Colorado, local and national scholarships. 
  • Northglenn will have college visitations at school. Notification will be sent through your school email, check this often. 
 
  • Identify 3-5 adults who could write a strong letter of recommendation for you. Letters of recommendation are often required for college AND scholarship applications. Choose teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches, employers, or other non-family adults who will be able to give specific examples of your great academic or communication skills.
  • College applications are done online. Community College applications can be found on their websites. University applications can be found on Common App. 

OCTOBER
  • Know application deadlines for the schools and scholarships you wish to apply to. They may vary and it is essential to meet all deadlines!
  • Review your applications and college essays with your parents, teachers, counselor or Ms. Angelica to ensure they are accurate and complete.
  • Watch these two videos on how to match Common App with Naviance AND how to request a letter of recommendation in Naviance from your teachers. 
  • Attend lunch workshops during College and Career Week October 7th - 10th. Friday October 11th will be the Senior Inspire PWR Conference. 

All 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado and several private institutions will waive their application fees, making it free for anyone to submit an application.

 

NOVEMBER
  • Early Decision and Early Action application deadlines are typically November 1 or November 15, depending on the school. 
  • Know application deadlines for the schools and scholarships you wish to apply to. They may vary and it is essential to meet all deadlines!
  • Review your applications and college essays with your parents, teachers, counselor or Ms. Angelica to ensure they are accurate and complete.
  • Make sure to keep your grades up! Colleges will look closely at your senior grades. Monitor these through Infinite Campus often.
  • Fall ICAP  lesson in English classes. Counselors will give a lesson on financial aid including: loans, grants, work study and scholarships. 

 

DECEMBER
  • The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available on or before December 1, 2024. Use this link to access FAFSA or use CASFA if you do not have a social security number.

The College Opportunity Fund program provides a stipend for in-state students going to college in Colorado. To receive this funding, a student must create a COF account and must also authorize the use of the stipend at their respective institution. 
  • Know application deadlines for the schools and scholarships you wish to apply to. They may vary and it is essential to meet all deadlines!

 

JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH
  • Regular decision application deadlines are typically January 1 - February 1. 
  • Mid year transcripts will be sent to all schools in your Naviance/Common App.
  • Know application deadlines for the scholarships you wish to apply to. Many of them are due in February/March. 
  • Write thank-you notes to any adult from whom you received a letter of recommendation.

 

APRIL/MAY
  • Let your counselor know the outcome of your college applications and scholarship applications as you find out. Counselors will use this information for Naviance and the graduation ceremony.
  • Did you earn any scholarship money from anywhere? Even if you aren't going to use it, you will be acknowledged at graduation as a scholarship winner. Talk to your counselor immediately about this.
  • Make final college decisions and request final transcript in Naviance.
  • All high school students in Colorado must have an ICAP. All information you complete in Naviance is part of the ICAP. You must complete all tasks assigned to you in Naviance in order to be cleared for the graduation ceremony. 
  • Graduation ceremony is May 13, 2024