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What should you do to prepare for college?
Senior Year
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Take a last look at your choice colleges: visit classes, talk to profs, deans and coaches, and chat with students.
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If you haven’t done it already, take the ACT or SAT. If you have, consider taking it again to improve test scores.
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Continue searching for scholarships.
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Begin to narrow your list of prospective colleges.
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Ask teachers, counselors, pastors or employers to write letters of recommendation.
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File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1. Turn in high school transcripts and admission applications to UIS by January 15 for priority consideration.
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After receiving acceptance letters, students should make their selection and meet deadlines for scholarships, registration, housing, and payment.
Summer before entering college
- Students accepted to UIS should attend one of the university’s Orientations in anticipation of their freshman year.
