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| Senior Timeline |
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| October 1 |
UC Application is available to be filled out online.
CSU Application is available to be filled out online. |
| November 30 |
LAST day to complete and submit your UC application. |
| December |
Last month for you to take any college entrance exam and have it count towards your Fall 2006-2007 college admissions. |
| January 2 |
Start filling out the FAFSA. |
| March 1 - 31 |
You will start hearing back from all the campuses that you applied to. |
| April 1 - 30 |
Start making a decision about which campus you will attend. You will only be able to send in one Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to the campus of your choice. |
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| Application Help Center |
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- Download a paper copy of the UC Application to practice filling out the application before doing it online.
- The UC application includes a written personal statement as part of the application process. Don't wait until the last minute to start working on yours. It usually takes a few weeks to get your personal statement just right. Click here to learn more about how you can write an effective personal statement?
- Want to apply to a Cal State? Click here to go to the CSU mentor website, where you can fill out the CSU applications online.
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Rules for Senior Sashes
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To earn a coveted Upward Bound graduation sash at the end of the academic year UB seniors must:
- Have no unexcused absences from any UB events OR have completed at least 30 hours of tutoring by the April 3 Saturday Session.
- If you have any unexcused absences from a UB event, you can make up for it by attending an additional 3 hours of tutoring per absence in addition to the 30 hours of tutoring.
- Apply to at least 20 scholarships by Saturday, April 3. Seniors must complete a UB Senior Scholarship Check Sheet and submit it by April 3. Click here to download the Senior Scholarship Check Sheet.
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| Important Reminders |
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- Seniors, you MUST write a letter to the colleges that you received an admissions offer to if any of the following situation applies to you:
- You received a "D" or "F" letter grade in any of your classes the first semester.
- You are no longer taking a course that you said that you would in your college application. It does not matter if you are not taking the class because it is no longer offered by your school. It is still your responsibility to notify the colleges.
- You are no longer planning to take an AP exam that you stated you would on your application.
- If any of the above situation applies to you, you MUST send a letter to notify the college campuses. If you do not, you run a VERY LIKELY RISK that the colleges you applied to will take back their offer of admissions. If you need help writing the letter, please contact Tony or Lilly. We're always ready, willing, and able to help you out.
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| Financial Aid |
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- Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). I highly recommend that all UB seniors complete their FAFSA online. In order to "sign" your application online both you and one of your parents must have a Personal Identification Number (PIN). So your first assignment is to apply for a PIN online for both you and one of your parents. Click here to apply for your PIN.
- Got questions regarding the PIN? First check out the FAQ section.
- It will take approximately 1-3 business days after you request your PIN for you to receive an e-mail notification with instructions on how to retrieve it electronically, or 7-10 days to receive it in the mail via the U.S. Postal Service.
- After you apply for your PIN you can start filling out the FAFSA online. The FAFSA online is similar to your college applications in that you have to create an account so that you can save your work and continue to work on it until you are ready to submit it.
- You DO NOT have to wait until your parent(s) file their 2008 tax return to turn in a FAFSA.
- The most important thing to know about the FAFSA is that it is better to turn it in early.
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