Dover-Sherborn Regional High School Guidance Office 9 Junction Street Dover, Massachusetts 02030 PARENT’S TIMELINE FOR COLLEGE PLANNING GRADE 10 SPRING - Begin light discussion of future and college
- Visit/tour several colleges with your son/daughter for them to become acquainted with the touring process
- If your son/daughter receives individualized services through either a 504 or special education plan, please contact your child’s guidance counselor for information regarding possible standardized testing services for students with disabilities
GRADE 11 AUTUMN - Encourage your son/daughter to make a strong commitment to his/her education and demonstrate his or her academic potential
- Speak with your child about registering to take the PSAT (held annually in October at DSHS)
- Attend the Standardized Testing Workshop for Sophomore and Junior Parents
LATE AUTUMN/EARLY WINTER - Attend Junior Parent Post-Secondary Planning and College Exploration meeting
SPRING - Support your son/daughter’s intensive research of colleges and universities
- Visit colleges and universities with your son/daughter
- Check the DSHS Guidance website for SAT, Subject Tests and ACT dates as well as registration deadlines. For additional information on these tests please consult the Program of Studies.
(suggestion: March - SAT, April - ACT, June – Subject Tests) - Speak with your child about registering for the Senior Summer College Seminar held in late June
SUMMER BETWEEN GRADE 11 AND 12 - Visit colleges and schedule interviews if suggested
(never allow your child to interview at a top choice school first – get some experience) - Remind your son/daughter to craft an activities resume
- Suggest that your child begin drafting his/her college application essay(s)
GRADE 12 AUTUMN - Visit colleges and schedule interviews
(remember to confirm these dates in advance with the front office if your son/daughter must be absent from school) - Be mindful of college application deadlines!
- Be mindful of standardized testing deadlines for October, November and December testing administrations for SAT and Subject Tests (if colleges require Subject Tests - not all do!)
- If your child will require financial assistance to attend college, attend a local “Financial Aid Workshop” and check with each college to ascertain the required forms – CSS PROFILE or FAFSA or both
- If filing for financial aid, obtain parent and student pin number for FAFSA
WINTER - If filing for financial aid, COMPLETE the FAFSA and mail soon after, but not before January 1st
SPRING - VISIT colleges again before making final decisions
- Send deposit to the ONE college which your son/daughter will attend BEFORE MAY 1ST.
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