04.25 34個行動讓你進入第一選擇院校

隨著18年申請季的謝幕，19年申請季戰役已然打響，那麼我們應該怎麼規劃和了解才能申請到自己第一選擇的院校呢？今天就告訴大家做到以下34個動作就可以~

在申請院校時，我們經常會接收來自父母、老師、同齡人的建議，識別這些海量信息是非常痛苦，也讓我們十分的困擾。在此，我們為你量身打造了一個按照月份循序漸進的申校指南。趕緊來看~~~

8月份

1.Investigate college options and make your application list

2.Find out when the application deadlines are for all the colleges you are considering

3.Discover what specific materials you’ll need for the application process

4.Make a list of scholarships and grants for which you will apply

5.Apply for these grants and scholarships

調查院校信息，製作自己的申校名單→清楚瞭解申校的時間節點→發現申校過程中的哪些是特定的材料→製作你計劃申請獎學金和助學金的名單→申請助學金和獎學金（這一項主要針對美國學生，國際學生申請美國大學，給獎的幾率普遍不高，具體視學校和學生情況）

9月份

1.Create a calendar of what you need to do when

2.Take college entrance exams (ACT or SAT) if you haven’t already

3.Go to college fairs or meet with college reps who visit your high school

4.Get letters of recommendation

5.Keep applying for grants and scholarships

製作一個你需要準備申校的時間表→參加ACT or SAT考試→參加大學展會或者去見那些參觀你高中的大學代表→獲得推薦信→繼續申請助學金和獎學金

10月份

1.Write your college application essays

2.Visit your top choice schools and see if you can get an appointment with a college representative

3.Find out what financial aid forms each college requires

撰寫大學文書→如果能預約到大學的招生官，參觀你最想去的首選院校→弄清楚每所大學要求的助學金錶格

11月份

1.Make sure everything you started in October has been completed

2.Complete and submit applications!

確保10月份準備的各種材料都是完成的→遞交網申

12月份

1.Wrap up any last applications or essays

2.Talk to your parents about financial plans

全神貫注在最後常規申請的文書上→與你的父母溝通助學金的計劃

1月份

1.Complete your FAFSA form online

2.Make sure your parents or guardians file their taxes as soon as possible

3.Apply for grants and scholarships with your new-found free time!

完成FAFSA線上表格→確保你的父母或監護人儘快申報納稅→利用你的空閒時間申請助學金和獎學金

2月份

1.Access your SAR (Student Aid Report)

學生助學金報告

3/4月份

1.Look for acceptance letters (and emails)

2.Compare financial aid packages

3.Contact schools with all your questions and concerns

4.Make the big decision!

5.Alert the school of your choice

6.Pay your deposit to ensure enrollment at your college

等待錄取結果→比較助學金資助院校→就你的問題和注意聯繫大學→做定校的決定→提醒學校你的選擇→交定校押金

5月份

1.Test out of as many classes as you can use AP (Advanced Placement) exams

2.Look into summer jobs and plan a budget

3.Make sure all financial issues have been resolved

4.Look into orientation information, move-in information, and class availability

AP考試→規劃暑假安排，找實習→確保助學金已經解決→查看入學信息、入住信息

6/7月份

1.Graduate!

2.Work a summer job and save for college

3.Celebrate reaching the end of this long process!

高中畢業啦→暑假工作為大學費用做準備→慶祝這個漫長的過程的結束！