Important information and deadlines for the college-bound Tribal senior
September
* •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
• •
Create a calendar for the year,
including deadlines of colleges and
scholarships.
Register for SAT, ACT or SAT subject
test if necessary.
Register for the SAT at collegeboard,
com.
Register for the ACT at actstudent.org .
Review career plans.
Narrow down a list of colleges to
top 3-5.
Begin working on essays.
Start applications for Early Action
or Early Decision (college entrance).
Visit colleges.
Check your school counseling office
or ASPIRE center for scholarship
information.
October
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
January
•
•
•
November
•
•
•
•
Take SAT tests.
Set up scholarship search profiles on
websites.
Check your school counseling office
or ASPIRE center for scholarship
information.
Proofread and have someone else
proofread all documents completed
up to this point (scholarship essays,
resume, etc.).
December
•
Check deadlines for Early Action or
Early Decision (college entrance).
Check your school counseling office
or ASPIRE center for scholarship
information.
Check deadlines for CSS/Financial
Aid Profile for U.S. private schools.
Continue or start working on college
applications.
Ask for letters of recommendation
from teachers, coaches and personal
references, and provide them with
a resume.
Visit colleges.
Take SAT tests.
Complete essays.
•
•
•
•
•
If you haven’t already done so, take
this last SAT test for seniors.
Get FAFSA forms, available for fed
eral and state financial aid.
Apply for FAFSA pin number -
student/parents must apply separately.
Mail or submit all revised, complete
college applications before the holi
day break.
Start scholarship essays.
Start OSAC (Oregon Student Assis
tance Commission).
•
•
•
•
FAFSA forms can be submitted
Jan. 1. Do not delay - do this ASAP!
Complete scholarships that are due.
Check for Student Aid Report (SAR
on the FAFSA website several days
after filing out the FAFSA).
Request mid-year transcripts be sent
to colleges to which you have applied.
Request transcripts needed for OSAC
scholarship application.
Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
Students who plan to apply for Tribal
assistance for college must apply
• for FAFSA no later than Jan. 31 at
fafsa.ed.gov .
•
•
application. This can be found on the
Tribe’s website and is due June 30.
Review the Student Aid Report
(SAR).
You should start receiving admission
responses.
April
•
•
•
Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
Make final decision about which
college or university you will attend.
If you decide to decline enrollment
to a college or university to which
you have been accepted, send notice
indicating this to the college’s admis
sions office.
February
•
•
•
•
•
•
May
First semester grades and mid-year
reports are sent to some colleges.
Check your school counseling office
or ASPIRE center for scholarship
information.
Complete scholarships.
Check with colleges applied to for
verification they have received all nec
essary documents. Continue to moni
tor status of submitted applications.
Check to see if your mid-year tran
scripts have been sent to the schools
to which you have applied.
Wrap up any scholarship applica-
tions, essays and activities chart (for
OSAC). Early bird deadline is in
February for OSAC.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
June
•
March
Check for three Tribal scholarships
at ctsi.nsn.us.
Complete scholarships.
Start working on Tribal higher educa
tion or adult vocational training grant
This is the deadline for final decisions
for universities.
Send letter of intent to registrar.
Line up a summer job.
Attend your Senior Awards Night.
Review any award letters and be sure
you understand the terms and condi
tions that accompany each type of aid.
If necessary, arrange for housing and
a meal plan (at school).
Send thank you notes to any person/
committee from which you received
a scholarship.
•
•
•
Tribal higher education and adult
vocational training applications are
due June 30!
Attend graduation - congratulations!
Make arrangements for your final
grades to be sent to colleges and
universities.
Good luck!
SAVE THE DATE
Jifflii AnrmmJI Nfflinro CsMugoo»
oi 0i0w® fcta®, faarf
Hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Other Oregon partnering Tribes include:
Coquille Indian Tribe ~ Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs ~ Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde " Klamath Tribes ~ Bums Paiute Tribe
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
March 28-29, 2012
Pendleton, Oregon, at
wildhorse Resort and Casino
•WU.tUGMJ>«i Gw OU-
W«WMtTlMtolGwW«r<»8kfarlW
There are many -ways to fight to protect our children ~ one of
those "ways is by being a foster parent.
The Siletz TribalIndian Child'Welfare Department is accepting
and recruiting foster homes on behalf of our Tribal children.
Tor more information, call Christy Murt, foster care certifier,
at 800-922-1399, ext. 1338, or 541-444-8338.
•
C mk and join other careghers of Native Elders and relathe ca reg i vers of children front
Northwest Indian communities in this two-day oeat. Yon wil have the appaitaaits to
attend valuable w orksbops that will enhance your caregiving skills and pros ide you with a
break from year daily responsibilities.
If you are a caregiver for a Siletz Tribal Elder and want to
participate, please call Rachelle Endres at 541-444-8261 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1261. We only have limited funds so it wiU be
first-come, first-served.
a
8
*
Siletz News
*
November 2011