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Important information and deadlines for the college-bound Tribal senior September Students who plan to apply for Tribal assistance for college must apply for FAFSA no later than Jan. 31 at fafsa.ed.gov. 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. February 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. October • • • • • • 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. Wrap up any scholarship applica tions, essays and activities chart (for OSAC). Early bird deadline is in February for OSAC. • • Do you plan to apply for Tribal education funds? 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. Some requirements and deadlines to keep in mind 1. line for funding is June 30 of each year (for funding for the upcoming fall semester or academic year). 2. June Federal Student Aid) at fafsa. ed.gov between Jan. 1-31 each year. Your application for Tribal funding will not be accepted if you do not meet this deadline. • Check for three Tribal scholarships at ctsi.nsn.us. • Complete scholarships. • Start working on Tribal higher educa tion or adult vocational training grant 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. For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us • 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. December 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). • • • • • • Special foster parent request Special foster parents wanted for a large sibling group of school-age, American Indian children. Preference given to a family that can actively support the children’s cultural January • • • • • • • • 22 heritage and for families 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. • Siletz News • Students must apply for FAFSA (Free Application for 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! April 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.). The once-a-year annual dead March November • • May who live close to the Siletz/Toledo area. Will consider, however, families with Native heritage October 2012 who live in other areas. Please call Debora at 541-265-8557, ext. 224. bathroom, children’s bathroom and half of the preschool classroom. The results are amazing and look wonderful. The improvement will help make our child care center cleaner, more sanitary and more attractive. *
