What are your next steps toward becoming a Hawk?

Your senior year is when the fun really starts. The following tips should help you through the home stretch.

• At the beginning of the school year, create a master calendar with important dates, deadlines and other information. Include test dates, fees and registration deadlines; application and financial aid deadlines; and dates by which supplementary materials (such as transcripts and recommendations) need to be submitted. Be sure to give your teachers and guidance counselors plenty of time to prepare these materials.
• Take (or re-take, if you wish) the SAT or ACT. Talk with your guidance counselor about registration and test dates, and about test locations.
• If you haven’t already done so, come to Philly for a campus visit! We offer a number of visit events and opportunities. (Don’t forget to bring a list of questions. This is a perfect chance to gather the information you most want.)

• Complete your application for admission using either the Saint Joseph’s University Application or the Common Application. You might consider writing your essay ahead of time so that you can ask a teacher, parent or friend to review a draft. Don’t forget to make copies of all your application materials.
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid—as soon after January 1 as possible, and preferably by February 15.
• Use scholarship books and Web sites to explore additional local, state and private funding sources.
• After you’ve received an acceptance letter, proceed to the admitted students page!