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USC BOVARD SCHOLARS

12TH GRADE COLLEGE APPLICATION TIMELINE FOR PARENTS

Students should register

for the SAT or ACT exam

if they have not done so

already.

Students applying for

Early Action and Early

Decision must submit

their applications. The

EA/ED deadline for most

colleges is November 1.

be considered.

University of California

and Cal State University

applications are due by

November 30.

Many top-tier universities

and selective colleges will

have Regular Decision

application deadlines

as early as December

1st. Students should be

preparing to submit.

Check the university

website for the Early

Action and Early Decision

notification dates for

the upcoming academic

year. Students are usually

notified mid-December.

Although most students

will have completed

their college applications

by January, they must

maintain their grades

throughout their senior

year. Colleges can revoke

Acceptance letters and

financial aid offers will

start to arrive. Review

acceptances, compare

financial aid packages,

and visit your child’s final

choices, if possible.

When your child has made

their college decision,

they must submit their

statement of intent to

register and make a

deposit to the college they

will attend by May 1. If the

attend.

Your child should check

their student portal on the

college website regularly

to submit any required

documents to their

college.

Colleges host spring admit

about which college to

attend.