College Application Checklist

A full College Application must include several components, and each college has somewhat different requirements. In general, you can use this checklist to keep track of the requirements, chores, and due dates for your college application. You may then check each college's web site to ensure that they have received all of your applications.

Check with your school counselor and recommended instructors to ensure that their sections of your college application packet are complete. Your name, email address, phone number, high school and college credits, test scores, and other personal information will be required. Your SAT and/or ACT scores must be sent directly to the college by the College Board or the ACT. Your school counselor will submit Parts C through E below. The official high school transcript lists all of the courses you've taken, as well as your grades and credits.

After the first half of your senior year, colleges typically request an update on your grades from your guidance counselor. The grades from your junior year are the only ones on your transcript.

There are also services that allow you to fill out a single online application and submit it to multiple colleges, such as the Coalition Application, Common Application, and Universal College Application.