In the final two years of your high school career, these are some rudimentary guides that can help you check off your progress. CPAP provides a full slate of help guides and tips that help you make a seamless transition.

Grade 11
- Take the toughest classes you can
- Study for all standardized Tests
- Take the PSAT
- Register and take standardized Tests
- Get to know your teachers
- Meet with your school counselor
- Work on preliminary college list
- Take a deep dive with your extracurriculars:focus on leadership and impact
- Research schools
- Identify teachers/others who will write your letters of recommendation
- Have an honest talk with your parents about financial aid
- Apply for outside scholarships
- Retake SAT/ACT and study/ take AP tests
- Visit campuses
Summer
- Read
- Volunteer
- Do meaningful community service
- Work a job or internship that aligns with your major or career interests
- Build your leadership experience and skills
- Begin to finalize your college list
- Log in to your college applications
- Begin brainstorming and writing essays
- Visit colleges

Grade 12
Fall
- Take the toughest classes you can
- Meet with you counselor
- Finalize your resume
- Finish all standardized testing
- Send all test scores as required
- Attend college fairs
- Attend college visits at your high school
- Finalize your college list
- Log in to all applications
- Meet all high school deadlines for sending transcripts and recommendations
- Know your deadlines
- Finish all essays
- Decide about Early Decision and/or Early Action
- Talk to each of your recommender s
- File your FAFSA as early as October 1st
- File CSS profile for schools that require
- Finish all applications and submit
- Schedule interviews as required
- Apply for scholarships
- Get the best grades you have ever gotten
Winter/Spring
- Send updates to schools that deferred you
- Fight senioritis
- Send mid-year reports to schools that require them
- Make final campus visits
- Follow all directions carefully for each acceptance or waitlist you receive
- Make your decision
- Compare financial aid rewards
- Send in your deposit once you decide to accept a school’s offer
- Send update to schools that waitlist you where you are still interested in attending
- Graduate
- Pat yourself on the back
- Thank your parents, teachers, counselor, and everyone who helped you get here