College Preparation Checklist

The following checklists outline steps that should be included in your college preparation, application and selection process throughout elementary, middle school and into high school.  They are divided by year, but several of the suggestions should be done each year.  Regardless of when you begin this process, you should probably complete each step.  So even if you first use this resource as a junior, go back to the freshman and sophomore year lists and make sure you have done everything listed there too.  There is also a list for parents to use in preparing for the college experience:

Worksheet: College Application Checklist

This worksheet will help you manage deadlines, track your progress and complete all key details of each application you submit.  View and print the Checklist.

To find all of the worksheets in the free Cappex College Fit Kit, a highly acclaimed set of worksheets, quizzes and videos to help students through the process, click here to view and print the full kit.  The materials are free to anyone needing to use them.

 

Here are three handy application-related articles  full of helpful information:

 

Link to Cappex  

ACT – College Checklists for the High school student