Review your third quarter report card and share it with your parents. Heed the warnings and follow the suggestions mentioned in the above October suggestions.

You might want to further research and explore the colleges that you are interested in attending. You need to select the college that you wish to attend and mail the required enrollment and/or housing deposit to that school by May 1st.

You should receive acceptance letters and financial aid offers by mid-April. If not, you should contact those colleges from which you have not received those documents.

How can I improve my chances of getting admitted from a college’s “wait list?”

  • If a college is your first choice, let the college know that – although the college may not ask for this information. Write a letter to the director of admissions expressing your continuing strong interest and updating the admissions office with any new information that enhances you. In addition, you may wish to ask your counselor to make a call on your behalf. Many colleges keep track of these kinds of contacts, and students who are enthusiastic and persistent will get looked at first. Colleges want to admit students off the wait list who will accept the offer of admission.

If you submitted your FAFSA promptly after January 1st, you should have received your Student Aid Report (SAR), which details your Family’s Expected Contribution (EFC) for your college expenses. If you think that there are errors, immediately contact FAFSA personnel.

You and your parents need to have serious and frank discussions concerning how you will pay for college.

Visit the Guidance Department website, www.lehsguidance.org for valuable information and resources about scholarships and post graduate options (including college). Look for scholarships: use the scholarship search feature on the College Board and FastWeb websites and check the Lynn English Guidance Department website. DO NOT pay for any scholarship search services.

Listen to daily announcements on the morning television show and the daily announcements by the principal in the morning and afternoon.

Complete the Local Scholarship Application and return it to your guidance counselor by May 1st. If you do not submit this application, you will not be considered for any local scholarships.