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Preparing to Pay for College
Junior Year in High School
Investigate private scholarships and other student aid programs. Develop calendar of application deadlines.
Check with local organizations and utilize free internet scholarship searches in our
Free Scholarship Searches
section.
Senior Year in High School
September
Apply for admission ($25 fee).
Submit housing application ($200 deposit).
Plan to attend one of Lee's 5 Frontline events.
Continue investigating private scholarships and other student aid programs.
October
Take the ACT or SAT & plan your retakes! Minimums for acceptance are 17 on the ACT and 860 on the SAT.
Attend our Frontline this month.
Continue investigating private scholarships and other student aid programs.
November
Attend our Frontline this month.
Continue investigating private scholarships and other student aid programs.
December
Send transcripts or GED scores.
Continue investigating private scholarships and other student aid programs.
January
Request a
pin for FAFSA
.
Apply for
Lee Endowment Scholarships
.
Attend
Frontline
.
Continue investigating private scholarships and other student aid programs.
February
Attend the Financial Aid Fair.
Complete tax forms as quickly as possible (keep copies of everything for your records).
Complete the FAFSA at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
.
Attend Frontline.
March
Continue your research of outside funding sources.
15
th
- the LAST day to apply for the Lee University Endowment Scholarships.
Look for your Student Aid Report (SAR) in the mail; be sure to review it and submit corrections if necessary.
Financial Aid Office will begin notifying students with complete file.
April
If it's been four weeks since you sent in your FAFSA form and you've not received the results, contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at
1-800-4-FED-AID
or at
319-337-5665
.
Attend the
Lee Day Weekend
.
Ask about
Summer Honors
.
May
Decided where you're going? If not, revisit schools.
Send final transcripts or GED scores.
June
Endowment winners notified
Using student and/or parent loans for the first time? Visit
our loans section
and complete the Master Promissory Note.
Get your immunizations.
Housing assignments mailed with Gateway Portfolio.
July
Notify the financial aid office of any private scholarships received.
Complete the
Gateway Portfolio
.
19
th
- Final day to submit a request for housing deposit refund for fall semester.
August
1
st
- Roommate assignments mailed.
Make sure you clear the business office to complete registration
Have a great year!!!
Office:
(423) 614-8300
Fax:
(423) 614-8308
Toll Free:
1-800-533-9930
finaid@
leeuniversity.edu
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