Monthly Planning Calendar

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!!!