Hey YESS Class of 2018!
Be sure to read through this list and make sure you are completing ALL of these items as soon as you can! The more you get done now, the easier your transition will be in the Fall.
Congrats on everything you've accomplished thus far and JUST KEEP SWIMMING!
SENIOR CHECKLIST
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Log into your college student portal regularly (for example, CCDConnect – every
school is a little different). Look for red flags/ yellow caution signs that
will tell you if you are missing any information or need to sign off on any
documents, for example, financial aid documents.
____ Check your
college email DAILY. You will get important information through that email
account. You can change the settings in your student portal for your school
email to be forwarded to your personal email.
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Carefully read any emails from FAFSA. You may be asked to provide tax
verification and will need to request tax transcripts from the IRS. Let me know
if you need more info!
____ Stay in
contact with the financial aid office to make sure that your aid has been
applied to your account. You may also
be able to check your college student portal for this information. If aid is
not applied and you have not set up a payment plan, you may be dropped from
your classes.
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Take any required placement tests (for example, the Accuplacer).
____ If
you are living on campus, be sure you’ve signed up for the residence halls and
submitted a deposit.
____ Provide any
information to health services, for example, immunization records. Many
campuses will put a hold on your record if you have not submitted this
information.
____ Sign up for
campus health insurance or provide proof that you have health insurance to
waive your health insurance fee.
____ Sign
up for and attend orientation.
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Get a college ID card
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Meet with an academic advisor on campus.
____ Register for
your classes.
____ Accept or follow
up regarding Loans and Work-study.
____ Send school
Official Final High School Transcript if requested by school.
____ Check in with
external scholarship requirements (DSF, Institutional scholarships, etc..).
____ Authorize COF
on your student portal.
____ Plan to
buy/rent/borrow books (campus book store, Amazon, library).
____ Review On-Campus
Support Services. Examples: Academic Services (Tutoring/Writing Center),
Extracurricular Activities, Disability Center, Career Services, Transportation
and Parking, TRIO, etc.
If you have questions/concerns
please reach out ASAP to your YESS College Navigator, Emily at
