what to do your senior year

September

• Check with your guidance office or career center to see if a Portland State University representative will be visiting your high school or local college fair.
• Check registration dates for the S.A.T. and/or A.C.T. Portland State University S.A.T. code: 4610; A.C.T. code: 3492.
• Start thinking about a good time to visit campus.

October

• Attend financial aid nights and college fairs offered by your school or organizations in your community.
• Begin looking into outside scholarships through your guidance office or career center.

November

• Preview Day, an annual open house for prospective freshmen 

December

• Start an online Application for Admission to Portland State or request a paper application from the Office of Admissions, Registration and Records.
• Bridges, an annual open house for high school students from ethnically diverse backgrounds
  

January

• Submit your completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (F.A.F.S.A.)to the federal processor as soon after January 1 as possible to be given priority in funding. The federal code for Portland State University on the F.A.F.S.A.is 003216.
• Begin working on your application.

February

• Scholarship deadline is February 1.
• PSU Friday, half-day open house event
• Try to submit your F.A.F.S.A. by February 1.
• Ask your guidance counselor about Advanced Placement (A.P.) examination dates and registration.

March

• Watch for the results of your F.A.F.S.A., call the Student Aid Report (S.A.R.). If you need to make corrections, do so right away to avoid a delay in the processing of your financial aid.
• PSU Friday, half-day open house event

April

• PSU Friday, half-day open house event

May

• PSU Friday, half-day open house event

June

• Fall Priority Application Deadline is June 1.

July

• Attend Orientation.