Senior Year Planning Guide

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

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., called 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