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Junior Application Preparation Checkpoint
Mark seven application-preparation items by status, then copy the list with open items and your next action.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior year
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Check junior application preparation, split the work between parent and student, vet an outside course, and plan a realistic senior fall.
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College Consultant Comparison Scorecard
Record comparable evidence about providers and make a hire, wait, or walk-away decision.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Any stage
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Before Paying for an Online High School Course: Approval Worksheet
Keep written course-approval evidence and a pre-payment decision before paying for one outside course.
- For:
- Students and parents
- When:
- Junior year
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Parent and Student Responsibility Map
Record coordination and support leads while student authorship, account control, and school authority stay fixed.
- For:
- Students and parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Senior Fall Weekly Workload Planner
Compare a normal week with one deadline-heavy week. The note shows overcommitted hours and does not choose what to remove.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
Sort colleges into reach, target, and likely, and read college data with its year and source attached.
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Reach / Target / Likely Assignment Sheet
Assign Reach, Target, or Likely and check this list mix.
- For:
- Students
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Common Data Set Worksheet: Read College Data in Context
Record college data with its reporting year, cohort, and source, then copy an evidence sheet and unresolved questions.
- For:
- Students and parents
- When:
- Junior year
Map a personal statement, write activity descriptions, and give recommenders the details they need.
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Activities Hours and Description Sheet
Hours per week, weeks per year, and one 150-character line.
- For:
- Students
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Brag Sheet for Recommendation Letters (Student + Parent Templates)
Fill in student and parent context, then copy a brag sheet for your recommender.
- For:
- Students and parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Parent College Essay Feedback Protocol
One to five bounded parent comments and a do-not-rewrite check. Not essay coaching.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Personal Statement Scene Map
Map one main story onto the Personal Statement Scene Map. The same scene can cover more than one part.
- For:
- Students
- When:
- Junior or senior year
Audit A-G courses, organize academic history across schools, and keep up with campus requests after you apply.
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After Cal State Apply: Campus Follow-Up Tracker
Track each campus portal, requested document, deadline, and confirmation after submission.
- For:
- Students
- When:
- Senior year
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UC A–G Course Audit for California Juniors and Seniors
Record courses, grades, approved-list evidence, and planned senior work for a counselor review.
- For:
- Students and parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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UC Academic History Worksheet for Students With Multiple Schools
Organize source records across schools and check each academic-history entry without inventing grade conversions.
- For:
- Students
- When:
- Senior year
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A UC Campus Asked for More Information: Response Worksheet
Record the campus request, permitted response, deadline, and receipt before sending additional material.
- For:
- Students
- When:
- Senior year
Budget application fees, compare four-year costs, track aid forms and merit deadlines, and estimate loan payments.
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Four-Year College Cost Comparison Calculator
Compare schools when costs, grant, source, and renewal are complete. Blank stays unknown.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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College Application Cost Calculator
Total applications, the fee, and how many you expect waived. Blank stays unknown. CSS Profile is one cash total.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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College Financial Aid Requirements Tracker
Per-college aid forms, deadlines, and follow-ups. No Social Security numbers or passwords.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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College Merit Scholarship Deadline Planner
School-by-school merit deadlines and the eligibility facts still to verify.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Family College Funding Commitments
Repeatable four-year sources. Committed amounts, conditional help, and proposed borrowing stay separate.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Net Price Estimate Verification Log
Keep each calculator run, its assumptions, and what the form could not hold.
- For:
- Parents
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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Student Loan Payment and Debt Burden Calculator
Estimate a payment and burden from numbers you enter, with the assumptions shown.
- For:
- Anyone estimating a loan payment
- When:
- Junior or senior year
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