Are you ready before senior year?
Submit complete applications without panic.
- Common App + final list + essays (by Aug 1)
- Request recommendations + transcripts (Sep)
- EA/ED + FAFSA/CSS (Oct)
- Regular Decision (Dec–Jan)
- Compare offers + aid (Apr) → deposit (May)
Academic Readiness
A direction is saved — refine it any time as your interests sharpen.
On file: 3.8 GPA.
Add AP/IB/honors/dual-enrollment aligned to your direction.
SAT 1380 on file.
Readiness for Your Direction
These come from the Finance and Accounting area playbook, which covers all of its specializations. Each track reads from your logged activities; it does not change your readiness count.
Competitions
StrongestReal analysis / venture
StrongestCourse rigor
SupportingYour Grade 12 plan has 4 courses that build this direction.
Leadership
SupportingApplication Readiness
Your evidence file has 3 item(s). Work toward 5–6 meaningful activities with depth, not random participation.
Counted via a project / job / leadership / family responsibility (volunteering isn't the only valid proof).
One page — auto-drafts from your answers, uploads, and completed challenges. Recommenders need it before they write.
Ask in person in junior spring — yes-rate and letter quality are both higher than fall.
Your list has 3. Aim for ~2 Reach, 3–4 Target, 2 Likely (with at least one financial fit).
State Pathways · NC
Optional programs in your home state that can lower cost or strengthen your profile — specialized high schools, free dual-enrollment credit, and tuition/Promise scholarships — shown for your current grade and direction. Eligibility, dates & fees change yearly — verify with each program.
Dual enrollment / early college
1Stay in high school and earn college credit — often tuition-free.
Promise / tuition scholarship
1Helps pay for college after high school.
Common App Guide
Most college applications open through Common App around August 1 each year. These are the sections the form asks you to fill in. After August 1, verify each college's latest Early Action, Early Decision, Regular Decision, supplement, fee, and recommender requirements.
Tip: your Activities and College List here feed straight into the Common App sections. Requirements & deadlines change yearly — always confirm on each college's official page after Aug 1.