College • Career • Work • Training
Your Postsecondary Plan
Not sure where to start? That's okay. Use this site to explore your options, find opportunities, apply to programs, and keep track of your next steps.
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Seniors: what to focus on now
Full senior year checklist →September: Build your plan
- Meet with counselor and confirm graduation requirements
- Gather personal email, contact info, logins
- Gather transcript, activities list, resume, awards, work/volunteer history and testing information
- Use Xello, Career Clusters chart & industry profiles to identify 2–3 career areas and research at least one education/training route for each
October: Applications get real
- Draft and revise personal statement / required essays
- Check every college's requirements:
- Review CUNY options (school + specific major) and begin/complete CUNY application steps
- Research SUNY campuses and note early-action / program-specific deadlines
November: $ + Submit priority applications
- Determine if you will complete:
- Gather family tax info and documents:
- Begin FAFSA & TAP - all financial aid applications
- Finish early-action / priority applications with November deadlines
December: Finish the big application push ‼️
- Submit CUNY and SUNY, CommonApp applications before break with all supporting documents:
- Monitor your CUNYFirst account & save EMPLID, login info
- Set up MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) for your accounts - with your phone
- Submit FAFSA / TAP / Dream Act before break
January: Financial aid + finish applications
- Monitor your email and all accounts!
- Follow up with documents for TAP
- Any missing application requirements?
- Finish regular-decision college applications and any January deadlines (1/01, 1/02, 1/05, 1/15…)
February: Verify + apply for money
- Check CUNY status and complete any missing application/supporting-document requests
- Monitor your email and respond to invitations to programs like SEEK, CUNY ASAP, EOP, HEOP - your admission may depend on your response!
- Check SUNY and private-college portals weekly for outstanding requirements
- Review FAFSA/TAP status and respond to verification requests
March: Decisions start coming in
- Record every admission decision, financial-aid update and program response
- Do not assume an application is complete — check portals and emails from specific colleges
- Continue scholarship applications
- Compare college/program options using cost, location, program fit, support and career outcomes
April: Compare your options
- Make a final comparison of admissions, financial aid and program options
- Look at course sequences for your major/programs side-by-side
- Ask questions about grants, scholarships, work-study, loans and remaining costs
- Check housing and orientation requirements if attending college
May: Commit + prepare
- Accept your chosen college/program or confirm your postsecondary plan by its deadline
- Complete enrollment, housing, orientation and placement steps as required:
- Complete remaining financial-aid/verification tasks
- Save copies of acceptance, award and enrollment documents
June: Graduate + transition
- Confirm final transcript/graduation documents are sent where required
- Complete college orientation, placement, immunization/health and housing tasks if applicable
- Register for Fall semester classes
- Schedule advising appointments and follow up if you need help!
Summer: Next steps
- Register for orientation or summer prep programs (SEEK, EOP) & save the dates!
- Check your college portal for any Holds / Tasks and confirm your Fall semester schedule
- Schedule advising appointments and follow up if you need help registering!
- Attend mandatory orientation for your program