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High School (Spring)
1. Submit Intent to Register  (May)
2. Eastside Graduation. YAY! (May)
3. Submit Housing Deposit (if living on-campus) (varies)
4. Submit Foothill transcript and AP Scores to your college (June)
5. Plan: should you take summer courses

Summer
7. Transition meeting with college coach (June)
8. Register for orientation (varies)
9. Pre-orientation & course registration with college coach 
(summer)

Read ahead for academic planning

10. Career kick-off with career coach (summer) 
11. Post-orientation meeting with college coach (summer)
12. Budget meeting with college coach (summer) 

Read ahead for budgeting

Fall

13. Make sure your bill is paid! (start of Fall)
14. Check-in with college coach throughout the term
15. Add/Drop Period
(usually two weeks after courses start)
16. Reflect on your time management routine (September)
17. Prep for midterm season! (October) 
18. Plan for spring/winter registration
(November) 

set-up meeting with coach

set-up meeting with college advisor

check portal for registration timeline

19. Prep for finals season! (December) 
20. Sign-up for your winter check-in (winter break)

21. Start your FAFSA (winter break)

Winter/Spring

22. Apply to outside scholarships (starting in January)

23. Start registration planning for spring quarter (Feb)
24. FAFSA priority deadline for next year (March)
25: Reflect on your planned major to discuss with coach
26: Review your
degree audit after final grades (summer)
27. Schedule your summer check-in's (summer)

It's time to get ready for your next adventure! Just like a game, everyone's college journey will look different, but you can expect to reach the same milestones. Here's our game manual to help you get started on your first year.

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