​​We are excited to meet with you and help you plan your future by discussing the following:

​1.  Make sure you are on-track for graduation

• Graduation requirements
• Options to make-up credit

2. Take or re-take the ACT/SAT

• ACT Information
• SAT Information
• not sure if you want to take the ACT again - check out the academic index

3.  Select the colleges you are interested in attending

• College Quick Links - Utah colleges and Trade Schools
• College Board - in and out of state schools
• College Navigator - side by side comparison with valuable school information
• Princeton Review - hear what students have to say about schools​
• Career Interest Profiler - helps you decide what kinds of careers you want to explore
• When possible, try to visit college campuses,  Schedule a tour and appointments talk to advisors

4.  Apply to the colleges, universities and/or technical/trade schools of your choice

• Participate in College Application Week - October 4-8. We will help you fill out your college applications in your LA 12 class! If you don't have an Language Arts class, come see us in the counseling office that week.
• Apply online
• Have official transcripts sent from all previous schools. Request an SCHS Transcript
• If you have taken CE classes with Dixie State, after applying and acceptance, you need to request                                  a DSU Transcript be sent to the institution you will be attending for articulation purposes 
• Dixie State Concurrent Enrollment Students MUST reapply to DSU using the CE student specific                   waiver code CE2022 
• SUU Application Guide
• Be sure ACT scores have been sent
• Pay application fee (some fee waivers available during College Application Week)​
• Stay on top of DEADLINES

5.  Apply for financial aid

• Fill out the FAFSA beginning October 1, 2021
• You will be using your 2020 taxes - so you will be eligible for the IRS data retrieval tool
• Fill out the FAFSA asap - funds are awarded on a "first come, first served basis."
• Attend our Financial Aid night October 6, 2021 from 6:00-7:00 pm in Room 207 

6.  Start looking for additional scholarships

• Scholarship search resources
• The amount of scholarship money you receive is proportional to the time you put in searching and applying
• If eligible for the Opportunity/Regents' Scholarship, application opens Nov 15th, 2021-Priority Deadline Dec 3rd, 2021-Final Deadline February 1, 2022 

7.  If playing sports in college make sure you are NCAA eligible

• NCAA Information

8.  If you are planning on deferring - make sure you complete all the deferment paperwork

• Deferment links at the bottom right of page

9.  Please take our Exit Survey Here: 

• Parent Exit Survey
• Student Exit Survey