Step 1 - Setting up your Account

If you have not done so already, please go through the setup wizard when you signed up for your MyCollegeCalendar Account. You have the option to opt out of the setup process but you will need to complete this before you are able to use the online Admission Calendars.

This setup process will assist you with selecting the School Year you're currently enrolled, the schedule that fits your planning or application time frame and the initial schools you'd like to apply to. You can change all of these selections at anytime by editing your MyCollegeCalendar account under "settings" in the upper right hand corner of the web site.

Step 2 - Choosing an Admission Calendar

What is an Admission Calendar? It's a Calendar that assigns recommended admission tasks you should perform on the day you should begin them and assigns a due date you should complete them by. It also sends out reminders to you informing you of upcoming task due dates.

Choosing an Admission Calendar is easy. But first you need to decide if you're planning for college admission as a Junior in High School or Applying to college as a Senior in High School. Each program has a uniquely different set of objectives and timelines so it's important you select the correct calendar.

Junior Year Admission Calendars consist of preparation steps and recommended planning strategies for students during their Junior Year of High School. These include a variety of planning objectives that will ease the stress of your Senior Year college application process and better prepare you for early application to colleges of your choice.

Senior year Admission Calendars consist of the recommended admission strategies required to successfully navigate the college admission process from beginning to end, everything from research, school selection, application process, financial aid process, acceptance processes to the first day of campus and recommended preparation needed to make day one of campus life a breeze.

To choose your calendar now, first log into your account, then go to the settings page and edit your "Year in School", and select from the drop down list of options available, this will assign the correct calendar to your account.

Step 3 - Choosing a Planning or Application Schedule

What is a Planning or Application Schedule? These are schedules of tasks assigned to specific time frames within your Admission Calendar. Depending upon when you get started using MyCollegeCalendar will determine which Schedule you will choose.

Choosing a schedule is easy. Since you've already chosen an Admission Calendar, you'll have a few options to choose from. If you're a Junior you'll have Early Planning or Regular Planning to choose from or if you're a Senior you'll have Early Application, Regular Application or Rolling Application to choose from.

Juniors: (Typical Planning Schedules)
Early Planning is June 1st thru December 31st
Regular Planning runs from January 1st thru May 31st

Seniors:(Typical Application Schedules)
Early Application is June 1st thru November 15th
Regular Application is November 1st thru February 1st
Rolling Application is January 1st thru May 1st

It's recommended that students and parents follow the Early and Regular Application schedules to maximize chances for acceptance to schools of choice and obtaining maximum financial aid. But choose the schedule that best fits your personal situation. You can change your schedule at any time.

To choose your schedule now, first log into your account, then go to the settings page and edit your "Your Calendar ", and select from the drop down list of options available, this will assign the correct schedule to your account.

Step 4 - Uploading College Application Schedules

What are College Application Schedules? You have the option to upload a school's specific application schedule and required task list to your Calendar and Scheduler. You can add up to ten schools to track individually, each task or due date will be displayed in your Calendar with a unique color coded identifier specific to that school. Uploading school specific schedules includes application and required materials due dates, program requirements and due dates as well as general acceptance notifications and financial aid timelines. This is extremely helpful in ensuring you meet the deadlines and application requirements of the schools you choose to apply to and ultimately accept to.

IMPORTANT: Each school may at any time change the application and required materials due dates and deadlines, please check with each school's web site for date verification. You can find most schools by state here. If a school is not listed in the College Tracker, you can request it be added by submitting a request form here.

To upload a school's schedule now, first log into your account, then go to MyCalendar and choose from the drop down list of colleges located in the lower right hand corner under "Colleges". Then select a school from the drop down list and click "add". To see the school's task list, select "MyTasks" in the green navigation bar in the Calendar, the MyTasks screen displays all tasks associated with each school you choose.

Step 5 - Navigating the MyAdmission Dashboard

What is the MyAdmission Dashboard? MyCollegeCalendar has organized all the recommended and required steps for both Juniors and Seniors in the MyAdmission Dashboard. Here you'll find an Admissions Directory organizing twelve primary areas of focus for both students and parents. These areas of focus cover every aspect of the college planning and admissions process. Use this directory for research, reference, and "how-to" instruction for performing required admission tasks.

Keyword directories also allow for quick links into the most common admission topics requested.

The Junior Task View and the Senior Task View outline the complete recommended task lists required to complete college planning and application processes. These Task View pages work in connection with your Admission Calendar and Schedules where all action dates, due dates and reminders will be displayed.

To navigate to the MyAdmission Dashboard now, go here. To navigate to the Junior or Senior Task Views, select the link in the green MyAdmission Dashboard navigation bar.

Step 6 - Performing Recommended Admission Tasks

What are Admission Tasks? These are the recommended and in many cases the required steps for college admission. MyCollegeCalendar has nearly 1500 pages of instructional "how-to" guides written and designed specifically for students and parents outlining the processes and requirements for successful college admission. Most tasks are required by nearly all colleges and universities nationwide, skipping or shortcutting recommended steps and tasks typically results in an unsuccessful admission experience.

When performing tasks follow the instructional guides, download supplemental and example documents offered and utilize the links and outside resources MyCollegeCalendar has partnered with to assist you with your college admissions experience.

To manage your Admission Tasks, go to the MyTasks Task Manager, here you'll find all the current tasks due, upcoming tasks you need to be aware of and completed tasks you've recently performed. To complete a task in your scheduler, click on the task in the Task Manager and select "Completed", this will remove the task from your to-do list and place it in the completed list.

Choice on how you Use the Program. You can use MyCollegeCalendar's task lists, outlines and schedules as an entire program or you can simply use the information, guides and "how-to" instruction in the areas you need the most help with. MyCollegeCalendar doesn't require members to follow a "regiment" of completing every task in order as outlined, although it's been our experience that most students that follow our guides from beginning to end have the most successful college admission experiences with the maximum financial aid obtained.

To explore the admission tasks now, navigate to the MyAdmission Dashboard here.