The whole journey, made workable.
Move stage by stage from first research to arrival in the U.S. Mark tasks complete, return to the right guide, and keep momentum without turning your life into a spreadsheet maze.
SSC / HSC · Fall 2028
Your progress: 0%
0 of 24 tasks complete. Guest progress stays on this device until you sign in.
Get oriented
Start with the full map and a realistic family budget.
Understand your cost ceiling
Discuss a sustainable annual contribution range with your family.
Before serious college research
Map the full journey
Review the stages from research through arrival and identify your current stage.
This week
Set your timeline
Work backward from your target intake and school calendar.
Choose a target intake
Select the August intake you are planning for and work backward from it.
As early as possible
Create your master calendar
Add testing, application, aid, and school-document windows.
At least 12 months before enrollment
Research colleges
Build a source-backed list around affordability and fit.
Build a first-pass college list
Start with institutions that make sense for your budget and interests.
Before essay season
Verify your shortlist
Compare official aid pages, application plans, testing policies, and fit notes.
Before finalizing applications
Prepare academics
Coordinate transcripts, context, and recommendations.
Audit academic records
List transcripts, predicted grades, translations, and school-profile context you need.
Before asking your school to submit documents
Coordinate with your school
Agree on a practical recommendation and document-submission timeline.
Several weeks before deadlines
Plan testing
Choose useful tests and verify changing policies.
Check testing requirements
Verify SAT or ACT and English-proficiency policies for every shortlisted college.
Before test registration
Plan your test dates
Choose preparation windows and leave room for a retake only if useful.
Before application season
Shape your profile
Describe sustained contribution with clarity.
Inventory your activities
Capture responsibilities, time spent, outcomes, and what you learned.
Before filling applications
Keep an evidence log
Save concise notes and links for projects, awards, and contribution claims.
Ongoing
Write your story
Draft and revise essays that sound like you.
Draft your personal statement
Start with real moments, not a polished performance.
Before supplement season
Track supplemental essays
Group prompts, research colleges, and revise for specificity.
Before each submission
Submit carefully
Control every platform, form, and confirmation.
Create your submission tracker
List portals, forms, recommendation status, and fee-waiver routes.
Before applications open
Run a final submission check
Preview each application, verify attachments, submit early, and save confirmation.
Before every deadline
Handle financial aid
Prepare documents and compare real affordability.
Model your budget range
Estimate a contribution band and separate billed costs from travel and personal expenses.
Before finalizing your list
Prepare financial-aid records
Confirm CSS Profile or alternative forms and gather supporting documentation.
Before aid deadlines
Compare decisions
Respond to outcomes with a calm, sustainable plan.
Compare offers
Review grants, work expectations, indirect costs, and four-year affordability.
When decisions arrive
Respond intentionally
Handle deposits, waitlists, and declined offers before their deadlines.
By each college's reply date
Complete visa steps
Move from enrollment to a prepared interview.
Complete I-20 and SEVIS steps
Follow your enrolled college's instructions and official government guidance.
After enrollment
Prepare for your visa interview
Organize documents and practice clear, honest answers about your study plan.
Before your interview
Arrive ready
Prepare travel and your first practical week.
Prepare your travel folder
Keep passport, visa, I-20, contacts, and arrival details accessible.
Before departure
Plan your first week
Review orientation, connectivity, banking, and campus check-in steps.
Before departure