College Checklist Bingo

Attended ACT Prep / Taken ACT / Searched for scholarships on TheWashboard.org / Wrote scholarship essays / Essays proofed by someone else
Applied to 3 or more colleges / Kept copies of all applications / Earned a minimum of 3.0 GPA by end of 11th grade / Created FSA ID for FAFSA / Completed FAFSA or WASFA
Filed acceptance letters in college folder / Conducted research on 3-5 postsecondary programs / FREE SPACE / Have a post-secondary plan / Meet graduation requirements
Signed up for free dual credit classes / Volunteer work documented / Completed college and career research and inventory / Met standards on Smarter Balanced exams. / Searched for financial aid
Visit college campuses / Completed ACT’s Aspire / Created a savings account / Completed FASFA Forecaster / Met Minimum College Admissions Standards

Fill in each square with a different item you think colleges will require when you apply. Cross off any items we discuss and call out “BINGO!” when you have 5 in a row.

Sample Terms: Attended ACT Prep, Taken ACT, Searched for scholarships on TheWashboard.org, Wrote scholarship essays, Essays proofed by someone else, Applied to 3 or more colleges, Kept copies of all applications, Earned a minimum of 3.0 GPA by end of 11th grade, Created a FSA ID for FAFSA, Completed FAFSA/WASFA by April 1st, Filed acceptance letters in college folder, Conducted research on 3-5 postsecondary programs, Have a postsecondary plan, Will meet graduation requirements, Signed up for free dual credit classes, Volunteer work documented, Completed college/career research inventory, Met standards on SBAC, Searched for financial aid, Visited college campuses, Completed ACT’s ASPIRE, Created a savings account, Completed FASFA Forecaster, Will meet MCAS.CADRs, etc.

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Adapted from Materials by Wyoming GEAR UP, Laramie County Community College