For seniors working through your college applications, it’s easy to get so wrapped up in the work you have to do to complete them, you forget about the parts of the application that require someone other than yourself to complete them, like:
Writing and sending letters of recommendation
Forwarding official transcripts or secondary school reports
Sending official copies of SAT or ACT scores
If you overlook one of your own tasks, you can probably pull a quick turnaround and get it finished by the deadline. Teachers, counselors, and testing agencies, however, may not.
Run back through your application requirements for each college and double-check which items need to be completed by someone else. Then make sure you’ve made those requests and given the parties everything they need to complete their portions for you.
Make sure each member of your application team has their appropriate assignments. Then you can get back to completing the parts that are totally in your control.