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Your College Plan
Freshman Year
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Build strong academic, language, mathematics and critical thinking skills by taking challenging courses.
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Study hard and get excellent grades. Colleges see your year end grades from ninth grade and the GPA becomes a part of the cumulative GPA on your transcript.
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Strengthen your vocabulary by increasing your reading.
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Get involved in extracurricular activities at school and in your community.
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Browse through college websites and social media accounts to get an idea of what kinds of schools may be of interest to you.
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Check out which high school courses colleges require or prefer.
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Keep an academic portfolio and co-curricular record or resume. View sample resume.
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Research career possibilities.
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Look for a great summer opportunity
Sophomore Year
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Continue taking challenging courses.
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Work hard and continue to make excellent grades.
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Take the PSAT in October and the PreACT in November.
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Get more involved with your extracurricular activities.
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When you receive your PSAT results in December, read the materials sent with your score report and work on the areas you need to improve.
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Decide if you want to take any SAT Subject tests in the spring.
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SCOIR account login information distributed
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If there are college representatives visiting in the spring, come to the visits that may be of interest to you.
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Look for a great summer opportunity – job, internship, or volunteer position.
Junior Year
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Aug. Log into SCOIR and Complete Junior Conference Questionnaire for students and parents.
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Oct. - Take the PSAT
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Feb./Mar - Take the ACT and register for March SAT I or May SAT I
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Apr. - Register for June SAT II Subject Tests
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May - Take AP Exams, and take or retake SAT I
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June - Take SAT II Subject Tests
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July - Research and visit colleges, think about your college essays.
Senior Year
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Aug. Finalize your list of colleges
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Sept. - Check application deadlines and determine of Early Action/Early Decision options are appropriate for you.
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Oct. - Register for Dec SAT II Subject Tests, Take or retake SAT I or SAT II. Ask teachers for recommendation letters.
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Nov. - Take or retake SAT I, complete early action/early decision applications
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Dec. - Take or retake SAT II Subject Tests, complete all college applications
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Jan. - Submit Financial Aid forms, Sends test scores to colleges
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Feb-March. - Wait patiently for college acceptance letters.
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Apr. - Make your final decision on what college to attend
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May - Reply to all colleges
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June -Graduate - CONGRATULATIONS!!