Your College Plan

Freshman Year

Build strong academic, language, mathematics and critical thinking skills by taking challenging courses.
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.
Strengthen your vocabulary by increasing your reading.
Get involved in extracurricular activities at school and in your community.
Browse through college websites and social media accounts to get an idea of what kinds of schools may be of interest to you.
Check out which high school courses colleges require or prefer.
Keep an academic portfolio and co-curricular record or resume. View sample resume.
Research career possibilities.
Look for a great summer opportunity

Continue taking challenging courses.
Work hard and continue to make excellent grades.
Take the PSAT in October and the PreACT in November.
Get more involved with your extracurricular activities.
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.
Decide if you want to take any SAT Subject tests in the spring.
SCOIR account login information distributed
If there are college representatives visiting in the spring, come to the visits that may be of interest to you.
Look for a great summer opportunity – job, internship, or volunteer position.

Aug. Log into SCOIR and Complete Junior Conference Questionnaire for students and parents.
Oct. - Take the PSAT
Feb./Mar - Take the ACT and register for March SAT I or May SAT I
Apr. - Register for June SAT II Subject Tests
May - Take AP Exams, and take or retake SAT I
June - Take SAT II Subject Tests
July - Research and visit colleges, think about your college essays.

Aug. Finalize your list of colleges
Sept. - Check application deadlines and determine of Early Action/Early Decision options are appropriate for you.
Oct. - Register for Dec SAT II Subject Tests, Take or retake SAT I or SAT II. Ask teachers for recommendation letters.
Nov. - Take or retake SAT I, complete early action/early decision applications
Dec. - Take or retake SAT II Subject Tests, complete all college applications
Jan. - Submit Financial Aid forms, Sends test scores to colleges
Feb-March. - Wait patiently for college acceptance letters.
Apr. - Make your final decision on what college to attend
May - Reply to all colleges
June -Graduate - CONGRATULATIONS!!