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Start Early and Plan Ahead! Challenge Yourself, Present Yourself and Engage Others! It's never too early to think about college preparation -- about the benefits of a college education and about the ways to put college within reach.
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Freshma - Grade 9 |
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Challenge yourself for academic excellence
Take the righ courses for you
Establish effective a daily study plan and learning skills
Start to review for SAT and ACT , one book per month
Develop good reading and writing habits
Learn how to present yourself and engage others
Explore extracurricular opportunities
Explore and pursue leadership opportunities
Engage community activities early
Gain job experience early
Begin writing high school resume
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Sept.-Oct. |
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Transition into high school
Set goal and review 4 year high school plan
Establish a daily study plan
Build effective study skills for all courses
Join clubs and extracurricular activities
Meet with school counselor for all your plans
Communicate with your parents | |
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Nov. -Dec. |
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Challenge yourself for academic excellence
Explore your goals for 4 year high school
Explore your
academic, college and career interests
Estimate your academic abilities, review Studies Book and talk to your teaches for course options
Plan study schedule and review for exams in January
Explore and join school extracurricular activites
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Jan. -March |
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Schedule and meet your school counselor
Challenge college prep course selection
Review your four-year plan
Get advice and sign for next year's schedule | |
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April-August |
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Register for SAT subject test in April and take tests in June, if complete Honor or AP courses
Make summer plan
Summer classes and other learning experiences
Summer sport activities
Summer ACT/SAT review
Summer Jobs
Community activities
Volunteer activities
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Sopphomores - Grade 10 |
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All Year |
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Challenge yourself for academic excellence
Explore your academic, college and career interests
Set
your goals for 4 year high school
Know your academic abilities and adjust the courses
Establish and keep effective daily study plan and learning skills
Keep or develop good reading and writing habits
College admission tests
Take PSAT
Review for SAT and ACT, one book per month
Start to take SAT and ACT tests
Take SATII in the end of Honor or AP courses
Learn how to present yourself and engage others
Explore and pursue leadership opportunities Explore and continue extracurricular opportunities
Engage community activities early and consistently
Gain job experience early | |
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Sept.-Oct. |
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Challenge yourself for academic excellence
Meet school counselor, review high school course plans
Establish a daily study plan for this year
Keep or develop good reading and writing habits
Regist and take PSAT and PLAN
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Nov. -Dec. |
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PLAN – pre ACT, pre SAT
PLAN Interpretation of tests
Keep or develop good reading and writing habits
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Jan. -March |
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Schedule and meet your school counselor
Challenge college prep course selection
Evaluate your goal and four-year plan
Consider SAT and subject tests
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April-August |
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Register for SAT subject test in April and take tests in June, if complete Honor or AP courses
Make summer plan
Summer enrichment courses
Summer ACT/SAT review
Summer Jobs
Summer sport activities
Community activities
Volunteer activities
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Juniors - Grade 11 |
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All Year |
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Challenge yourself for academic excellence and extracurricular activitis
Explore your academic, college and career interests
Set your goals for last two year high school
Emphasis on academic excellence
Gain effective daily study plan and learning skills
Review and take SAT and ACT tests
Take SATII in the end of Honor or AP courses
Present yourself for your
Academic abilities
Extracurricular talents
Effective planning, learning and problem solving skills
Leadership potential
Resume with your accomplishments
Essay
Engage others and serve communities
With teachers, classmates for academic activities With the team for extracurricular activities
Coworkers and supervisors for jobs or volunteer works
College Representatives
Engage community activities consistently | |
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Sept.-Oct. |
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Review your high school course plans
Register and take PSAT/NMSQT
Attend College Fairs and vist college representatives
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Nov. -Dec. |
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Do your best for your courses
Student/Parent College Information Night
Begin to explore colleges and make plans to visit colleges on weekends and spring break and summer
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Jan. - March |
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Registrants appointment and see your school counselor for Junior college application planning
Update Four Year Plan
Register and Take ACT in April, May, or June
Register and Take SAT in March, May, or June
Register for SAT subject tests
Register for AP exams
Challenging College Prep Course Selection |
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March- May |
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Begin to select college and search the information about programs, scholarship and financial aid
Visit College Representatives in College Fairs
College Visits ( Spring Break and weekends)
Athletes register for NCAA
Take ACT/SAT I/SAT II
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May -June |
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Take Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
Begin Service Academy or ROTC Applications
Check in with counselor for college application planning
Plan summer college visits
Take SAT subject tests if apply
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June/July/August |
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Summer Jobs (Paid and/or Volunteer)
Summer enrichment course
Community activities
Develop list of colleges you are interested in
College Visits
Update your resume with your accomplishments
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Seniors - Grade 12 |
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All Year |
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Challenge yourself
Emphasis on academic excellence
Explore your academic and career interests
Select and apply colleges
Retake SAT, and ACT
Take or retake SATII
Present yourself
Academic abilities
Extracurricular talents
Leadership potential
Organizing and problem solving skills
Resume with your accomplishments
Essay
Engage others
Enhance interpersonal skills
Serve communities consistently | |
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Sept.-Oct. |
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Senior Parent College Application Information Meeting
Retake ACT/SAT I, SATII
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Fall Semester |
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College Re-search/Visits
Meet with College Counselor
College Application Process – Activities List, Letters of Recommendation, Essay, Scholarship applications |
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Nov. -Dec. |
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All college applications due to college counselor |
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Jan. - March |
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File FAFSA Forms
Study for your AP tests, if applicable
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April |
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Admissions notifications arrive
Financial aid decision arrive
May 1 is the deadline to accept one college admission
If receives "wait listed", see your school counselor
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May |
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College Decision – Notify all other accepting schools of your final acceptance plans
Take advanced placement (AP) exams
Be sure to accept your financial aid award
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June-August |
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Graduation
Submit final transcript to college of attendance
Summer Jobs (Paid and/or Volunteer)
Summer Learning Experiences
College Visits |
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