Get Ready for College

sept

[]  Concentrate on doing well in classes.  College admission officers weigh junior and senior grades more  heavily.

[]    Begin preparing for the PSAT and SAT1.

[]    Start on or update your student resume. Save it to a disk to update when new honors, activities,  etc. need to be added.

[]  Meet with Admissions Officers during their visits to REL.

 oct

[]  Take the PSAT in October.

All  juniors are automatically registered – paid for by TISD.

 nov

[]  Begin to think about preferences in colleges such as location, size, emphasis, etc. and narrow down interests.

[]  Attend the area College Night

dec

[]  PSAT scores arrive.  Study your results and address weaknesses with  prep materials and tutoring.

[]  If your college requires it, plan to take the SAT2 : Subject Tests while course material is still fresh in your mind. 
 Be sure to check with admissions requirements for each university on SAT2 requirements (if any).

jan

[]  Continue to gather information on colleges – narrow the list.

feb

[]  Begin scheduling of courses for senior year and discussion of college search.

[]  Pick up a registration bulletin for SAT or ACT and mark deadlines in calendar.  Plan to take an  SAT/ACT administration sometime during the spring semester.

 mar

[]  Arrange college visits during Spring Break.

apr

[]  Register for the AP Exams.

[]  Write or e-mail colleges to request view books and/or applications for fall admissions.

[]  Explore summer options for work or special programs.

may

[]  Take the AP exams.

[]  Update resume with this year’s extracurricular activities,

 awards earned and any special honors.

jun

[]  Visit college campuses.

[]   Participate in service projects, summer jobs, summer programs.

 jul

[]  Draft outlines of required application essays.

[]  Draft a scholarship essay--include goals and dreams

[]  Prepare an "everything anyone ever wanted to know about me" sheet for recommendations

[]  Set up a filing system for college materials and scholarship apps.

[]  AP scores sent to students.

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