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Junior Year College Planning Calendar
Junior Year
- Take a Self-Assessment to explore your values.
- Do a career survey online to discover possible careers.
- Determine College Criteria.
- Discuss plans with parents.
Records - Testing and Academic
- Visit Testing Web Sites:
- http://www.collegeboard.org
- http://www.act.org
Junior Year March-June
College Choice
- Access and review college web sites.
- Do a preliminary List of Colleges of around 25 colleges. Meet with your counselor for a Junior interview to discuss plans.
- Attend Spring College Fairs.
- Attend Local College Nights.
- Compare Colleges.
- Between now and November, visit several colleges to get a feel for college in session and campus styles.
- Do a Financial Aid Calculator online to determine your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) at http://www.finaid.org
- List Colleges to visit.
- Request information from colleges:
- Viewbook (course catalog),
- Applications (usually not available before June),
- Freshman Profile,
- Costs & Financial Aid,
- Department or Activities of interest to you
Records - Testing and Academic
- March, May & June SAT I Tests. Register online and practice test at http://www.collegeboard.com
- Select rigorous course program for senior year. Consider courses required for your intended college major/program of study.
- Take May AP and IB. Tests.
- Take April or June ACT. Register online and take practice tests at http://www.act.org
- June SAT I Test
- June SAT II Subject tests. These are necessary for Early Decision and Early Action at private colleges.
Junior Year - July through End of Summer
College Choice
Review college viewbooks and catalogs.
A few more visits with a tour and information session; begin to note observations; ask questions; listen to questions of others.
Compare colleges:
----take notes,
----complete worksheet,
----keep a journal,
----discuss visits with parents.
- List serious college options - around 10.
- Plan itinerary of fall college visits.
- Schedule fall interviews for private colleges.
- Receive Applications. Note Deadlines and Requirements. Familiarize yourself with Essays and forms.
- Do one or two trial Interviews.
----complete worksheet,
----keep a journal,
----discuss visits with parents.
- List serious college options - around 10.
- Plan itinerary of fall college visits.
- Schedule fall interviews for private colleges.
- Receive Applications. Note Deadlines and Requirements. Familiarize yourself with Essays and forms.
- Do one or two trial Interviews.
Records - Testing and Academic
- READ, READ, READ!
- Review any Test Booklets to practice, spot weaknesses. Use your PSAT results and test booklet to help on SAT I.
- Do volunteer work to earn community service hours for Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
- Plan testing dates for senior year.
- On your PSAT answer folder, there is an access code to use www.collegeboard.com/quickstart. At Quickstart, you will have personalized test prep based on your PSAT answers, free access to www.myroad.com, a wonderful career research site, and college information.
- READ, READ, READ!
- Review any Test Booklets to practice, spot weaknesses. Use your PSAT results and test booklet to help on SAT I.
- Do volunteer work to earn community service hours for Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
- Plan testing dates for senior year.
- On your PSAT answer folder, there is an access code to use www.collegeboard.com/quickstart. At Quickstart, you will have personalized test prep based on your PSAT answers, free access to www.myroad.com, a wonderful career research site, and college information.
- At www.collegeboard.com and www.actstudent.org, you will find complete practice tests - a great way to prep for tests.
- View free test prep on the web here.
- View free test prep on the web here.
