Junior Planning Guide
Harlan High School
Welcome to your junior year!!
Junior year is a time for widening and deepening your commitments, such as expanding your number of AP courses, Dual Credit course, OnRamps or gaining a leadership position. Know what is expected of you and try to stay one step ahead of your next project deadline.
September/October
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/practice
SAT TEST DATES https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines
ACT TEST DATES http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html
January/February
- _____ Register for the SAT and/or ACT spring administration.
- _____ Begin a search for financial aid sources. National sources include the College Board's Scholarship Search and electronic sources. Talk with Mrs. Felan again in the College, Career and Military Readiness center about financial aide and scholarships.
- _____ Consider which course you will take your senior year.
March/April
- _____ Begin taking a more serious look at colleges and universities. Narrow your search down to your top 10 schools.
- _____ Begin planning your college visits. Spring break is a good time to make college visits. Try to visit colleges near you. Make sure you visit small, medium and large schools.
- _____ Think about lining up a summer job, internship or co-op.
- _____ Take the SAT
May
_____ Take a look at some college applications and consider all of the different pieces of information you will need to compile.
Summer
- _____ Continue investigating colleges.
- _____ Begin thinking about your applications. Generally, colleges will have their applications online by the beginning of August. Work on the essay before you return to school.
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