This will be the hardest year and the year to get all your ducks in a row.

In a lot of cases, a students Grade Point Average (GPA) is set at the end of this year.  Check with your school to see if they update the GPA during the course of senior year.

 

Fall

• If there is a summer reading requirement, make sure all is completed.  The schools that require them make it a major assignment for the first quarter/trimester of school.  Not doing well can dramatically affect the final grade.
• Take the PSAT/NMSQT if you are college bound. Junior year’s test could make you eligible for National Merit Scholarship.
• Attend evening College programs sponsored by the College Career Center or Guidance Office.
• Meet with armed service representatives and take the ASVAB if you are considering that option after high school.
• Know your GPA, class rank and PSAT scores should yo meet a college counselor.
• Begin creating a preliminary college list.
• Attend local and regional College Fair.
• Meet with college representatives that visit your school.
  
• Register on the NCAA Eligibility Center if you think you will play on Division I or II college teams.
• Choose a college bus trip or tour offered in your school or area.
• Consider a leadership role in your school activity or on your part-time job.
• Acquire volunteer or job experience related to career plans.

 

Winter/Early Spring

• Meet with your counselor to review PSAT results and register for a spring SAT or ACT.
• Meet with your counselor to discuss academic progress and course selection for next year. Senior year needs to be just as strong.
• Consider Honors, Advanced Placement(AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses to add rigor to your transcript if you are recommended and have good grades.
• Do a college search and begin thinking about the kind of college that will fit your need.
• Request information from colleges and technical schools
• Consider career goals as you select classes (ie: interested in nursing take lots of science classes)
• Take the SAT I in January, April, May or June.
• Consider the June ACT.
• Take the SAT II, if you plan to apply to selective colleges or universities.
• Take the AP test if you took an AP class this Year; scoring a 3, 4 or 5 can grant you college credit.
• Begin a “serious” college search and schedule campus visits during spring break.
• Begin a list of colleges that you have an interest in that match your GPA and SAT scores.
• Save essays or other writing samples used for college applications.
• Learn how to ask the important questions for college admissions.

Summer

• Consider an internship for the summer or your senior year. Work with someone in a career area that you are considering.
• Find out about summer enrichment programs.
• Visit the colleges and/or trade or technical schools that you will apply to.
• Become familiar with different parts of college applications.
• Start writing and revising college essays.
• Make appointments for college interviews if they are recommended at the schools that you are considering.
• Develop a resume/personal references.
• Make an appointment with your parent/guardian with your counselor to discuss senior year post-secondary goals.
• Spend time in the college career center researching colleges.
• Seek part-time jobs that can be meaningful to future career plans.
• Look for Fall SAT prep programs.
• Know your GPA and Class Rank for your college search process.
• Register for the October SAT or ACT
• Check out Summer Bucket List via Fastweb.

 

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