College Counseling
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Student Timeline
9th Grade:
- Take challenging courses
- Get involved in school activities
- Participate in community service opportunities
- Begin studying for the PSAT
- Study and do your best in all courses
- Begin a high school brag book, keeping track of all activities, awards and community service projects
- Meet with a College Planning professional
- Sign up for an account with gafutures.org
- Recover any failed credits online during the summer
10th Grade:
- Register with collegeboard.org and www.act.org
- Register with NCAA.org
- Plan to take the PSAT in the spring
- Start collecting college information from schools that interest you
- Review the admission requirements from those selected schools
- Continue involvement in extracurricular activities and service projects
- Start thinking about different degree options and courses you will need
- If you need tutoring for the SAT and/or ACT, late spring and summer is a great time.
- Continue adding items to your brag journal
- Recover any failed credits online during the summer
11th Grade:
- Continue to take challenging course work
- Register for the SAT/and or the ACT- you should plan to take each test once in order to decide which test you are better suited to take.
- Take the National PSAT/NMSQT- National Merit
- Meet with counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate
- Make sure you have completed Health and PE
- If you qualify, join the Rivers chapter of National Honors Society
- Volunteer for activities in areas that interest you
- Narrow down college choices and plan official visits
- Investigate scholarship opportunities
- Attend local college fairs
- Add to brag journal
- Continue to keep grades up and complete any failed coursework over the summer
12th Grade:
- Continue taking the SAT/ACT
- Register with parchment.com to send transcripts to college choices
- Begin the college application process- checking college websites for deadlines and requirements
- Begin the financial aid process by completing the FASFA form online- Check out scholarships opportunities at school of choice
- Ask teachers and school counselors for recommendations at least three weeks in advance
Important SAT Dates
2019 Online Registration Deadlines:
July 26th, Sep 6th, Oct 3rd, Nov 8th
2019 Late Registration Deadlines:
Aug 13th, Sep 24th, Oct 22nd, Nov 26th
2019 Test Dates:
Aug 24th, Oct 5th, Nov 2nd, Dec 7th
2020 Online Registration Deadlines:
Feb 14th, Apr 3rd, May 8th
2020 Late Registration Deadlines:
Mar 3rd, Apr 21st, May 27th
2020 Test Dates:
Mar 14th, May 2nd, Jun 6th
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