Rivers Academy Student Advisement
Resource for students and parents as they navigate the middle and high school years.
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
2021 Online Registration Deadlines:
July 30th, September 3rd, October 8th, November 4th
2021 Late Registration Deadlines:
August 17th, September 21st, October 26th, November 23rd
2021 Test Dates:
August 28th, October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th
School Type: 5th-12th Grade
School CEEB Code: 110081
Registration Links for SAT
Registration Links for ACT
PSAT/NMSQT
- PSAT given in the Spring for 9th and 10th graders - The PSAT gives you an opportunity to understand the standardized test experience.
- National Merit Scholar given in the fall of 11th grade-Scores are used by scholarship programs, including the National Merit® Scholarship Program, to look for eligible students.