Open a “College Information” folder in your file locker on Edline and begin keeping information there for your:
college resume'
Colleges of interest
Awards
Clubs and organizations of active participation both within the school and civic community
Class or club offices
Service work in the school and community
Course work that is reflected in the school transcript
Begin developing a clear understanding of TOPS requirements and start tracing your course work. (A template for keeping track of your course work is on Edline under “Counselors’ Corner.” Remember, your high school transcript grades factor into a GPA that helps to determine a possible TOPS award)
Begin working with the Naviance software to guide your college application process as well as exploration of various careers · Get involved in at least one club or extracurricular activity at school
Develop at least one academic goal for each term; determine strategies to achieve that goal; review that goal and your strategies with your counselor
Continue your extracurricular activity, perhaps expanding your interests
Continue to update your college folder
Expand your college resume
Continue to explore other positions of leadership either at school or within the community
Keep current with service hours
Expand your use of Naviance in terms of review of various colleges and universities making annotations about schools of interest
Continue exploring various careers with possibly an apprenticeship for a career of interest
Be even more consistent with your use of the ACT software letting your individual score on the August practice test guide your usage
Continue establishing a yearly goal or expand on a previous goal, reviewing the goal with your counselor
Consider participating in the summer college tour
Begin attending local college fairs to more personally learn about individual colleges and universities
Meet with college and university representative who come for announced campus visits
Begin talking with your parents about the different colleges and universities of interest to you and perhaps visit any of these during family vacations
Explore the possibility of attending Close Up or participating in university sponsored summer academic or performing arts-based programs
Continue to explore other positions of leadership either at school or within the community
Keep current with service hours
Use Naviance much more deliberately and consistently beginning to narrow your search of various colleges and universities according to your previous annotations about your schools of interest
Start narrowing your investigation and research of careers; work with the counselors and family members and friends to begin an apprenticeship to determine if a specific career continues to hold your interest
Use the ACT software in a more disciplined way, using your individual score on the August practice test zero in on areas for your concentration
Explore the possibility of attending Close Up or participating in university sponsored summer academic or performing arts-based programs
Continue establishing a yearly goal or expand on a previous goal, reviewing the goal with your counselor
Consider participating in the summer college tour
Attend local college fairs to more personally learn about individual colleges and universities
Meet with college and university representatives who come for announced campus visits
Continue talking with your parents in order to narrow your list of colleges; use your college visit days to see these campuses in person; talk with the college counselor and the dean of students about this process
Register for the ACT and the prep course the semester that you are taking math
Begin searching for scholarships for which you have the application criteria; check with the college counselor and on the “Counselors’ Corner” for possible scholarship opportunities
Begin applying to your selected colleges and universities online during the summer of your junior year.
Bring college application forms and additional college requested components to the college counselor for each college to which you have applied
Bring your college resume’ in to the college counselor
Follow-up with universities to which you have applied to ensure that they have received all components to your application/scholarship requests
Apply for all scholarships for which you have the necessary application criteria; check with the college counselor and on the “Counselors’ Corner” for possible scholarship opportunities
If not satisfied with your ACT/SAT scores, register for that test and the prep course (ACT; check with the college counselor about ways to prepare for the SAT) the semester that you are taking math
Bring in your acceptance letters and scholarship award letters to the college counselor, even if you are not planning to attend that particular university
