COLLEGE PROCESS TIMELINE Summer Prior to Junior Year • •
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Get a job/internship/do something to support your potential interests. Attend a sports camp, if applicable. • Begin to consider college testing timelines and test prep scenarios, especially in regard to SAT Subject Tests. Not every subject test is given on every test date, so it is important to make sure you have planned ahead and registered for the tests you wish to take. • Familiarize yourself with the College Board and ACT websites for prep and practice resources: o www.collegeboard.org (SAT) o www.act.org (ACT) • Begin to develop a list of possible college choices. Visit colleges, if possible; perhaps as part of a family vacation. Make sure if you visit a college that you check in with the Admissions Office to let them know that you were on campus for a visit. (See “College Visits” – pages 19-25).
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Continue to be involved in extracurricular activities and challenge yourself to move into leadership roles and take on more responsibilities. Continue your involvement in service activities. Attend your scheduled College Guidance class. Consider taking the PreACT offered in September in order to make a final thoughtful consideration of which test best suits your testing style. Take the PSAT/NMSQT in October. Log onto your College Board account for more information about preparing for the PSATs. Attend the Junior College Night with your parents in November. College counselors will be assigned at Junior College Night. Review your PSAT and PreACT (if applicable) scores and standardized testing plan with your college counselor. Register for upcoming Standardized Tests in late winter and spring. Begin work on a resume of your academic, athletic, work, and extracurricular activities. Continue to familiarize yourself with Naviance and College Board and ACT websites. They will be essential tools for your college search process. Begin to do online research about colleges of interest. Keep current colleges on your “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list in Naviance. Attend information sessions with college admissions representatives visiting Sacred Heart, schedule permitting. STUDENT ATHLETES: Please see your counselor for additional important information. (See “Athletes and the Admissions Process” - page 41). If you have not
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