Junior Year: Comprehensive College Admissions Preparation
- Review all elements pertinent to college admissions and preparation.
- Update student resume (brag sheet). Explore potential future elements.
- Update comprehensive strategic plan.
- Update four-year plan. Maintain challenging curriculum.
- Review and adjust junior year coursework.
- Develop and expand relationships with teachers, counselors and mentors.
- Determine senior year coursework.
- Meet with college representatives.
- Schedule and take the PSAT.
- Schedule and take SAT and/or ACT.
- Prepare for and take SAT Subject Tests.
- Prepare for and take AP exams.
- Consider the potential in a retake of the SAT and/or ACT.
- Make further progress toward a final college selection list.
- Complete critical thinking enhancement activities.
- Complete vocabulary empowerment activities.
- Consider option of the Myers-Briggs®, Strong Interest Inventory®, etc.
- Attend National College Fair(s).
- Schedule, plan for and make college visits. Use predetermined assessments.
- Develop and practice college interview skills.
- Review videos of mock interviews.
- Initiate college essay work by reviewing real College Essay prompts.
- Create outlines for College Essays.
- Complete full drafts for two or more distinct College Essays.
- Study and discuss college costs, financial aid and scholarship materials with parents.
- Explore your life goals in planning for extracurricular, volunteer and paid future positions.
- Select and arrange for optimum summer plans.
