Timeline for Juniors

Junior Year Timeline

Fall 

• Stay on track with grades

• Create a list of colleges you are considering

• Organize a test plan (SAT, ACT, ASVAB) and familiarize yourself with the test

• Take the PSAT

Winter 

• Prepare to take the ASVAB

• Narrow down college choices

• Register to take the SAT in MAY during Junior Seminar

Spring 

• Attend Spring Open Houses for colleges (do when colleges are still in session)
• Consider getting a summer job/internship/job shadowing
• Take SAT or ACT and/or register for next test date
• Meet with your school counselor in Junior Seminar to discuss tentative list of colleges/universities
• Learn as much as you can about each college that you are considering
• Make a list of teachers, counselors, employers, and adults to write letters of recommendation.
• Complete brag sheet and give to those teachers you've asked to write letters of recommendation

Summer 

• Review sample college applications and begin to gather the information needed to complete them
• Continue to investigate colleges
• Begin thinking about your college essay
• Re-register for SAT/ACT if needed