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College Preparation and College Planning - Student Grade 10
College Planing Grade 10
June/July:
Schedule and appointment to meet with a guidance counselor or any number of your teachers about the following:
Map out your curriculum for this school year, as well as your final two years of high school in order that you shall satisfy the requirements needed to attend any college you may be interested in attending.
Seek out information regarding Advanced Placement (AP) courses available at your particular high school, including:
Courses offered.
Eligibility pre-requisites for various AP classes.
Enrollment procedures prior to your junior year.
Demands and expectations of AP courses once begun.
August/September:
Update your College Planning File and continue to do so throughout the school year. If you have not created a College Planning File up to this point, work diligently to get your file completely up-to-date. (Visit the college planning grade 9 section for a list of this file’s vital contents.)
Consider the possibility of joining and/or participating in additional extracurricular activities, including any that may be particularly attractive to college admissions officers. Participation in academic enrichment programs, summer workshops, and camps that focus on music, arts, and science is also important to admissions officers.
October/November/December:
Take the PSAT in October. The scores will not count for National Merit Scholar consideration if taken in your sophomore year, but it is valuable practice for when you are required to take the PSAT your junior year. During your junior year, these scores will serve as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s scholarship programs. Additionally it is best to consider getting as much preparation as possible ahead of the SAT Reasoning exam, also taken in your junior year. PSAT results are returned in December. (See the Assessment Tests section for more information.)
January/February/March/April/May:
Make sure to register for the SAT Subject Tests by April. You should consider taking the SAT Subject Tests for courses completed before June of your sophomore year.
Schedule an appointment to meet with a guidance counselor or any number of your teachers about the following:
Availability of and enrollment in Advanced Placement classes your junior year of high school.
Testing schedules for the PSAT, SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Test, ACT, and AP exams.
Benefits to taking these various exams.
Best exams to take with respect to your college goals.
Your academic record and profile to date. This will help you determine what gaps or weaknesses exist. It will also allow you the opportunity to get suggestions on how to strengthen your candidacy for the colleges of your choice.
Various admission requirements for the college(s) of your choice, beyond GPA and test scores.
June/July:
Take the SAT Subject Tests in June.
College admissions officers will really focus on the grades you achieve during your upcoming junior year of high school. Use the summer to develop healthy study habits, which should include:
College Planing Grade 10
June/July:
Schedule and appointment to meet with a guidance counselor or any number of your teachers about the following:
August/September:
Update your College Planning File and continue to do so throughout the school year. If you have not created a College Planning File up to this point, work diligently to get your file completely up-to-date. (Visit the college planning grade 9 section for a list of this file’s vital contents.)
Consider the possibility of joining and/or participating in additional extracurricular activities, including any that may be particularly attractive to college admissions officers. Participation in academic enrichment programs, summer workshops, and camps that focus on music, arts, and science is also important to admissions officers.
October/November/December:
Take the PSAT in October. The scores will not count for National Merit Scholar consideration if taken in your sophomore year, but it is valuable practice for when you are required to take the PSAT your junior year. During your junior year, these scores will serve as the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s scholarship programs. Additionally it is best to consider getting as much preparation as possible ahead of the SAT Reasoning exam, also taken in your junior year. PSAT results are returned in December. (See the Assessment Tests section for more information.)
January/February/March/April/May:
Make sure to register for the SAT Subject Tests by April. You should consider taking the SAT Subject Tests for courses completed before June of your sophomore year.
Schedule an appointment to meet with a guidance counselor or any number of your teachers about the following:
June/July:
Take the SAT Subject Tests in June.
College admissions officers will really focus on the grades you achieve during your upcoming junior year of high school. Use the summer to develop healthy study habits, which should include:
Once you’ve finished up with grade 10, please move onto college planning for grade eleven.