Junior year - January to June
· Create your personality profile, interests profile
· Research to ensure that you’re on track to meet all academic and testing requirements for your schools of interest.
· Set goals for the next semester and year
· Plan your test dates (AP and SAT/ACT)
· Develop one’s personal management of anxiety and stress
· Take your AP exams
· Study for ACT or SAT
· Think about who at school can write you good recommendation letters
· Plan ahead for the summer (college visits, etc)
Summer before Senior year
· Take final ACT or SAT exams
· Work on Common App Essay (personal statement) and entire application
· Complete your summer extracurricular project(s)
· Visit college campuses
· Continue developing executive function skills, setting goals
· Work on financial literacy (developing independent life skills)
Senior year - September and October
· Complete all application essays
· Finalize your school list
· Request that all standardized test scores (ACT, AP, SAT) be sent to the schools on your list
· Complete supplemental essays for early action or early decision schools
· Check in with recommendation letter writers about the status of their letters
Senior year - November and December
· Complete all applications and supplemental essays for regular decision schools
· Review and update all “to do” lists in preparation for the new calendar year
Senior year - January to May
· Apply for college scholarships
· Consider regular decision acceptances
· Contact waitlist schools if necessary
· Make your final decision on where you will attend
· Review and finish your financial literacy independent life skills goals