As the college application process moves closer for rising juniors and seniors, it is important to begin to understand the tasks ahead. For rising juniors, a focus is on thinking through your junior year classes to ensure they are a fit for your goals, as well as creating a plan for preparing for and taking the SAT or ACT. Beginning to explore colleges and understanding your options regarding different types of colleges will be important. This article does a great job in reviewing these and other tasks for rising juniors.
For rising seniors, your focus should be on finalizing your college list, ensuring all of your SAT/ACT testing is completed by early fall, communicating clearly with your high school counselor about your application plans and time frame, as well as following-up on financial aspects of the process including completing your FASFA.
Here is a list of additional tasks from NACAC for seniors to review.
Knowing what is expected of you for the coming year and setting goals and plans for yourself will be important for all juniors and seniors. Take some time today to think through what you can do this coming year to be ready for the college application process.
For students with learning differences who may require specific support services that can influence your college choice and your college application, stay tuned for thoughts on that process in July.
For rising seniors, your focus should be on finalizing your college list, ensuring all of your SAT/ACT testing is completed by early fall, communicating clearly with your high school counselor about your application plans and time frame, as well as following-up on financial aspects of the process including completing your FASFA.
Here is a list of additional tasks from NACAC for seniors to review.
Knowing what is expected of you for the coming year and setting goals and plans for yourself will be important for all juniors and seniors. Take some time today to think through what you can do this coming year to be ready for the college application process.
For students with learning differences who may require specific support services that can influence your college choice and your college application, stay tuned for thoughts on that process in July.
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