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College/Career Planning Timeline10th gradeKeep your grades up! Colleges will look at your transcript from 9th – 12th grade including all courses and final grades.Begin to develop a strong working relationship with your guidance counselor. Naviance – You will receive a registration code in 10th grade. Keep your username and password handy. You will use this program often throughout high school for college, career, scholarship and enrichment program plete Success Plan Surveys in Naviance.Consider registering for PSATs in the fall. This test may help prepare you for the SAT and help identify weaknesses in time to address them. Registration takes place on My Payments Plus and the test is given in October.Explore the college search function in Naviance to compare your GPA against the average scores of former CB East students who have applied to various colleges. Become familiar with college entrance requirements.Get involved in extracurricular activities. Colleges like to see focus and commitment to a few activities. Work toward leadership roles in the activities that you like best. Attend the College Fair – held at CB South in March (date listed on the district calendar)Keep track of your accomplishments in “My Resume” in Naviance. Take AP Exams (if appropriate) for any Advanced Placement courses you have this year. Exams are given in May. Registration is through My Payments Plus. Check out the enrichment programs in Naviance (College Tab and click on “enrichment programs” – many programs are held over the summer)If you are considering playing collegiate sports, look into the National Collegiate Athletic Association: to ensure that you are taking the correct courses to meet the NCAA requirements.Also think about other ways to make the most of your summer vacation. Examples include volunteering, working and visiting colleges. 11th gradeGet serious about your schoolwork if you haven’t already. Junior year grades are extremely important in the college admissions process, as is the rigor of your coursework.Stay involved in extracurricular activities. Take the PSAT in October to practice for the SAT and to qualify for National Merit ScholarshipsAttend the college representative visits offered at CB East during the school day. Sign up on Naviance and print your confirmation page as your pass to leave class.Continue to utilize Naviance to research colleges. Attend college presentations given by your counselorMake an individual appointment with your counselor if you have questionsChoose your senior year courses carefully! The rigor of your senior year schedule is very important in the college admission process.Write the college essay in English class (Core Assessment). Take your time with this paper so that you can utilize it as a starting place for your college applications.Investigate the format of both the SAT and ACT, and determine your comfort level. Then plan to take one or both of these exams in the spring. (The majority of colleges will accept both the SAT and ACT, therefore it is beneficial for each student to try both tests to aim for the highest score.)Attend the College Fair – held at CB South in March (date listed on the district calendar)Develop a list of preliminary college choices. Identify the characteristics of a college that matter to you – size, location, distance, cost, academic rigor, social environment, diversity, major. Continue research by visiting colleges’ websites. Include Safety, Match, and if desired – Reach Schools for a balanced list to increases changes of admission at multiple colleges.Registrations take place online for the SAT, at and for the ACT at Complete your College Recommendation Questionnaire (under the About Me tab in Naviance) – a requirement if you will require a letter from your counselor, most of you will need this!Take AP Exams for any Advanced Placement courses you have this year. Exams are given in May. Registration is through My Payments Plus.Visit colleges in the spring and summer. You may take 3 excused days from school this year for this purpose.Over the summer narrow list of college choices.Update resume of activities and accomplishments. This information will be needed on college applications and scholarship forms. 12th GradeIf you have questions regarding your list of colleges or the college application process make an appointment with your counselor. Submit your applications EARLY in the fall if possible. Pay attention to college deadlines. See the “College Application Procedures” document posted on the guidance website for a step by step guide.Take SAT/ACT in the fall if necessaryContinue visiting campuses - You may take 3 excused days from school this year for this purpose.Attend the college representative visits offered at CB East during the school day. Sign up on Naviance and print your confirmation page as your pass to leave class.If a college requires you to submit recommendation letters from teachers, it is your responsibility to ask the teacher if he/she would be willing to write one for you. Allow plenty of time before deadlines. For more details on how to submit teacher letters see the “College Application Procedures” document posted.Attend Financial Aid Night in November – (date on the district calendar)File financial aid forms – FAFSA (opens October 1st) and CSS Profile (required by some colleges)Make final college choice by May 1stComplete Senior Survey (a graduation requirement) on Naviance so that we can send your final transcript to your college. ................
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