Click on the link to see a list of things you should be doing monthly to help prepare for your senior year:Action Plan-Junior
FALL:
Register for the SAT and/or ACT test. If you are considering attending a four year university, you must take either the SAT or ACT test. You need to check online to see specific score requirements for each university.
Register online at www.collegeboard.com, www.actstudent.org, or come by counselor’s office to pick up a paper registration packet
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACT AND SAT:
The ACT is a content-based test,
The SAT tests critical thinking and problem solving.:
The ACT includes a science reasoning test
The SAT does not.
The ACT math section includes trigonometry.
The SAT tests vocabulary much more than the ACT.
The SAT is not entirely multiple choice.
The SAT has a guessing penalty
The ACT does not.
The ACT tests English grammar
The SAT does not.
SPRING:
1. If you have not already done so, begin a folder listing your high school accomplishments—academically, athletically, various offices held, etc. You will need this information for college and scholarship applications.
2. You also need to work on gathering some community service hours. Colleges look at applicants who are well-rounded and are willing to give back to the community.
Begin looking online at colleges or trade schools you may be interested in attending. Check out their requirements for admission, costs, etc. Don't know where to start with volunteer work? There is a lot of volunteer informaion on this web site.
3. If you have not taken SAT/ACT - sign up for one of these or if you would like to try to improve your score, sign up to take the test again.
4. Athletes– if you intend to participate in college athletics at a Division I or II school, start your NCAA Clearinghouse application at the End of the junior year. www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
Keep a check on your grades. College admissions look at grades and the type of courses the student is taking. They do not like to see a student take the “easy way out” of high school. |