JUNIOR TIMELINE CHECKLIST

September

  • Review Transcript

  • Prepare and Sign Up for PSAT (Practice SAT)

  • Update Activities List

  • Attend local College Night

October

  • Make a list of colleges you may want to attend

  • Make plans to visit colleges (College Days)

  • Check Admission Requirements for colleges

November

  • Get involved in community service activities

January

  • Send letters or emails to the colleges on your list requesting information

  • Start evaluating schools of interest

  • Look at costs of attending schools on your list

  • Register for the ACT in February

February

  • Plan visits with your parents to the schools that interest you

  • If possible, arrange to be on campus while classes are in session

  • Contact each school’s admissions office to set up visit

March

  • Begin to narrow your list of colleges and career choices

  • Sign up and prepare for the last ACT/SAT test dates of the academic year

  • Colleges will use the better score on the ACT/SAT so take these test several times to improve score

May

  • Update Activities List

  • Look for summer job or volunteer activities

July

  • Try to narrow your school choices

  • Select 2 to 3 schools that you would like to apply to at the beginning of your senior year

August

  • You may start applying to some schools as early as August 1st

  • Keep copies of everything you send to colleges

Printable Timeline