Start the Year Off Strong Get the Best Grades You Can

Junior Year Calendar

September

 Start the year off strong – get the best grades you can.

 Get involved in an extracurricular activity

 Register for the PSAT

 Attend local college fairs

October

 Take the PSAT/NMSQT

 Attend local college fairs

November

 Ask your teachers for help with portfolios and/or auditions for college

December

 Review your PSAT. Sign up for your free My College Quickstart account on collegeboard.com/quickstart

 Learn about SAT practice tools on sat.collegeboard.com

 Consider community service

January

 Register for the March SAT. It is recommended that you take the SAT twice during the spring of your junior year.

 Consider registering for the ACT. Actstudent.org

February

 Register for AP exams given in May

 Register for SAT subject tests if desired, while subject material is fresh in your mind.

 Register for the May and/or June SAT. Make this your second SAT attempt. Practice the SAT. Try a full-length practice test at sat.collegeboard.com

 Set up your big future account with the college board at www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org

April  Meet with your school counselor to ensure that you have scheduled appropriate courses for 12th grade and that you will meet all graduation requirements.

 Plan visits to college campuses that interest you. It is best to visit a college campus when school is in session so you get the “full effect” of the campus.

 Summer jobs and volunteer work – build your resume.

 Plan your summer and make it productive – travel, volunteer, work.