<p> Junior Year Calendar</p><p>September</p><p> Start the year off strong – get the best grades you can.</p><p> Get involved in an extracurricular activity</p><p> Register for the PSAT</p><p> Attend local college fairs</p><p>October</p><p> Take the PSAT/NMSQT</p><p> Attend local college fairs</p><p>November</p><p> Ask your teachers for help with portfolios and/or auditions for college</p><p>December</p><p> Review your PSAT. Sign up for your free My College Quickstart account on collegeboard.com/quickstart</p><p> Learn about SAT practice tools on sat.collegeboard.com</p><p> Consider community service</p><p>January </p><p> Register for the March SAT. It is recommended that you take the SAT twice during the spring of your junior year.</p><p> Consider registering for the ACT. Actstudent.org</p><p>February</p><p> Register for AP exams given in May</p><p> Register for SAT subject tests if desired, while subject material is fresh in your mind.</p><p>March</p><p> 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</p><p> Set up your big future account with the college board at www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org</p><p>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.</p><p> 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.</p><p> Summer jobs and volunteer work – build your resume.</p><p>May</p><p> Plan your summer and make it productive – travel, volunteer, work.</p>