Junior Checklist
  • Concentrate on your GPA.
  • Juniors take the ACT and MME at the school in March.
  • If additional testing is desired, schedule to take the SAT and/or re-take the ACT. 
  • Get information packets from the colleges you're considering.
  • Intensify your scholarship search. Keep track of deadlines and requirements.
  • Attend career days, college fairs and financial aid workshops.
  • Meet with your counselor. Be sure your classes are on the right track for the colleges you're considering and that you're meeting graduation requirements.
  • Talk to your coach if you want to play for a college team or apply for an athletic scholarship.
  • Take AP exams for any AP classes you've completed.
  • Create a master calendar of deadlines. Include college applications, test registrations and test dates, scholarships applications, housing, and financial deadlines.
  • Zero in on what teachers, coaches, or pastors you want to ask for recommendations
  • Work on your resume.