Fall

• Use your agenda book to monitor assignments and extracurricular activities. 
• Take PSAT in October
• Save your best work in academic courses for your portfolio. 
•  Get involved with extracurricular activities
•  Attend college fairs
•  Read and improve vocabulary
•  Complete the Question of the Day on collegeboard.com. Use hints to help figure out questions. 
•  Practice questions on collegeboard.com by using the skill inventory. 

 Winter

• Participate in Choices Interest Inventory workshop
• Discuss college and career plans with your counselor 
• Develop a list of possible college majors that you find interesting 
• Talk with college students who are home for winter break.
• After receiving your PSAT scores in December, meet with your counselor to explore methods of improving future PSAT/SAT test scores.  
• Complete the Question of the Day on collegeboard.com. Use hints to help figure out questions.  
• Practice questions on collegeboard.com by using the skill inventory. 
• Use Skill Inventory on collegeboard.com to understand reading material.  
• Look for National Collegiate Athletic-Association (NCAA) requirements if you are interested in playing sports in college. 
• Visit Student Services or check online for summer programs for high school students
• Volunteer in organizations to identify interest and skills.  
• Start Developing Leadership Skills.

 Spring

• Research career options and consider academic courses to help achieve your goals. 
• Consider taking a summer course or participating in college opportunities for high school students
• Search for summer internships, jobs or volunteer positions.
• Complete the Question of the Day on collegeboard.com. Use hints to help figure out questions. 
• Practice questions on collegeboard.com by using the skill inventory.  

Summer

• Begin a summer reading. Check with teachers for recommended reading list in subject areas.
• Research colleges, consider educational environment that appeals to you, (urban or rural, private or public, large, midsize or small population). 
• Begin visiting college campuses. Start with colleges nearby 
• Take PSAT/SAT prep class. 
• Complete the Question of the Day on collegeboard.com. Use hints to help figure out questions. 
• Practice questions on collegeboard.com by using the skill inventory.