Junior Checklist

September/October/November (continue all year) 

- Keep your grades up! Study hard! Junior grades are important on your college application.

- Keep in mind that colleges look for the following:

  - challenging coursework

 - strong grade point average (GPA)

  - involvement in extracurricular school and community activities

 - participation in service projects - Be a volunteer!! (could be important for scholarships and college entrance)

        **What are you doing to set yourself apart to earn scholarship money?

- Research careers that appeal to you

-go to Career Cruising and retake the Matchmaker Assessment or research various careers

-Go on a job shadow (forms available in the Guidance Office)

- Attend college fairs to research colleges that interest you

- Take the PSAT in October (optional, but recommended if you have any interest in going to college)

- Begin preparing for the SAT which will be taken in the spring (Use Khan Academy)

January/February

- Meet with college admissions counselors who come to visit school

- Research colleges on-line

- Go on college visits to schools you are interested in (with a parent!!)

 - Map out classes to be taken during your Senior year to accomplish your educational and career goals

March/April

- Take SAT at school as a part of the Michigan Merit Exam (MME)

- You can retake the test during your Senior year if you wish to improve your score.

- Consider taking the ACT

- Go on college visits to schools you are interested in (with a parent!!)

- Put together a list of the colleges that you would like to attend

May/June

- Seek out opportunities to participate in service projects and to be a volunteer

- Plan summer visits to the colleges you are interested in and consider applying. Go on these

visits with a parent!

-Begin making a list of scholarships you plan to apply for. Include deadlines and begin applying once they open up. 

- Have a great summer!!