JUNIORS—CLASS OF 2025!
JUNIORS, GET READY!!
While it may seem like you have plenty of time to prepare for college, now is really the time to start! College application deadlines start the fall of your senior year, so colleges will be basing their decisions on your freshman, sophomore and junior years. For more information about what to do NOW to improve your chances of acceptance, please see the presentation below.
2024-25 Senior College Planning Guide
Big Future by College Board offers personalized tasks for 10th and 11th graders on their account dashboard. Students who complete these tasks become eligible to earn entries in their monthly scholarship drawings for $500 and $40,000.
College Applications & Admissions Timeline This timeline and set of resources track the college search and application process from 9th through 12th grade.
Use Naviance to figure out what you want (and don’t want) from your college experience.
Prepare for the PSAT. Strong test scores as a junior may qualify you for academic honors, including National Merit as well as programs and recruitment for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, rural, first-generation and low-income students.
Compass Guide to Admissions Testing Start mapping out a standardized testing plan with the goal of taking the SAT or ACT at least once before the end of the school year.
Connect with college admission reps Sign up for a few sessions with college representatives when they visit your high school this fall. Also check their websites for information on virtual information sessions and local events.
