Juniors 

• Research Colleges by using Naviance's Supermatch and Scattergram features.

• Attend College Visits at Redwood:  Over 100 college admissions officers visit our school each Fall.  See our current schedule on Naviance to see the list of colleges

• Organize your information: Use a file or a spreadsheet to track the information you get from colleges.

• In November we will offer a College Testing Information program to help you navigate the standardized testing process. 

General items: 

• Senior Classes: Review your classes for senior year with your School Counselor.

• Tour: Visit colleges during ski week, spring break and long weekends if possible.  

• Summer Plans: Think about an internship, summer job, summer course, or volunteer experience.

Testing:

• ACT/SAT:   If you are planning to take a standardized test, register early for a spring, summer, or fall ACT or SAT 

Within Naviance: 

• College's I'm thinking about list: You should have at least 3-5 colleges under this list.  You'll solidify your list in early fall of Senior year.

College Applications: 

• Admissions types: Learn the difference between "Early Action", "Early Decision", "Regular Decision" , "Rolling Admissions" .

• Application types: Become familiar with the various applications: UC, CalState Apply, Common App, Coalition App and individual college apps.  This way you'll have a greater understanding of what to do next fall.   We will also host Junior workshops during Smart period in the spring to help you through this process.

• Letters of Recommendation: Think about teachers who can write you a letter of recommendation during the application process. Please note that UC and CSU schools do not use letters of rec. 

• Athlete: Register on the NCAA website if you wish to play Div I or II sports . See the Athletes page for more information.

• Essays: Keep a running list of possible subjects for your college essays/prompts. See College Essay tips.

College costs:    

• Talk to your parents about college costs and use the online tools such as a Net Price Calculator to calculate "Net Price Calculators" can be found on every college website

• Consider a summer program to help you explore an area of interest. These can include job shadowing a professional, a summer internship, or pre-college program at a university

• For students wanting a career in a creative field: Consider building your skills to develop a portfolio or prepare for an audition.