SOPHOMORE YEAR
FALL
	Rethink your selection of high school courses to assure wise choices
	Take the PSAT
SPRING
	Initiate inquiry into vocations and the education or training required for those fields of work.
	Check with your counselor to make certain your selection of courses for the junior year fits your future plans and academic abilities.
JUNIOR YEAR
FALL
	Begin your college exploration process by listing on paper your abilities, limitations, interests and needs. List, also, answers to the questions about the types of colleges that would best meet those needs and interests.
	Work with your counselor in the exploration of careers and required education or training after high school. Interview and observe people in career fields you like most.
	Explore with your counselor the options of testing to help you discover the special skills and potential abilities you may have, to help you identify possible careers, and to help place you into appropriate courses for your level of achievement.
	If you might be college bound,. take the PSAT. This exam, a preliminary. to the SAT, also serves as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
	Attend an Educational Opportunity Program, the traditional college day or night program at your high school. Do not miss it! This is an exploration time - investigate new possibilities - do not rule out any options. Ask questions of the college representatives and complete interest cards so that more information might be sent to you.
SPRING
	Meet with your guidance counselor. This time, discuss colleges in general. Try to come up with an initial list of schools for further investigation.
	Begin writing colleges for general information and/ or catalogs. As you receive brochures, pamphlets, letters, and catalogs, compare and contrast similarities and differences in curricula, cost, admission requirements, and financial aid opportunities. Chart your findings for easy reference.
	Make initial visits to the schools of interest.
	In March or May, take the SAT and request that the scores be forwarded to at least three colleges.
	In May or June, take Achievement Test(s), if appropriate.
	Plan your senior year schedule. Check graduation requirements to be sure you are taking the courses for the colleges or jobs in which you are interested.
SUMMER
	Visit additional schools during your summer vacation.
SENIOR YEAR
FALL
	Meet with your counselor in September or October to finalize your list of schools.
	Attend the Educational Opportunity Program in your area. If this program is at night, attend with your parents. Do not hesitate to ask questions of the college representatives that will assist you in narrowing your list of schools you might attend.
	Visit once more your narrowed selection of colleges. Visit classes; talk with faculty in your field of interest; talk with students; try the food; and, visit in several of the residence halls.
	Admissions officers generally are open five days a week and frequently offer daily tours. Most offices require appointments for tours and interviews. Check the literature for appropriate telephone numbers and directions.
	In October or early November, submit applications to institutions. Request to have your high school record and test scores forwarded to the schools to which you have applied.
	Take the SAT again and take Achievement Tests, if appropriate.
SPRING
	January is the deadline for many applications for admission - actually, the earlier the better.
	Attend the financial aid workshop sponsored by your highschool guidance counselor.
	If applying for financial aid, complete a need analysis form (FAFSA) and the school or college financial aid forms, if required. Check all deadlines - do not let them slip by!
	Sit back and wait for those admission responses - stay loose.
	Respond to the college offers of admission and / or scholarship. Notify the college or school you are planning to attend as well as those to which you were accepted but will not attend.
	Send in the required deposits, housing contracts, and medical forms to the college of your choice.
	Take Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations if appropriate for your post-secondary plans.
	Ask that a final transcript be sent to the college or school of your choice.