August/September q Think about career plans q Register for PSAT/NMSQT q Obtain dates/places of College Fairs q Purchase or borrow college reference books q Plan next two years extracurricular and community service activities q Be sure to have your Social Security #	October q Read PSAT/NMSQT Bulletin q Take PSAT q Develop list of interests q Study hard!	November q Talk to counselor about college interests q Begin to involve parents in college choice process q Put forth best academic effort in these last two years	December q Using PSAT/NMSQT results and materials begin to develop range of colleges q Read Taking the SAT q Talk with graduates who are home from college and can share their experience	January q Continue career exploration q Prepare for Semester Exams – colleges look at junior year grades q Register for Spring SAT
February q Plan senior year courses q Begin college search q Research interesting and challenging summer courses, jobs, or activities q Check deadlines for Advanced Placement (AP) tests	March q Consider taking SAT Subject Tests in courses you are finishing this year q Apply for proposed summer activities	April q Develop a preliminary list of colleges q Write or call for applications and viewbooks q File service academies and ROTC scholarship applications q Begin college visits q Explore Early Decision/Early Actions options	May q Identify teachers whom you may ask for recommendations q AP Exams q Take SAT Reasoning Test q Plan challenging senior year	June q Take SAT or ACT q Continue college search q Arrange college visits and/or interviews for summer Summer q Do something extraordinary! q Rev up for college! q Review for SATs q Keep extracurricular and community service going