Timetable for
College Admissions
Preparation for college is a four-year job.
Each year you will have different talks which you must do in between
writing papers, completing projects, studying for tests, doing your homework,
participating in extracurricular activities, and working.
You won’t have too much to do during the ninth and tenth grades;
however, there are important things that you must do almost every month during
the eleventh and twelfth grades.
The college planning calendar that follows will help
you organize your time so that the admissions process will run smoothly for
you. The calendar lists the steps you should be taking every year.
Read through the calendar for an entire school year at the start of the
year to get an overview of what you will need to do.
Then during the year check off each step as you complete it.
If a step does not apply to you, check it off.
Ninth grade
In four years you will be in college.
This is the year to start thinking about your future.
Investigate several possible careers.
Find out what education each requires.
This is also the year to work on developing good study habits and to
establish a reading program that will help you improve your vocabulary.
August-September
______ Make sure that your course selections meet the requirements for
high school graduation and the colleges you may wish to attend.
_____ Set up a permanent file for school records.
September-December
_____ Encourage your parents to attend Open House and Parent-Teacher
Conferences so they will become familiar with your class schedule, teachers,
and school.
_____ Explore extracurricular activities and begin participating in one or
more activities.
_____ Take the TCAP test, which you are required to pass for graduation, in
late October.
_____ Prepare for semester tests because colleges are interested in your
grades.
January-May
_____ Discuss educational goals with your counselor.
_____ If you have not already passed it, take the TCAP test in February.
_____ Review your four-year plan of classes and select appropriate courses for next school year.
_____ Prepare for second semester tests.
June
_____ Save
samples of your work, newspaper clipping, and copies of your grades and place
them in the permanent record file you are keeping.
Summer
_____ Complete summer reading assignments and read to build vocabulary.
_____ If you have not already passed it, take the summer administration of the TCAP test.