Senior Class

Summer: June-August

Review your schedule for Senior Year. Do you have a challenging program?

Do you have enough credits in the areas specified by your college?

Prepare for ACT/SAT testing in Senior year by reviewing math, developing vocabulary, improving reading and comprehension skills. Take a class or get a tutor.

Identify your expectations of college. What qualities are important to you in a college? Which are negotiable?

Do some college research. Talk to friends in college, graduates, etc. Read materials in your local library, i.e. The brief college descriptions in the resource books like The College Handbook, Peterson's Four Year Colleges, Index of Majors and the materials under your bed from college fairs and which were mailed to you.

Write to colleges that look interesting and are good matches, request a view book, course bulletin, application and financial aid materials.

Use the Archbishop Carroll High School College Worksheets to summarize information from your search.

Develop your list of colleges, both the "Dream Schools" (If my SAT goes up 300 points or my GPA soars) as well as the NOW schools (my current assets, GPA, SAT are currently in their range.)

Prepare a resume and personal statement or autobiographical essay to be used for college applications.