大学规划时间表

9年级

Get great 年级s in all of your classes
Seek assistance and tutoring if you are struggling in any of your classes. 首先和你的老师谈谈, 然后是你的顾问, the department chair and then your guidance counselor.
Make sure you have a thesaurus so that you can increase your vocabulary
Get involved in activities in the community and at school that interest you
参加大学开放日
Talk to your advisor about your future plans how that aligns with your future coursework
Make sure you sign up for rigorous classes for 10th 年级
Maintain a clean discipline record

10年级

Get great 年级s in all of your classes.
Seek assistance and tutoring if you are struggling in any of your classes
Try to gain leadership experiences in your sports and activities
Make sure you sign up for rigorous classes for 11th 年级.
Consider getting a job to help with your future college expenses
Begin researching scholarships and their requirements.
制作一份职能性简历.
Begin researching college websites of schools that you think you may be interested in or go to the library and take out books about various colleges
Take several virtual college tours
Learn and understand the admissions requirements for various colleges
Make sure you sign up for rigorous classes for 11th 年级
Go to the library or go online to take practice tests for the PSAT’s
Talk to adults you know about the college they attended
Try to enroll in a summer college program where you can earn college credits
参加大学开放日 and visit programs

11年级

参加PSAT考试
Get great 年级s in all of your classes
Seek assistance and tutoring if you are struggling in any of your classes.
参加当地的大学博览会.
参加大学开放日.
想想你的激情所在
Continue to research scholarships.
与夫人会面. 斯科特 a minimum of two times to discuss colleges that may fit your criteria during the spring semester
Meet with the college admission counselors that visit your school
访问 as many schools as you can, go on local college tours
Make sure you sign up for at least 4严谨的学术 (English, Math, History, Science and/or Foreign Language) classes senior year
Practice, practice and practice for your SAT/ACT. Sign up for the free SAT prep class here at CFS!
Take the SAT/ACT in the spring of your junior year
Write a draft of your personal statement
在11的末尾th 年级 ask two teachers that really know you to write letters of recommendation for you
Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse if you plan to pursue an NCAA sport during college

12年级

3项清单.

夏天
- Try to visit as many colleges as you can
- Work so that you can pay your college application fees
- Continue to work on skills that will help you with your SAT/ACT
- Continue editing your personal statement
- Research and apply for scholarships
- Find out which schools have supplements and begin working on them
- Start your Common Application that opens August 1
秋天
- Sign up for the October SAT in early September.
- 与夫人会面. 斯科特至少两次
- Meet with college admissions counselors visiting CFS
- Make sure the college counselor receives the letters of recommendation from your teachers
- 在课堂上保持领先
- Submit the scholarship applications
- 访问 colleges that are of a strong interest
- Find out the various admissions guidelines, deadlines and notifications for each school that you are considering
- Submit your application for each college by Thanksgiving Break
- Attend financial aid workshops to learn how to fill out the FAFSA
- 安排大学面试
冬天和春天
- Follow up with each of the schools you applied to and make sure they received all of the required materials.
- Fill out the FAFSA form and send it to every school you applied to by February 1st of your senior year.
- 保持好成绩, as most schools will see your mid-year 年级s before they will make their decision.
- Learn more about the schools you were accepted to. Attend any special programs that are for admitted students.
- Carefully review the financial aid package. 总是要更多的钱. Remember this is a four-year financial commitment.
- If you received any outside scholarships make sure you send them a thank you note.
- Send your deposit to the school that you will attend in the fall. Remember that the deposit can be anywhere from $200-$800 or more. Deposits are almost all universally due by May 1st to ensure your spot at the particular college.
- Complete your senior-check out with Mrs. 斯科特.