College Application Timeline

    Ninth Grade  

    • Study and work hard in your classes.
    • Participate in school extracurricular activities.
    • Take the practice PSAT.
    • Remember the grades earned in the ninth grade are part of your official high school transcript.
    • Work on earning your student service learning hours.

     Tenth Grade

    • Continue to do well in your classes.
    • Continue your participation in extracurricular activities.
    • Take the practice PSAT. Check with your counselor for more information.
    • Meet with your counselor for your Naviance password.
    • Visit your College and Career Center.
    • Talk with your counselor about your grades.
    • Find out what kinds of post-secondary schools offer the education you need to meet your career plans.
    • Plan next year’s program to reflect your interests, school progress, and emerging career plans.
    • Consider career and technology course offerings at the Thomas Edison High School of Technology.
    • Continue earning student service learning hours, particularly through activities related to potential career plans.

     

    Eleventh Grade

    • Continue to do well in your classes.
    • Continue your participation in extracurricular activities.
    • Take the PSAT.
    • Continue your use of Naviance to do college searches.
    • Meet with college admissions representatives who visit your school.
    • Register for ACT and/or SAT I/SAT subject tests.(Consider how you will prepare-prep class or books)
    • Attend college fairs and school-sponsored programs.
    • Develop your résumé/personal references.
    • Monitor and continue earning student service learning hours.
    • Speak with teacher(s) about a possible letter of recommendation.
    • Complete your self-reflection questions on Naviance.

     

    Twelfth Grade

    • Continue to do well in your classes.
    • Schedule a college meeting with your counselor.
    • Visit colleges and/or trade and technical schools.
    • Attend college visits from admissions representatives at B-CC.
    • Register for ACT, SAT I, and SAT subject tests if needed.
    • Complete college applications. Be aware of deadlines by both B-CC and your colleges.
    • Speak with teacher(s) about a possible letter of recommendation. Give teachers and counselors sufficient time.
    • Search for potential scholarship opportunities.
    • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other financial aid forms, if required by the college, and file after January 1.
    • Notify your counselor of your application status as you hear from the colleges.
    • Request a midyear and final transcript to be sent to colleges.