College Information

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

Freshman Year

Become involved in school organizations, clubs, athletics, ASB
Take A-G courses to meet the admission requirements of four year colleges
Aim for A’s and B’s in all your classes, especially for semester grades

Sophomore Year

Continue involvement in school organizations, clubs, athletics, ASB
Continue to take A-G courses to meet the admission requirements of four year colleges
Aim for A’s and B’s in all of your classes, especially for semester grades
Take the PSAT in October to help you prepare for the ACT and SAT exams

Junior Year

Continue involvement in school organizations, clubs, athletics, ASB
Continue to take A-G courses to meet the admission requirements of four year colleges
Aim for A’s and B’s in all of your classes, especially for semester grades
Take the PSAT in October to help you prepare for the ACT and SAT exams
Take the SAT and ACT for the first time in May/June—sign up in Expanded Horizons
Take all AP exams for any AP classes you are taking
Continue visiting college campuses you are interested in

Senior Year

Continue involvement in school organizations, clubs, athletics, ASB
Complete all final A-G course requirements with a grade of C or better
Aim for A’s and B’s in all of your classes, especially for semester grades
Take the SAT and ACT again in October/November/December—sign up in Expanded Horizons
Apply to colleges—Expanded Horizons can help
Fill out the FAFSA---Expanded Horizons can help
Apply for as many scholarships as possible
Visit college campuses you are accepted at to make final decision easier
Take all AP exams for any AP classes you are taking

informational Links FOR COLLEGE

For College and Career Information, the Guidance works alongside the New Horizons Office as part of the College and Career Team. Please join the Google Classroom for your grade level (parent are welcome to join too!) to get important information related to college and careers.