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Tips for College Bound Students
College planning for 9th and 10th graders
Junior – Senior Year Checklist  

College Planning Resources, Articles & Tools:

• Creating Your Activity List
• The College Interview
• Find the Right College for You
• Twenty Questions To Ask College Representatives
• College Fair – Do’s and Don’ts
• Career and Major Exploration Quiz
• Turning The Tide – Harvard study on state of college admissions
• Malcolm Gladwell  YouTube: Why being a big fish in a small pond may make sense for college selection

Military Colleges, Academies and ROTC:

• Military Schools and Academies The Military offers unique educational opportunities for students who plan to pursue a college degree. These options — service academies, senior military colleges and maritime academies — offer world-class education and a deeper understanding of military culture. In addition, most of these schools grant scholarship money in exchange for a period of service.

• ROTC The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a college program offered at more than 1,700 colleges and universities across the United States that prepares young adults to become officers in the U.S. Military. In exchange for a paid college education and a guaranteed post-college career, participants, or cadets, commit to serve in the Military after graduation. Each Service branch has its own take on ROTC.

Performing and Fine Arts:

• Applying to a Fine Arts school or program

Athletics:

• NCAA – Playing sports at the college level
• NAIA College Athletics

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Standardized Testing Resources

• SAT Registration and test prep resources: www.collegeboard.org
• ACT Registration and test prep resources: www.act.org
  • ACT provided by Arete Prep as part of state testing for all Juniors
• Classic Learning Test: www.cltexam.com

National Standardized Testing: Test Dates

ACT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines

Register for ACT Test:  https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html

SAT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines

Register for SAT Test:  https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register

TEST PREP OPTIONS:

• Revolution Prep Test Prep partner with Great Hearts providing online tutoring to meet students needs and learning styles
• Khan Academy (free personalized online test prep)
• ACT Academy (free personalized online test prep provided by ACT)
• SAT Practice https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice

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Summer Programs – Keeping active during your break
Summer is a wonderful opportunity to explore your interests outside of school. Below are a few documents with opportunities for middle and high school students this summer. Details and applications can be found on the program’s website. Applications are open now or will open in the next few weeks. If you need assistance with applying to a program, please reach out to our College Counselors.

Summer Programs in Arizona

Economics, Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship Programs

Summer Academy at St. John’s College (ages 15-18)

Volunteer Activities for Teens (sample list)