Junior Year - November/December

PSAT is done with. The only thing left to do other than maintaining/improving your grades/GPA is to take the regular SAT/ACT.

Please make sure that you are adequately prepped. Also, please note that both SAT and ACT are recommended.

Sophomore Year

Work on improving rank/GPA - take more challenging classes. Take PSAT in the fall. Really get into PSAT/SAT prep in the spring after getting the PSAT score report. Get familiarized with collegeboard.com, especially mycollegequickstart.

Freshman Year

Meet with your counselor specifically to work out a 4-year-plan. Two things need to be accomplished when developing such a plan. One is to fulfill the graduation requirements. The other is to start thinking about a post-secondary goal. To answer the usual question, "What do I want to do after my graduation?" College? Job? Military services? Target rank/GPA.

8th Grade

Start taking one or two high school credited classes if ready and available. Really start working on a preliminary 4-year-plan in the spring with teachers/counselors.

7th Grade

Start thinking and looking at any available high school credited courses.

Senior Year

Are you ready for the college application? Having the right score(s) from SAT/ACT for the schools you are applying to; a presentable resume; being genuinely happy/satisfied with the application essay(s) are simply some of the things that would indicate the readiness.

Junior Year - September/October

The very first thing that one needs to do, as a junior, is to take PSAT. Of course, make sure that you are prepared.