College Planning

FRESHMEN:

• Study hard.
• Meet with your advisor to choose challenging and inspiring courses.
• Explore your academic, athletic, and community service interests at Christ School and at home.
• Read for pleasure.
• Fill your summer with rewarding work, study, travel, and/or volunteer opportunities.

SOPHOMORES:

• Challenge yourself with an academic schedule that is appropriate for you.
• Delve deeper into your extracurricular activities and consider assuming leadership positions.
• Take the PLAN and PSAT tests and review score results with your counselor.
• Schedule meetings to review test scores and become familiar with Naviance.
• Fill your summer with rewarding work, study, travel, and/or volunteer opportunities.

JUNIORS:

• Confer with your counselor on your testing plan, test prep needs and your academic schedule.
• Meet with your counselor to develop an initial list of schools commensurate with your academic profile and interests.
• Use Naviance to research schools on your preliminary list.
• Visit a variety of schools.
• Fill your summer with rewarding work, study, travel, and/or volunteer opportunities.

SENIORS:

• Confirm your final college list with your counselor and explore possible scholarship opportunities.
• Establish a timeline for completing the application process with your counselor and determine if and where you may want to apply Early Action or Early Decision.
• Complete all standardized testing.
• Budget your time wisely so that you may balance school with your college visits and assignments.
• Manage your college list and deadlines with Naviance.
• Fill your summer with rewarding work, study, travel, and/or volunteer opportunities and get ready for college.