Junior Year
- Keep meeting with your college/career counselor at least once a year
- Continue to take and plan challenging courses
- Keep your grades up
- Join an academic club
- Register for the ACT. You should be academically ready to take it by spring. If not, take it early in your senior year.
- Read our key information about the ACT test
- Talk with your parents and high school counselor about colleges that interest you
- Prepare a list of questions to ask on campus visits
- Continue to visit colleges and talk with college students
- List, compare, and visit colleges
- Start or update an academic resume
- Consider putting together a portfolio that highlights your special skills and talents
- Keep filling out the college comparison worksheet (PDF; 1 page, 64KB); for assistance with PDF files, see these tips
- Investigate scholarship opportunities
- Volunteer for activities and clubs related to career interests
- Get a part-time job, apprenticeship, or internship; or job shadow in a profession that interests you