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Planning for College -- 4 Year Timeline 

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Start a 4 Year Plan

• Consider BVSD Requirements

• Consider General College Entrance Requirements

• Consider FHS IB/AP vs. College Prep Classes

• Counselor Input

 

Continue 4 Year Plan

• Consider BVSD Requirements

• Consider Specific College Entrance Reqmts (e.g. Univ of Calif --year of art)

• Consider FHS IB/AP vs. College Prep Classes

• Counselor Input

 

Continue 4 Year Plan

• Confirm compliance with BVSD Reqmts

• Consider Specific College Major Requirements

• Consider Reqmts for Specific College

• Athletes –NCAA Registration

• Counselor Input

Complete 4 Year Plan

• Confirm Compliance with BVSD Reqmts

• Confirm reqmts for Specific College

• Senior Review with Counselor

• Graduate!

Explore Your Interests

• Search for Self

Explore Your Interests

• Search for Self—College Majors, Job Tasks, Personality Type

• Outside Reading

Explore College Majors

• Search for Self—College Major

• Research Careers

• Talk to professionals in proposed career field

College Majors

• College Major Exploration

• Continue Career Research

• Talk with professionals in proposed career field

 

Pursue Your Passions—In and Out of School

• Clubs

• Sports

• Community Service

• Activities outside of school

Continue to Express Yourself in Activities

• Clubs

• Sports

• Community Service

• Leadership

• Fine Arts

 

Express Yourself in Activities and Experiences

• Clubs

• Sports

• Community Service

• Leadership

• Work Experience

Continue and Complete Activities and Experiences

• Clubs

• Sports

• Community Service

• Leadership

• Work Experience

Start Fairview Profile Resume

• Document your Achievements

Update Resume

• Add Activities, Awards, Experience to Resume

Update Resume and Parent Brag Form

• Add Data to Resume

• Parents review Parent Brag Sheet

 

Complete Forms and Documents

• Finalize resume

• Parent Brag Sheet

• Student Self Assessment

College Testing

• Begin to think about taking the PSAT, SAT, ACT and SAT2s

 

• Take AP tests if you are in Advanced Classes

College Testing

• Take PSAT in the fall for practice

• Consider SAT, ACT Review Classes

• Take AP tests if you are in Advanced Classes

 

College Testing

• Consider Review Classes for PSAT, SAT, ACT

• Take PSAT (fall)

• Take SAT (winter or spring)

• Take ACT (spring at FHS)

• Take APs for advanced classes

• Take SAT IIs

• Take IB SL Tests

College Testing

• Take or re-take SAT (fall)

• Re-take ACT with writing if desired (fall)

• Take or re-take SAT II (fall)

• Take AP (spring)

• Take IB HL and SL Tests (spring)

Sign Up for Naviance

• Obtain Password from Counselors

• Learn and Explore

• College Fairs

Start College Planning

• Search for Self --College Majors correlation

• College Rep Visits

• College Visits

• PostGrad Center

 

College Planning

• Narrow down list of colleges

• College Fairs

• College Rep Visits

• College Visits

• College Essay Prep

• Get familiar with College Common Application

• Consider Teacher Recommendations

• Work Ahead (during summer) to Minimize Workload in fall of Sr Year (essays, applications, scholarships, etc)

 

College Planning

• College Rep Visits

• College Fairs

• College Review Books

• PostGrad Center

• College Application

• Application Deadlines

• Associated College Application Forms organized

• Scholarship Planning

• College Opportunity Fund Application

• Complete FAFS and CSS forms

• PIN # for FAFSA (Nov)

• College Interviews

• Attend “Accepted Student” weekend

• Order Final Transcript

• Final College Choice Selection to Counselor

 For more information, see Four-Year Timelines for Fairview Students and Families