11th Grade Calendar

September

• Inquire about scholarships at your career center and apply;
• Ask local colleges about high-school university programs.

October

• Sign up to take the PSAT/NQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test and National Qualifying Test). Have a counselor review your records and plan for your senior year;
• Make sure you are taking college preparatory classes;
• Get involved in extra-curricular activities;
• Keep your grades up.

November

• Discuss college choices with other college bound classmates;
• Talk over possible choices with family and counselors;
• Keep a list of colleges and career interests;
• Talk with the college representatives that visit your high school.

December

• Join the California Scholarship Federation (CSF) and the National Honor Society (NHS), if eligible.

January through February

• Visit various college campuses during the holidays and semester break;
• Review PSAT scores with your counselor as well as with math and English teachers;
• Consult on how you might improve your scores;
• Inquire about college summer programs;
• Register to take the SAT/ACT;
• Choose your top five colleges, and visit them and collect information about each campus;
• Explore careers in depth.

May through June

• Register for summer school;
• Visit college campuses during the summer.