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Line items in gray are previously listed Things To Do that are still relevant and important.  You may ignore them if they have already been completed. 

9^th Grade       

• Develop your College GAMEplan goals and objectives worksheet
• Review and understand the NCAA’s academic eligibility requirements
• Participate on high school athletic teams – freshmen/JV or varsity
• Participate in off school season programs and camps in your sport
• Participate in high school extra-curricular activities, i.e. Student Council
• Keep record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics
• Develop a resume including academic and athletic achievements
• Create your first list of colleges that you may be interested in
• Set academic goals that meet NCAA requirements
• Meet with your College Guidance Counselor to review your program
• Create a 4 year academic plan; begin a 4 year co-curricular program
• Visit college campuses while on Spring Break
• Update your player profile/resume and send to coaches with an appropriate cover letter and Spring schedule
• Schedule meeting with high school college counselor to review your freshman year progress

10th Grade    

• Participate on high school athletic teams – JV or varsity
• Participate in off school season programs in your sport
• Keep a record of ALL your academic and athletic achievements and statistics, and update your resume
• Apply for a social security number if you don’t already have one – college applications will require it
• Continue progressing toward completion of your academic courses as required by the NCAA.
• Work to meet your best potential
• Begin considering future careers you may be interested in
• Work with your counselor to determine appropriate majors/courses to best prepare you for such careers
• Take PSAT and PLAN
• Evaluate your test scores and seek assistance in areas of weakness
• Visit college campuses while on Spring Break
• Update your player profile/resume and send to coaches with an appropriate cover letter and Spring schedule

11th Grade      

• Recognize that this is arguably the most important year of your high school career. 
• Set your academic and athletic goals high this year.  Colleges often put a heavy emphasis on junior year grades
• Continue with your best performance course work and ensure that it exceeds minimum NCAA requirements
• Be prepared to put in extra study time
• Participate on high school athletic teams – JV or varsity
• Participate in off school season programs in your sport

• Keep record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics and update resume
• Organize a filing system and a follow up plan to track colleges that respond to your inquiries
• Begin researching colleges you have interest in.  Include academic standards, majors, athletics, social, size, location, etc.  Involve parents, counselors, coaches 
• Make unofficial visits to the schools that interest you
• Evaluate your PSAT results 
• High PSAT scores might qualify you for National Merit Scholarships.  To qualify, you must have excellent grades, high SAT scores and a recommendation from your school
• Register, prepare and take ACT, SATs
• Meet with college representatives as they visit your school
• Meet with your counselor to create a testing plan and develop a list of colleges for your academic, athletic, and personal match
• Meet with your coach for a realistic athletic evaluation – which college level should you target?
• Ask coaches for assistance in the recruiting process
• Send letters of interest and resumes to college coaches
• Attend local College Fairs
• Take class trips to local college campuses
• Complete Common Application
• Visit college campuses while on Spring Break
• Retake tests if scores are not where they need to be
• Begin individual and family conferences with counselor to create a list of colleges to be researched by student
• Update your player profile/resume and send to coaches with an appropriate cover letter and Spring schedule
• Attend high school college fairs

12th Grade    

• Participate on high school athletic teams
• Participate in off school season programs in your sport
• In off-season, keep up a fitness and strength and conditioning program
• Keep record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics and update your high school resume
• Visit college campuses (coordinate with the admissions office and arrange to spend the night on campus) and update campus evaluation results
• Begin to eliminate those colleges that don’t rank well on your evaluation list
• Ensure that all NCAA eligibility required work will be met by the end of the school year
• Avoid senioritis – keep grades up and even take some more challenging courses
• Contact colleges to ask for applications
• Complete and send all applications
• Review FAFSA on-line, get familiar with its requirements, check for filing deadlines, and file if applicable
• Get teacher recommendations
• Research scholarships, write scholarship essays and confirm application deadline
• Send scholarship applications
• Schedule, make, and track official and unofficial visits
• Schedule individual conferences with counselor and confirm academic eligibility status
• Visit college campuses while on Spring Break
• If you’ve already submitted your FAFSA, review the Student Aid Report (SAR) for accuracy and completeness
• If you are considering an NCAA Division I or Division II school, make sure that you have completed and submitted the NCAA Clearinghouse form and had SAT/ACT test results submitted directly to Clearinghouse using "9999" code.
• Evaluate acceptance letters
• Evaluate and compare financial awards
• Use your college evaluation worksheet to compare schools that have accepted you. 
• Make last minute visits if you haven’t already
• If applicable and if available, negotiate for other grants/aid/scholarships
• Schedule and retake any required SAT/ACTs and if applicable, take any advanced placement tests for which you qualify
• Stay on top of the process.  Monitor all required applications, deadline dates, required recommendations, etc.
• Update your player profile/resume and send to coaches with an appropriate cover letter and Spring schedule
• Review grades
• Send testing
• Deliberate / Wait
• Send acceptance letters