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My Calendar -
Things To Do in November
Line items in gray
were listed as Things To Do last month. You may ignore
them if they have already been completed.
9th
Grade
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Develop your goals and objectives
worksheet
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Review and understand the NCAA’s
academic eligibility requirements
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Participate on high school athletic
teams – freshmen/JV or varsity
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Participate in off school season
programs and camps in your sport
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Participate in high school
extra-curricular activities, ie. Student Council
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Keep record of ALL academic and athletic
achievements and statistics
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Develop resume including academic and
athletic achievements
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Create first list of colleges you may be
interested in
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Create a 4 year
academic plan; begin a 4 year co-curricular program
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Set academic goals
that meets NCAA requirements
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Meet with your
College Guidance Counselor to review your program
10th Grade
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Participate on high school athletic teams – JV or
varsity
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Participate in off school season programs in your sport
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Keep record of ALL academic
and athletic achievements and statistics and use them to
update resume
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Apply for social security number if you don’t already
have one – college applications will require it
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Continue progressing toward completion of your academic
courses required by the NCAA
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Work to meet your best potential
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Begin considering future careers you may be interested
in
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Work with counselor to determine appropriate
majors/courses to best prepare you for such careers
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Take PSAT and PLAN
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Evaluate your test scores and seek assistance in areas
of weakness
11th Grade
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Take PSAT or SAT, ACT
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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
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Begin meeting with college representatives as they visit your school
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Meet with counselor to create testing plan and develop a list of
colleges for your academic and personal match
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Meet with coach for a realistic athletic evaluation – which college
level should you target?
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Ask coaches for assistance in the recruiting process
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Send letter of interest and resume to college coaches
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Attend local College Fairs
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Take class trip to local college campuses
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Set
your academic and athletic goals high this year. Colleges often put a
heavy emphasis on junior year grades
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Continue with your best performance course work and ensure that it
exceeds minimum NCAA requirements
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Be
prepared to put in extra study time
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Participate on high school athletic teams – JV or varsity
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Participate in off school season programs in your sport
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Keep
record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics and
update resume
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Organize filing system and follow up plan/information to track colleges
that respond to your inquiries
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Compare your grade point average with these scores and the NCAA
qualifier index
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Begin
research on colleges you have interest in. Include academic standards,
majors, athletics, social, size, location, etc. Involve parents,
counselors, coaches
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Make
unofficial visits to the schools that interest you
12th Grade
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Schedule individual conferences with counselor and confirm academic
eligibility status
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Register with NCAA Clearinghouse if playing NCAA Division I or II
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Schedule any required SAT/ACTs and if applicable, take any advanced
placement tests for which you qualify
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Contact colleges to ask for applications
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Visit
college campuses (coordinate with the admissions office and arrange to
spend the night on campus) and update your campus evaluation results
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Consider early decision or early applications. At many “top” schools,
over 50% of incoming freshmen apply this way. If you know where you
want to go, you are happy with your grades and test scores, coaches are
encouraging you, you are happy with the financial aid package offered,
or have no financial resource constraints, then apply before November 1
to your top school choice. Remember that if you are accepted, you must
attend that school and you may sacrifice some financial aid
opportunities.
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Participate in off school season programs in your sport
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Keep
record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics and
update resume
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Visit
college campuses (coordinate with the admissions office and arrange to
spend the night on campus) and update campus evaluation results
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Ensure
that all NCAA eligibility required work will be met by the end of the
school year
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Avoid
senioritis – keep grades up and even take some more challenging courses
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Schedule, make and track official and unofficial visits
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Retake
or take ACT and SAT
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Schedule college visits/interviews
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Complete all application
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Narrow your list of college choices to begin developing a final list
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Get
teacher recommendations
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Begin
making final list
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