| Freshman |
- Choose courses that challenge you, but are manageable for your 1st year of high school
- Meet with your counselor to discuss high school and college planning
- Explore options, such as AP and Honors courses
- Pursue extracurricular activities at school
- Explore volunteer opportunities
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| Sophomore |
- Take the PSAT and Pre-ACT (Fall)
- Meet with your counselor to review high school plan
- Start researching free ACT and SAT prep
- Continue to take challenging courses
- Pursue extracurricular activities at school
- Explore volunteer opportunities
- Ask about dual enrollment for junior year and apply in the spring if interested
- Explore career exploration resources and scholarship opportunities, depending on your post-graduate plan
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| Junior |
- Start researching colleges that interest you and check admissions requirements
- Meet with your counselor to review your high school plan
- Apply for dual enrollment if interested
- Start taking free practice tests for ACT and SAT
- Attend college fairs and financial aid workshops
- Take the SAT
- Take the ACT (free to all Juniors in the Spring)
- Narrow down your list of colleges
- Continue to pursue volunteer opportunities and extracurricular activities at school
- Continue a challenging course load
- Visit colleges over the summer
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| Senior |
- Meet with your counselor to review graduation progress and college plans
- Apply for dual enrollment at University of Alaska Southeast if interested
- Take SAT or ACT in the Fall
- Request letters of recommendation early from teachers and counselors
- Finalize your list of colleges and track their admission requirements
- Write down all deadlines for college applications
- Participate in College Application Week in November
- Apply for financial aid in the fall (fafsa.ed.gov)
- Complete your college applications
- Request your transcript be sent to colleges
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