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College Advising

Below are steps your scholar should be taking during their high school years to prepare for applying to colleges & universities! These steps are important even if your scholar ends up heading into a technical program or career. Plans may change right before or after graduation, or even later in life! 

Ninth Grade

  • Be familiar with the graduation requirements
  • Focus on success in courses
  • PSAT & CLT 10 prep
  • Identifying passions and interests/career exploration (Xello & other research)
  • Volunteering, particularly in an area of interest for career
  • Explore possible college/university programs & begin list of 50 possible schools
  • Meet with Mrs. Ellis to answer any questions that may arise

Tenth Grade

  • Be familiar with the graduation requirements
  • Focus on success in courses
  • PSAT & CLT 10 prep
  • Identifying passions and interests/career exploration (Xello & other research)
  • Volunteering, particularly in an area of interest for career
  • Narrow in focus of possible college/university programs to 30 schools
  • Meet with Mrs. Ellis to answer any questions that may arise

Eleventh Grade

  • Be familiar with the graduation requirements
  • Focus on success in courses
  • Take most rigorous courses available
  • PSAT prep
    • Exam is administered in October in school. Prepare to potentially each National Merit Scholarship!
  • CLT, SAT, and ACT prep
    • Each will be offered in school 1 time, plan to take again at the very end of the school year on your own
  • Identifying passions and interests/career exploration (Xello & other research)
  • Volunteering, particularly in an area of interest for career
  • Narrow in focus of possible college/university programs to 15-20 schools
  • Meet with Mrs. Ellis regularly to answer any questions

Twelfth Grade

  • Be familiar with the graduation requirements
  • Focus on success in courses
  • Take most rigorous courses available
  • PSAT prep
    • Exam is administered in October in school. Prepare to potentially each National Merit Scholarship!
  • CLT, SAT, and ACT prep
    • Each will be offered in school 1 time, plan to take again at the very end of the school year on your own
  • Identifying passions and interests/career exploration (Xello & other research)
  • Volunteering, particularly in an area of interest for career
  • Narrow in focus of possible college/university programs to 10-15 schools by start of school and work on determining application deadlines
  • Scholarship search and determine deadlines
  • Identify & ask various teachers, coaches, supervisors, and other mentors who can write letters of recommendation
  • Meet with Mrs. Ellis regularly to answer any questions

+ How to Request a Transcript

Email Mrs. Ellis, aellis@naplesclassical.org, to ask for a transcript request form. Please detail the reason for the request.

 

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