11th & 12th Graders College Admissions Checklist

-Identify and achieve your target SAT/ACT score before application deadlines (and for juniors, learn how the PSAT and National Merit recognition/scholarships work.)
-Create and finalize your college list, which drives all of your academic, testing, and application priorities
-For seniors, finalize essays and applications
-Identify financial aid and scholarships
-Maximize your GPA
-Optimize extracurriculars to discover your interests and develop your college admissions profile

How to Design Your SAT/ACT Testing (and Test-Optional) Strategy

-Get the latest updates on evolving test-optional policies 

-Learn our 3 Steps to SAT/ACT Success, including how to craft your SAT/ACT strategy and timeline to maximize your competitiveness for college admissions and scholarships

Building Your College List: A Five-Step Process

-Learn our five-step process for 10th and 11th graders to build their strategic college list

-Discover how to identify colleges of best fit based on your competitiveness as an applicant and individual preferences/requirements

-Review strategies to optimize your applicant profile based on your college list, including SAT/ACT testing, extracurriculars, letters of recommendation, and essays

-Discuss how to choose whether to apply early action/early decision

-Get information on the latest updates to college admissions (including test-optional policies)

Preparing Your Common Application & Personal Statement

Common App

-Learn strategies to effectively describe your activities and accomplishments in the limited space provided

-Review the process for obtaining strong letters of recommendation

-Discuss how to prepare essays, portfolios, and other supplemental materials

-Get information on the latest COVID-related changes to college admissions (including test-optional policies)

Personal Statement & Essays

-Learn our six-step essay formula for selecting your prompt and planning your essay

-Analyze actual essays from our college admissions consulting students who were admitted to highly selective colleges