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Fall of Junior Year
 | The PSAT must be taken in the fall of your junior year to be eligible for a National Merit Scholarship. For information on the dates and fees for the PSAT in your area, check out the website for The College Board at www.collegeboard.com. |
| Take the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Exams in reading, writing and math. |
Spring of Junior Year
| Read up on you preliminary choices of schools. For an index of college search engines, please see the "college resources" section of this website. |
| Sign up and take the SAT and/or ACT depending on the requirements of the colleges you plan to apply to. For more information on these tests and how to register for them, please see the "college testing" section of this website. |
| Spend time researching scholarship opportunities. Remember that there are scholarships and programs out there for all types of students. Many students mistakenly believe that only 4.0 students receive scholarships. For more information, please see the "scholarships" section of this website. |
| Double check your graduation requirements with your IDEA contact teacher and select your senior courses for next year. |
| Re-take any of the three Alaska High School Graduating Qualifying Examinations (in reading, writing and math) that you still need to pass. |
Visiting a College or Technical School
If you and your parents can arrange to do so, plan to visit some colleges and/or
technical schools in the summer after your junior year. Schools are happy
to have you visit, but there are certain courtesies and preparations necessary
to make your visit most worthwhile. Here are some suggestions:
1. The
best visits include seeing the campus on school days when you can observe
classes in session, spend a night in a dorm, and talk with your students,
admissions officers, and faculty members in your own area of interest.
Most visits can be arranged by calling or writing the admissions office 3-4
weeks in advance.
2.
Research the school(s) before you visit.
3.
Visit the neighborhood in which the school is located.