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9th Grade
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- Keep your grades strong and ask for help when needed.
- Extracurriculars — Get involved and figure out how you want to spend your time out of the classroom.
- Hit Your Stride — Focus on your transition to Upper School and enjoy your time as a freshman!
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10th Grade
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Your “trend” in grades is as important as your bottom-line GPA, so this is the year to focus on academics if you haven’t already.
October - Sit for the PSAT at school
December- Sit for the pre-ACT at school
January- Think about summer plans--seek a part-time job, volunteer, or apply to a summer academic program
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11th Grade
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OctoberJanuary- Student assigned a counselor and meetings with families begin
- College counseling classes start
February- Juniors and junior parents attend Junior College Night
- Take your first ACT (retest as needed through spring of junior year and fall of senior year)
March- Visit colleges during Spring Break
- Take your first SAT (retest as needed through spring of junior year and fall of senior year)
- Interviewing Workshop/Panel
- Have your senior year course selection approved by your college counselor
April- College Counseling Panel discussion with current seniors
May- College Counseling classes end for the year
- 3-hour Essay Workshop to help brainstorm and start work on your college essays
- Take AP exams
- Ask teachers to write recommendations
June - August- Visit colleges! Students are expected to do the majority of their college visiting by the time school starts in September.
- Attend one of the College Application Review days at the end of August
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12th Grade
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September
- Student meetings continue to narrow college list
- Senior college counseling classes start
- Parents attend Senior College Night
- Meet with college representatives visiting Tower Hill
October/November
- Visit or revisit colleges over long weekends
- Meet with college representatives visiting Tower Hill
- Attend Financial Aid information session at one of local schools
- College counseling classes continue
- Submit applications for early deadlines
December
- Pay attention to regular decision deadlines and requirements
- Complete remaining applications
- Many early decisions are received this month
January
- Most regular decision applications due
March/April
- All application decisions received
- Meet with your college counselor to discuss options
May/June
- May 1 - deadline to make your single enrollment deposit
- Meet with your college counselor about waitlists, if applicable
