HS Junior year things to know?

bopper
Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:53:49 +0000

Your real world project sounds like an excellent EC! Is it leadership? The question is…do you lead anyone? Have you taken initiative on your own in any capacity? Have you recruited others to work or taught people with what you have learned?

You say your family doesn’t make much…don’t take that as a stumbling block. You may get need based financial aid. Work with your parents to fill out the Net Price Calculator information on colleges of interest to see what you will be eligible for. Check in the "Fiancial Aid " subforum for colleges that give a great deal of aid based on SAT/ACT scores.

The PSAT is taken sophomore and junior year. It gives you an idea how you will do on the SAT …but also when you take it junior year it is used as a qualificaiton for National Merit Scholarships. If you do well on the PSAT, you need to take the SAT as well to “qualify” your score.

SAT is much like the ACT in that you take it Junior/Senior year as a standardized aptitude test used for college admissions.

Some colleges want a SAT subject tests in Math, Sciences, English, etc. Many colleges don’t require it so check if your colleges of interest do.