Career Center

11th Grade To-Do

  • Know credit status and explore options to retrieve credits if necessary
  • Check with your counselor to make sure your course credits will meet college requirements
  • Be aware of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, expectations, and exams to earn college credit
  • Continue to maintain college prep curriculum, including advanced Math and English
  • Monitor your progress towards the Millennium Scholarship and NCAA requirements and understand what you need to remain qualified
  • Consider applying for Girls’ or Boys’ State
  • Take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
  • Be sure you are involved in one or two extracurricular activities
  • Volunteer for community service
  • Continue to maintain or improve your cumulative grade point average
  • Research potential colleges in the Career Center or on the internet
  • Attend college/career representative presentations at your school
  • Register and study for and take the PSAT/NMSQT to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition. (Contact your counselor for information)
  • Strive to get the best grades you can. This will provide you with the most college options during your application process.
  • Review your PSAT/NMSQT results for areas you need to improve
  • Keep updated on college news on the web
  • Get involved in a holiday community service activity
  • Consult with your school counselor and decide when to take the ACT and/or SAT
  • Prepare for the ACT and/or by reviewing books with testing tips or sample questions (available in bookstores, online, in libraries, and so forth)
  • Keep your grades up; the Millennium Scholarship depends on it
  • Register online for the ACT/SAT May or June test dates. An early score will qualify you for early admission and will help you meet the qualifications for scholarships. (Students who cannot apply online need to see their counselor for an application)
  • Meet with counselor to discuss college choices
  • Review your transcript and test scores to determine how competitive your range of college choices should be
  • Attend Scholarship/Financial Aid Workshops
  • Think about which teachers you will ask to write letters of recommendation
  • Develop a list of potential colleges you would like to attend and search for information about them using NCIS (Nevada Career Information System), the career center, or the internet
  • Send letters or emails to colleges on your list requesting information on academics, financial aid, housing, and so forth
  • Start scheduling college campus visits.
  • Continue to study for the ACT/SAT
  • Apply for military ROTC scholarships
  • Apply for military academy admissions
  • Evaluate and narrow college choices to your top five
  • Take an ACT/SAT prep course
  • Take Advanced Placement exams
  • Take the ACT/SAT
  • Continue to research federal, state, and private scholarships by discovering what awards students, your school, and your community are receiving
  • Develop your resume
  • Confirm college visits for the summer and schedule an appointment with a financial aid counselor to discuss financial aid opportunities
  • Structure your summer plans to include advanced academic work, travel, volunteer work, or a job
  • Take the ACT/SAT if you did not take them last month
  • Write a draft of your college essay/autobiographical statement
  • Review all information you’ve received from colleges of your choice
  • Read a variety of books over the summer
  • Order wallet-sized senior photos for scholarship applications
  • Obtain a summer job that might be related to your career interests
  • Save money for senior year and college application and attendance costs