Take the PSAT or PLAN. Check with your counselor about registration.
Winter
Talk to your guidance counselor and teachers about taking SAT Subject Tests.
Get extra help if you need it from your teachers, counselor or other students. Take advantage of NYGEAR UP tutoring programs.
Spring
Start thinking about next year's schedule. Prepare a list of questions about being ready for college to ask your counselor: availability of and enrollment in AP classes; the possibility of taking college-level courses before you graduate from high school and the schedules for PSAT, SAT I and II, PLAN, ACT and AP exams.
Think about what you'll do this summer. Consider an internship, job or volunteer position.
Explore careers. List 3-5 careers that interest you and the education you will need. Consider volunteering or a job shadow to learn more. (see “what Do You Want To Do with The Rest of Your Life)