college edge  By Julie Bruner

March

Seniors in High School

-Apply for summer jobs or internships.
- Prepare to hear from your colleges.
- Finalize college visit plans during spring break to determine your choice.
-Let counselors and teachers know your decisions.
- Keep working on your grades. This shows the colleges that you work to the end and will help support your applications if you get waitlisted.
- Are you up to date for graduation?

Juniors in High School

- Study for the SAT and/or ACT tests. Pull out your Algebra I, II and Geometry books and notes to review. Go online and take practice tests. Make sure your calculator has working batteries.
- Register for the April and May SAT or ACT tests.
- Are you taking any AP exams? Make sure your school has you properly registered.
- Talk to your counselor about a realistic college list if you have not done so already.
- Finalize college visit plans during spring break.
- Start thinking about who you will ask to write your college recommendation letters. Colleges prefer to see two teachers from your junior year write these letters: one from math or science and one from the humanities.
- Check out summer opportunities such as employment, internships and/or community service.

Julie Bruner, M.Ed., is the author of “Getting My Tail Into College,” a college planner for high school juniors and seniors. Formerly a college counselor at Maggie Walker Governor’s School and now at Trinity, she can be contacted at www.thecollegeplanners.com.

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