9th Grade Check list
• Get involved - community service, join a club, athletics, extra curriculars, etc. Remember, it’s quality over quantity
• Take the most rigorous courses you can be successful in - Consider AP classes
• Stay organized, keep a planner, earn good grades… you are starting your transcript which colleges will see
• Participate in the Freshman Academy
• Get familiar with Naviance
• Start your resume on Naviance and keep it updated
• Take PSAT 8/9 in October
• Create a four-year plan with an eye toward four-year college
• Go visit college campuses on breaks
• Research college admissions requirements at colleges/universities that interest you
• Resolve to keep your grades up. Make plans for tutoring or academic support (the MARC) if necessary - semester grades count toward your GPA
• Look for summer enrichment opportunities, i.e. community service, leadership, camps, academic programs, test prep, college visits