Second Year of High School!
College planning is fully underway this year. The grades you receive this year in your A-G courses will be used to calculate your college admissions G.P.A! Keep yourself on track with the month-by-month breakdown below.

Summer
Attend college campus field trips
Continue exploring careers & majors
Participate in summer programs and workshops
Participate in summer school if you earned any deficient grades
Continue exploring careers & majors
Participate in summer programs and workshops
Participate in summer school if you earned any deficient grades

September
Maintain A's & B's
Prep for PSAT
Join academic enrichment programs
Continue with extracurriculars
Prep for PSAT
Join academic enrichment programs
Continue with extracurriculars

October
Take PSAT
Join leadership groups
Explore the right college for you on Big Future
Attend college fairs
Attend tutoring
Big Future
Join leadership groups
Explore the right college for you on Big Future
Attend college fairs
Attend tutoring

November
Volunteer & do community service
Build relationships:
- Teachers
- Counselors
- Mentors
- Coaches
Build relationships:
- Teachers
- Counselors
- Mentors
- Coaches

December
Create CaliforniaColleges.edu account
Attend tutoring for finals
Create College Board account
Continue exploring Big Future
California Colleges
College Board
Attend tutoring for finals
Create College Board account
Continue exploring Big Future

January
Request a copy of your transcripts
Continue exploring careers & majors on Big Future
Find more leadership opportunities
Continue extracurriculars
Big Future Career Search
Big Future Majors
Continue exploring careers & majors on Big Future
Find more leadership opportunities
Continue extracurriculars

February
Browse college websites
Practice on Khan Academy
Participate in community service
Attend tutoring
Continue extracurriculars
Practice on Khan Academy
Participate in community service
Attend tutoring
Continue extracurriculars

March
Update California Colleges account
Check out Common App
Attend tutoring
Continue volunteering and extracurriculars
Check out Common App
Attend tutoring
Continue volunteering and extracurriculars

April
Prep for AP Exams
Attend tutoring
Apply for summer enrichment programs
Continue volunteering and participating in extracurriculars
Attend tutoring
Apply for summer enrichment programs
Continue volunteering and participating in extracurriculars

May/June
Take AP Exams
Meet with counselor for next year's classes
Create summer reading list
Enroll in summer school to replace deficient grades
Meet with counselor for next year's classes
Create summer reading list
Enroll in summer school to replace deficient grades