Congratulations to our Seniors who submitted their Early Action and Early Decision applications this month! We are proud of you and all your hard work!

Get ready Juniors! Your college application adventure is just about to begin! Here is a timeline of what is to come:

(December) – Meet for the first time with your school’s college counselor (or use JBG’s college consulting services) and begin mapping out your plan for the next two years. Also, you will want to begin preparing for the upcoming SAT.
(January) – Take a practice SAT & ACT to see which test better suits your learning style.
(February/March) – Get an SAT tutor if you have not already and start preparing for the SAT. Meet again with your college counselor and begin creating the first few drafts of your college list.
(Spring Break) – Visit as many schools as you can, starting with those on your college list and then visiting as many others as possible. If a college is nearby that you have not considered applying to, it is not a bad idea to visit it as well. You never know what you’re going to find if you do not look! Don’t forget to bring a notepad to write down what you like and dislike about each school.
(April/May/June) – As summer draws near, take the SAT again, after lots of preparation. Meet with your college counselor to finalize your college list. Ask two of your teachers if they would write letters of recommendations for you in the fall.
(Summer) – Get all your college applications done! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SENIOR YEAR BEGINS. Summer is the best time to write every essay and every single supplement required. If you save this for the fall, you could easily become overworked and stressed while juggling schoolwork, senior commitments, college essays, and all of the application details. Get a large group of people to read and peer-edit your essay, but make sure that group is diverse. 
(September/October) – Go back to school and laugh at all your friends who are stressed out over college applications because all you have left to do is hit the send button. (Just kidding, don't really laugh at them. But be happy that you are NOT in their shoes.) Take the SAT and any SAT Subject tests. You may also want to take the ACT, depending on what schools you’re applying to. Give your teachers who are writing your recommendations envelopes for the schools you're applying to (unless they will be electronically submitted), do the same for your school’s college counselor.
(November) – Apply to every school you have decided on for Early Action or Early Decision. Give yourself a high-five!