Sunny Hills High School

Fall

• Build strong academic, language, mathematics, and critical thinking skills by taking challenging courses.
• Schedule counselor appointment.
• Review your courses for this year and be sure you're taking those required to meet graduation requirements.
• Do your best in all classes. 
• Join extracurricular groups such as clubs, sports teams, or ASB.  Look for additional volunteer opportunities.

Winter

• Attend a college fair or visit a local college of interest.

Spring

• Locate summer enrichment program opportunities, college and scholarship information.
• Discuss college plans with parents, friends, and teachers.
• Meet with your counselor to plan classes for your sophomore year.

Summer

• Take an extra class or participate in a summer enrichment porgram to enhance your academic skills.
• Read and write.

Fall

• Do well academically.  This year is very important.
• Take the PSAT/NMSQT.

Winter

• Review score reports
• Review options for summer opportunities

Spring

• Review summer plans; try to visit a few colleges.
• End the year with a strong academic record.
• Attend a college fair.

Summer

• Engage in meaningful activities.
• Visit a few colleges.
• Engage in summer reading.

Fall

• Concentrate on doing well academically.
• Take the PSAT/NMSQT in October.
• Attend college fairs.

Winter/Spring

• Schedule counselor appointment.
• Go over PSAT/NMSQT score report results.
• Develop a list of colleges that interest you.
• Check testing calendar for SAT and ACT test dates.
• Preview course selection for next year.
• Continue college research.
• Visit college campuses.
• End the year with strong grades.

Summer

• Visit colleges.
• Enage in activities such as community service and special-interest programs.
• If you are an athlete planning to continue playing a sport in college, register with the NCAA

  Eligibility Center

• Create a resume-a record of accomplishments, activities, and work experiences since you started high school.

• Request applications from colleges and check application dates.
• If applying to private school fill out the SHHS counselor student profile packet.

Fall

• Meet college representatives.
• Attend college fairs.
• Investigate scholarship opportunitites.
• Visit colleges.
• Refine your college list. 
• Begin Early Decision, Early Action or rolling admissions applications as soon as possible. 
• Request letters of recommendations from your teachers and counselor. 
• Start preparing for your personal statement and essays. 
• Register for the SAT or ACT.
• Complete applications by their deadlines.
• Complete initial CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE if required by the colleges to which you are applying.
• Send seventh-semester grades if requested by the college.

Winter

• Stay focused academically.  Colleges will still look at senior year grades. 
• File FAFSA and CSS PROFILE forms for financial aid.

Spring

• Receive notifications from colleges.
• Make final decision and notify college.
• Take AP/IB exams, if applicable.
• Request final transcripts sent to your college through Parchment - Sunny Hills High.