
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS
ONE, TWO AND THREE-YEAR PROGRAMS BY GRADE LEVEL

SOPHMORE YEAR
-
Use of CounselMore Research and Management Portal.
-
Academic planning – Selecting the most challenging courses.
-
Resume building – Begin to formalize a resume for college including all honors and activities.
-
Introduction to PSAT and PreACT with results analysis
-
Cultivation of Skills
-
Time management – Scheduling after school time to meet needs of homework, athletics, extracurricular activities, social, etc.
-
Organization – Prioritizing homework assignments, studying for tests, reading assignments, etc.
-
Communication – how to effectively verbalize and write your thoughts, needs and desires to your counselors and teachers
-
Career planning – Determining strengths and desires in various academic areas
-
Extracurricular activities – Ensuring that the student becomes involved in appropriate activities
-
Community service involvement – Becoming involved in activities that give back to the community
-
Post-secondary planning – Looking to explore options for college
-
JUNIOR YEAR
-
Use of CounselMore Research and Management Portal.
-
Individual college counseling – Exploring and investigating colleges
-
Standardized testing: PSAT, SAT, PreACT & ACT
-
Academic planning – Selecting the most challenging courses
-
Academic monitoring – Monitoring of courses taken and grades achieved in them
-
Leadership involvement with activities
-
Community service involvement – Becoming involved in activities that give back to the community
-
Post-secondary planning – Looking to explore options for college and careers


SENIOR YEAR
-
Use of CounselMore Research and Management Portal.
-
Individual college counseling – Academic review, analyzing transcripts and test scores/extracurricular activities
-
College application process
-
Assistance – Support emotional as well as practical aspects in completing the college application
-
College selection
-
Standardized testing
-
College list review
-
Common App assistance – Working together to complete
-
Common App and Supplemental essays
-
Letters of recommendation – Determining who to ask
-
Post-secondary planning
-
Standardized testing: SAT & ACT – Which test is more appropriate
-
Assistance in the final decision regarding college choice – Weighing options
-
Transition to college – What to expect Freshman year