Your Step-by-Step Guide to Junior Year
Perhaps the “most important year of high school,” junior year holds many challenges for students and parents as well.
There are many questions I get year after year about junior year in high school:
What classes should I take junior year?- How can I help my son or daughter to best deal with the stress of junior year?
- What advice do you have for students going into their junior year of high school?
- Do you have a timeline of important dates for junior year?
- Advice for students on what AP classes to take or how many AP classes to take?
- What tips do you have for college planning during the junior year of high school?
- What if I get bad grades my junior year or have a low GPA?
- What are the essentials for students (bucket list items) in their junior year?
- How does transferring my junior year of high school affect applying to college?
College Admissions Step-by-Step answers all of these questions and a whole lot more. Admissions expert, Danielle Bianchi Golod, walks students and parents through each month of junior year starting in June of the summer before junior year. Each month’s goals are laid out in clear and easy to follow steps. Danielle then walks everyone through why each step is important and the best practices to accomplish each task with a minimum of stress. This is a true step-by-step guide to junior year of high school.
What Exactly Is Included?
You get access for all the entire junior year (from June through May) to all of Danielle’s month-by-month guides, checklists, video tutorials, and step-by-step processes built using her 15+ years of college admissions experience. You get immediate access to our online system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can find a complete list of all modules and lessons included below:
Modules
Preparing for College Admission - Junior Year
Danielle breaks down all of the things high school junior should consider and do over the course of their freshman year of high school. Each item is discussed in detail so that parents and students understand why each item is important to them and their over all success in high school and when applying to college. As always, each item is broken down step-by-step to make completing each task as easy as possible.
Lesson
11th Grade June/July
Lessons
- 11th Grade June/July – Overview
- 11th Grade June/July – Stay Active This Summer
- 11th Grade June/July – Summer Enrichment Programs
- 11th Grade June/July – Explore Your Interests
- 11th Grade June/July – Prospective NCAA Athletes
- 11th Grade June/July – Work on Writing Skills
- 11th Grade June/July – PSAT Prep
- 11th Grade June / July – Researching Colleges
11th Grade August
Lessons
11th Grade September
Lessons
- 11th Grade September – Overview
- 11th Grade September – Checklist
- 11th Grade September – Counselor Check-In
- 11th Grade September – Learn About the PSAT / NMSQT
- 11th Grade September – PSAT / NMSQT What to Expect
- 11th Grade September – Continue to Keep Active
- 11th Grade September – Recruited Athlete Information Day
11th Grade October
Lessons
- 11th Grade October – Overview
- 11th Grade October – Checklist
- 11th Grade October – Taking the PSAT / NMSQT
- 11th Grade October – Junior Year of High School is BIG
- 11th Grade October – What Major is for Me
- 11th Grade October – The Personal Statement Essay
- 11th Grade October – STRONG Personality Test
- 11th Grade October – Continue to Keep Active
- 11th Grade October – Approaching Midterms
- 11th Grade October – Researching Schools
11th Grade November
Lessons
- 11th Grade November – Overview
- 11th Grade November – Checklist
- 11th Grade November – Midterms
- 11th Grade November – Poor Midterm Results
- 11th Grade November – Missing School or Class Because of Sports
- 11th Grade November – When to Sign Up for Standardized Tests
- 11th Grade November – When to Sign Up for the AP Tests
- 11th Grade November – College Fairs and Presentations
- 11th Grade November – Continue to Keep Active
- 11th Grade November – What College / Major is for Me?
- 11th Grade November – Community College & Gap Year Options
- 11th Grade November – STRONG Personality Test
- 11th Grade November – Do You Have a Special Talent?
- 11th Grade November – Highlight Tape, DVD, Portfolio, Supplemental Material
11th Grade December
Lessons
- 11th Grade December – Overview
- 11th Grade December – Checklist
- 11th Grade December – Choosing Courses & PSAT Results
- 11th Grade December – Preparing for 1st Semester Finals
- 11th Grade December – Testing Schedule for Potential NCAA Athletes
- 11th Grade December – What College or Major is for Me?
- 11th Grade December – Volunteering Over Winter Break & 2nd Semester
- 11th Grande December – Sign Up for Standardized Tests
- 11th Grade December – When to Sign Up for the AP Tests
- 11th Grade December – Do You Have A Special Talent?
- 11th Grade December – Highlight Tape, DVD, Portfolio, Supplemental Material
11th Grade January
Lessons
- 11th Grade January – Overview
- 11th Grade January – Checklist
- 11th Grade January – Are Final Grades Important?
- 11th Grade January – Junior Year Activities
- 11th Grade January – Deciphering October PSAT Results
- 11th Grade January – When to Sign Up for Standardized Tests
- 11th Grade January – When to Sign Up for AP Tests
- 11th Grade January – NCAA Athletes Early Recruitment
- 11th Grade January – Athletes’ Abbreviated Schedules
- 11th Grade January – Monitor Grades & Classes
- 11th Grade January – Continue to Work on Your Writing Skills
- 11th Grade January – Recommended Reading & College Tours
- 11th Grade January – How to Pick A College or Major
- 11th Grade January – Researching Colleges
11th Grade February
Lessons
- 11th Grade February – Overview
- 11th Grade February – Checklist
- 11th Grade February – When to Sign Up for Standardized Tests
- 11th Grade February – AP Test Deadlines
- 11th Grade February – NCAA Athletes Early Recruitment
- 11th Grade February – Athletes Abbreviated Standardized Testing Schedule
- 11th Grade February – Study Habits and Learning Disabilities
- 11th Grade February – Continue Improving Writing Skills
- 11th Grade February – What College Major is for Me?
- 11th Grade February – Recommended Reading & College Tours
- 11th Grade February – Keep Active
- 11th Grade February – Continue Researching Colleges
11th Grade March
Lessons
- 11th Grade March – Overview
- 11th Grade March – Checklist
- 11th Grade March – Standardized Testing Timeline
- 11th Grade March – AP Test Registration
- 11th Grade March – Spring Midterms
- 11th Grade March – Counselor Check-In
- 11th Grade March – Special Talent?
- 11th Grade March – Highlight Tape, DVD, Portfolio, Supplemental Material
- 11th Grade March – Continue to Keep Active
- 11th Grade March – Recommended Reading & College Tours
- 11th Grade March – Continue Researching Colleges
11th Grade April
Lessons
- 11th Grade April – Overview
- 11th Grade April – Checklist
- 11th Grade April – Poor Midterm Results
- 11th Grade April – Standardized Testing Timeline
- 11th Grade April – SAT Subject Tests
- 11th Grade April – Preparing for SAT Subject Tests
- 11th Grade April – AP Tests Are This Month
- 11th Grade April – NCAA Athletes/Early Recruitment/Unofficial Visits
- 11th Grade April – NCAA Athletes: Abbreviated Standardized Testing Schedule
- 11th Grade April – Choosing Summer Plans
- 11th Grade April – Do You Have A Special Talent
- 11th Grade April – Recommended Reading & College Tours
- 11th Grade April – Study Habits and Learning Disabilities
- 11th Grade April – Researching Colleges
11th Grade May
Lessons
- 11th Grade May – Overview
- 11th Grade May – Checklist
- 11th Grade May – Preparing for 2nd Semester Finals
- 11th Grade May – Standardized Testing Timeline
- 11th Grade May – SAT Subject Tests
- 11th Grade May – Preparing for SAT Subject Tests
- 11th Grade May – May AP Tests
- 11th Grade May – Confirming Summer Plans
- 11th Grade May – Special Talents
- 11th Grade May – Highlight Tape, DVD, Portfolio, Supplemental Material
- 11th Grade May – Researching Colleges