Students

August 

• Follow our Instagram Page: @Trinityprepcc

• Get involved in Extracurricular Activities (in or out of school)

  • Explore interests: clubs/teams/lessons/community service

  • Record community service hours in x2VOL & activities in SCOIR

• Understand grades count- Colleges will receive your transcript, including 9th-grade final grades

September      

• Attend College Counseling Family Night

• Attend the college fairs and college lunch visits to “window shop”

Spring  

• Select summer activity- camp/class/volunteer

  • See Summer CANVAS Page

• Follow your teacher's recommendations in selecting courses- take course levels that challenge you, but balance your time with your activities

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Fall       

• Follow our Instagram Page: @Trinityprepcc

• Attend College Counseling Family Night

• Help your student learn to advocate for themselves in the classroom and become responsible for their own study and organizational skills

• Encourage extracurricular activities and help them explore their interests outside of the classroom

  • It is okay to be single-focused or to explore many different things

• Attend other TPSF programming- examples: Cup of College Series, Secrets of Paying for College, and NCAA Night

Spring/Summer          

• Encourage summer activities

• Informally visit different types of colleges

Students

August

• Get involved in Extracurricular Activities (in or out of school)

• Explore interests: clubs/teams/classes/community service

  • Add activities to SCOIR (internal college counseling platform)

September-October   

• Take PSAT & PreACT at TPSF

  • The best prep for these tests in 10th is to try hard in class and read books for fun; some prep will take place in English & Math classes.

February-April

• Attend College Counseling Family Night

• Register for classes balancing rigor and interests

• Register for College Representative Visits at TPSF in SCOIR

• Select summer activity- camp/class/volunteer

  • Some options listed on the Summer/Internship/Research Opportunities CANVAS Page

• College Counseling Workshop during the school day

• Assigned a College Counselor

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

November-March      

• Complete the Counselor Assignment Questionnaire (sent via email)

• Encourage students to register for College Representative Lunch Visits at TPSF in their SCOIR accounts (under Events)

• Attend College Counseling Family Night

Spring/Summer         

• Start visiting colleges (large/small with a variety of acceptance rates)

• Have conversations about budget, Ivy Plus (need-based aid only)

• Check the Net Price Calculator on college websites to determine what you will be expected to pay

• Encourage activities

Students

August

• Get involved & remember: this school year, grades count A LOT
  • Deepen involvement in ECAs and explore leadership opportunities
• Research and/or Visit Colleges and take notes (likes & dislikes)

September-October   

• Take PSAT & PreACT

• Attend College Fairs & TPS College Representative Visits

December      

• College Counseling Classes begin (see curriculum document)

• Junior First Individual Meetings

• Take a SAT or ACT

January-February       

• Attend Family Meeting

March-April    

• Junior Second & Third Individual Meetings

• College List Building

May    

• Final Common App essay due

June    

• SAT and/or ACT testing

July     

• CC Office closed; students should tour colleges (in-person or virtual), watch for supplemental essay releases

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

General          

• Switch from parent to coach; remember, this is your Student’s process
• Research and/or visit a wide variety of colleges (large/small, with a variety of acceptance rates)
• Focus on FIT- have realistic expectations
• Continue cost conversations
• Encourage standardized test preparation

January-February       

• Book Individual Family Meeting

• Complete the Questionnaire for the Counselor's Letter

• Ensure your student has registered for an ACT or SAT

Students

August

• Individual Meetings to finalize college lists and review applications
• College Counseling Classes resume

September     

• Finalize supplemental essays
• Review all application documents
• Send test scores as needed (ACT/SAT)

September-October   

• Individual Submission Meetings- Review all applications with your counselor and send them when ready
• Attend College Representative Visits
• Prepare for interviews (if applicable)
• Review all application portals

November      

• Finish all applications
• Complete Bright Futures Scholarship Application
• College Counseling Classes end

December-May          

• Support as needed through Individual Meetings

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

August

• Family meeting (optional)

September     

• Review submission deadlines with your student
• Ensure your student has sent their test scores (if applicable)

October          

• Submit Financial Aid documents- FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), CSS Profile (if applicable)

November      

• Remind your student to monitor all application portals weekly (College Counselors cannot see this information)