CLASS OF 2009

DECEMBER 2007

• Junior Seminar begins
• PSAT results and test booklets returned
• Saturday, December 15 – Monday, January 1 - Winter Break
• Wednesday, December 26 - registration deadline for January 26 SAT
  

JANUARY 2008

• Friday, January 4 - registration deadline for February 9 ACT
• Wednesday, January 9 - College Night for Juniors and Parents, 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, January 12 - SAT/ACT Diagnostic Test (optional), 8:00 a.m. ($50)
• Saturday, January 26 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Tuesday, January 29 - Registration deadline for March 1 SAT
• Students and Parents begin work on Family Connection
• Junior Seminar continues
  

FEBRUARY 2008

• Individual student appointments with college counselor
• Saturday, February 9 - ACT
• Junior Seminar continues
  

MARCH 2008

• Individual student appointments with college counselor continue
• Saturday, March 1 -SAT Reasoning Test
• Friday, March 7 - registration deadline for April 12 ACT
• Monday, March 17 - Junior Class Trip (Muhlenberg College & Lehigh University)
• Friday, March 21 - Monday, March 31 -- SPRING BREAK -- VISIT COLLEGES!

APRIL 2008

• Tuesday, April 1 - registration deadline for May 3 SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Saturday, April 12 - ACT
• Family conferences with college counselor begin
• Wednesday, April 16 - College Admissions Workshop for Juniors and Parents, 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 29 - Main Line College Fair at Villanova University, 6:30 p.m.
  

MAY 2008

• Family conferences continue
• Saturday, May 3 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 16 - AP Examination administration
• Tuesday, May 6 - registration deadline for June 7 SAT
• Friday, May 9 - registration deadline for June 14 ACT
• Request letters of recommendation from teachers (students need a total of two)
  

JUNE 2008

• Continue to request letters of recommendation from teachers (students need a total of two)
• Saturday, June 7 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
  (Juniors are encouraged to take two or three Subject Tests in Math Level I or II, U.S. History, a science, or a foreign language, depending on their academic strengths)
• Saturday, June 14 - ACT
• Visit Colleges!
  

JULY 2008

• College Counseling office will be open - call to check director’s availability
• Visit Colleges!
• Start filling out the Common Application (www.commonapp.org)
  

AUGUST 2008

• Visit Colleges!
• August 12 - registration deadline for September 13 ACT
• Outline essay topics
  

SEPTEMBER 2008

• Senior Seminar begins
• Students refine working list of colleges with "September Information Update"
• Individual student conferences; family conferences as needed
• College admissions representatives start visiting Penn Charter
• Tuesday, September 9 - registration deadline for October 4 SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Saturday, September 13 - ACT
• Student access to Family Connection is switched to "view only" capability
• Friday, September 19 - registration deadline for October 25 ACT
• September 26 - registration deadline for November 1 SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Students begin submitting "Pink Sheets" & Secondary School Reports
• Confirm teacher recommendations
  

OCTOBER 2008

• Individual student conferences continue
• Thursday, October 2 - Case Study Program for Seniors and Parents, 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, October 4 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Visit colleges over Columbus Day Weekend!
• Saturday, October 25 - ACT
• Prepare early decision, early action, rolling, and Penn State applications
• File CSS Financial Aid Profile as appropriate
• Students continue to submit "Pink Sheets" and Secondary School Reports
• College admissions representatives continue to visit Penn Charter
• Submit Penn State Applications
• Senior Seminar continues
• October 23 - Financial Aid Workshop at Abington Friends School, 7:00 p.m.
  

NOVEMBER 2008

• Individual student conferences continue
• Saturday, November 1 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• November 1 and 15 - Early Decision/Early Action deadlines
• November 5 - registration deadline for December 6 SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests
• November 7 - registration deadline for December 13 ACT
• College admissions representatives continue to visit Penn Charter
• Students finalize list of colleges with “November Information Update”
• Students fill out applications
• File CSS Financial Aid Profile as appropriate
• Students continue to submit "Pink Sheets" and Secondary School Reports
• Senior Seminar continues
• Thursday, November 20 - Workshop for 10th and 11th Grade Student Athletes, 7:00 p.m.

DECEMBER 2008

• Saturday, December 6 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
• Saturday, December 13 - ACT
• Individual student conferences continue
• Students continue to submit "Pink Sheets" and Secondary School Reports
• Saturday, December 20 through Sunday, January 4 - WINTER BREAK – FINALIZE APPLICATIONS!
• December 26 - registration deadline for Saturday, January 24 SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests
  

JANUARY 2009

• File financial aid forms - FAFSA and institutional forms
• Saturday, January 24 - SAT Reasoning Test & Subject Tests
  

FEBRUARY 2009

• The great wait begins! Keep us informed of all developments!

MARCH 2009

• Admissions decisions begin to arrive from colleges

APRIL 2009

• Admissions decisions continue to arrive from colleges

MAY 2009

• Friday, May 1 - National Candidates’ Reply Date. Enrollment deposit at one college must be postmarked by this date.