2018 – 2019 Upward Bound Handbook
9th Grade
- Meet and know your counselor
- Explore career options
- Attend college career fairs
- Review college entrance requirements
- Research college cost
- Start a college planning file and keep usernames and passwords, activities, awards and lists of work experience paid and unpaid
- Participate in extra curricular activities
- Take and enroll in challenging courses
- Attend the Upward Bound summer academic residential program to experience a college like atmosphere.
10th Grade
- Meet and know your counselor
- Research possible college choices and majors
- Take PSAT in mid October
- Keep grades up – do well in all courses to maintain or improve GPA and class rank
- Continue involvement in school and community activities
- Update your college planning file
- Select challenging courses for Junior Year (Consider Advanced Placement Courses)
- Attend the Upward Bound summer academic residential program to experience a college like atmosphere.
11th Grade
- Meet and know your counselor
- Continue career exploration and take challenging courses
- Volunteer for activities and clubs related to career interests and continue involvement in school and community activities
- Research possible college choices and identify admissions and application requirements for your top choices.
- Develop rough draft of college admission essay
- Investigate scholarship opportunities and identify ways to pay for college
- Check college websites for specific entrance requirements and time-lines
- Visit College campuses
- Participate in SAT/SAT Preparation activities
- Take SAT /ACT
- Begin requesting college applications
- Update your college planning file
- Attend Upward Bound summer academic residential program to experience a college-like atmosphere.
12th Grade
- Visit with your counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate.
- Retake SAT/ACT if you are not satified with your score.
- Attend any Fall college fairs
- Submit college applications (Check each interested school for deadlines)
- Have an official transcript sent to all colleges to which you are applying.
- Search and apply for scholarships
- Attend a Financial Aid Workshop
- Complete and file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
- AVOID SENIORITIS AND STAY FOCUSED
- Respond to college offers of admission . Notify all colleges to which you have been accepted of your final decision.
- Submit required deposits
- Request that a final transcipt be sent to the college of your choice
- GRADUATE
- Attend the Upward Bound Summer Bridge Program and earn college credits that will transfer to the college of your choice.